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“Hitting for Hope”

“Hitting for Hope”. Evan Gibson Creekview High School. Do you think that just because your neighborhood is well off, that the people around it are also?. Discuss reality of nearby family poverty Explain factors of childhood malnourishment and mistreatment

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“Hitting for Hope”

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  1. “Hitting for Hope” Evan Gibson Creekview High School

  2. Do you think that just because your neighborhood is well off, that the people around it are also? • Discuss reality of nearby family poverty • Explain factors of childhood malnourishment and mistreatment • Introduce ideas and methods in order to help impoverished families within the community

  3. My Research Paper • Covered factors in the lives of Underprivileged Children • Product was based on this whole topic • To inspire other people • Give them better understanding of reality • House of Hope alone aids over 70 families with children

  4. Product and Process • “Hitting for Hope” baseball tournament • Familiar with Jr. Grizzlies Baseball organization • Wanted to do something where revenue would be produced easily • Youth baseball tournament involved population of interest

  5. Planning • Held meetings with board of Jr. Grizzlies • Flyers posted online and around parks • Planned concessions, trophy ceremony, ending speech, presentation of check to House of Hope • Calculated entry fees • $395 per team • Integrated food drive into tournament • Gate fee of 2 can food items each time entering park

  6. My Project Facilitator • Mrs. Wendy Graham • Founder of Free Home House of Hope • Helped me with facts about struggles within community • Helped me to learn how to construct charity events

  7. Challenges • Dwight Terry Park needed to be renovated due to failure to drain • Unlevel playing fields • Rain postponed reconstruction of fields and renovation of facilities • Postponement of the park reconstruction was unfortunately inevitable

  8. Overcoming My Challenges • Spoke with county • Tournament can be scheduled at later date • Focusing on everything leading up to the actual event for presentation • Turning focus on showing more people the conditions of what the needy go through in our community • To inspire people to help • Raise awareness

  9. What I Learned • Unexpected things do happen (learned that the hard way) • Spreading workload out is smart and effective • Childhood poverty is real • Exists everywhere • Awareness of the issue needs to be raised • A little help goes a long way

  10. Would I go further with this topic? • Yes • Very passionate about it • Take the issue seriously • Possible careers: charity worker/organizer; overseas missions; public speaker

  11. Act. • This project has inspired me to do more in helping my community • Inspire and motivate others • What will you do? Thank you for your time Any Questions?

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