The Big Event- where 8,000 Virginia Tech students went out to the surrounding community and completed service projects for community members. Money from Youth2 was used for rakes, tools, shovels and t-shirts for volunteers.
March 2015 – Hokies for Hanbury
Hokies for Hanbury – The was a grant where the Alternative Service Breaks Program volunteers of the YMCA at Virginia Tech worked at the Hanbury Home Orphanage in Mandeville, Jamaica. They improved facilities, built cribs, as well as served as friends and mentors to the children living at the orphanage. Upon coming back from their trip they put together this … Read More
Jan 2005- Lake Avenue School: Save the Children Tsunami Relief Fund
Awarded to: Sara W-G, Danielle E., Grace G. These three young third-graders led their elementary school community in a campaign to help children touched by the Tsunami. Tsunami Relief-We are a group of three, third grade girls conducting a fundraising project. We all dreamed of doing something to help children who needed help. One of us was interested in the … Read More