OHS Philanthropy

The final day of Philanthropy! We ended our time together getting CPR certified. We are feeling extra grateful today about our 3 weeks together. Special thank you to the Samford-Cannon Foundation for investing in us, teaching each of the importance of giving back. ❤️🩺🚑

The Luncheon Donation was today and we were so excited to share what we learned about the non-profits in the Auburn-Opelika area. More pictures to come, but for now we are soaking in all this day had to offer!

Day 12 & 13 of Philanthropy! Yesterday and today have been focused on preparing our presentations for tomorrow’s Donation Luncheon! We are all very excited to share with the community our non-profit of choice and gift our donation.

Today we also spoke with the 15th President of Huntingdon College, Dr. Anthony Leigh. Dr. Leigh explained the role donations and philanthropists play in running a college. He encouraged us all to one day give back to the educational institutions that will shape us into our best self. We were reminded of our love for OHS today and were encouraged for the future. 📚✏️

Day 11 of Philanthropy!! We started off the day with a resume workshop, led by Here Molly Girl Founder, Katy Doss. We had the opportunity to learn about how to format our resumes and even spoke about what to expect in an interview. We continued the day working on our presentations that declare what group we will be making our donations to. We ended today by delivering thank you notes, highlighting today’s gift, the Gift of Gratitude and Love. 📝💌

Day 10 of Philanthropy!! We started off the day at Storybook Farms, touring their beautiful property. We were able to pet the horses that are used for therapy for visiting children. We ended the day with a tour and conversation with directors of the Spencer Cancer Center. We were given information about volunteering and a tour of the state-of-the-art center. Today’s focus was the Gift of a Day, and both places reminded us that each day is a gift and should be cherished. 🐴🩺

Day #9 of Philanthropy!
Today we started off class with the members of the Village Friends coming to teach us about their nonprofit that assist elderly people. We then constructed floral arrangements to bring to the people the village friends assist. After lunch we then traveled to the East Alabama museum in downtown Opelika. There we learned about the very lush history of the Opelika Auburn area. The museum does a great job about not just showing the good side history but also the controversial side of our towns history which plays in today’s gift, The Gift of Problems. 🚒💐

Day 8 of Philanthropy!
We started our day by having an amazing talk with our awesome principal, Mrs. Kelli Fischer. We then headed to O’Grows, learning about how their organization works. They promote gardening to address the issues of food security and localized food systems, while providing fresh food for the Opelika community. While there, we got to meet and play with some of the cutest goats, plant butter beans, and stain the wood planks while leaning into todays’s theme, The Gift of Laughter! 🐐🫘🍅

Day 7 of Philanthropy!!
We started the day off sliding into the Miracle League baseball field where we met Michele and Bubba Dean! We got the privilege to be buddies to the Miracle League baseball players and got to see some fantastic plays!! After the game, we headed to Sound Wall to meet up with Jen and Rob Slocumb who gave us a tour of their beautiful building! Today’s theme was the Gift of Dreams, and both locations provided insight on helping others achieve their dreams. ⚾️🩵

Day 6 of Philanthropy! We started our day by learning about the importance of financial literacy from our friends at River Bank and Trust. Afterward, we travelled to the Art Haus and learned a little more about the lively artistic scene of Opelika with Mr. J Stern. Today’s theme was the Gift of Money, and we all left with a greater appreciation of the arts, as well as an understanding of the generous people that fund it! 🎨🖊️

Day 5 of Philanthropy! We started our day by learning about the Creekline project with Danni Nelson. After touring the beautiful trail, we partnered with Keep Opelika Beautiful and picked up litter all throughout the creek. Today’s theme was the Gift of Work, and we are all leaving with a little sweat on our brow!♻️🦆

Day 4 of philanthropy! We started our day by talking about family, exploring each of our own definition. Then we went and had a tour of Big House, learning how their organization works. Big House supports Lee County foster families, creating a safe space for the kids and their fosters parents to get resources and connect with other foster families. We ended the day helping sort through the donations at Big House to get them in their correct bins and to be ready to put on the floor in the Big House Boutique. 👚👖