Here is a quick recap of the latest BigHouse news...
In April we competed for a Pepsi Refresh grant and WON! BigHouse received a $25,000 grant from Pepsi to run our after school program this year! We have a lot to do this summer to get prepared, but we are so excited to get started! Thanks to EVERYONE who voted... we had to be in the top ten at midnight on the last day, and we finished 9th! We just barely hung on but that is all that matters! Every vote counted!
In May we wrapped up our collections for the swimsuit and towel drive this year! We had a very successful drive and collected over 100 swimsuits! Very exciting! Thanks to everyone in the community who participated, and thanks to OLD NAVY for offering incentives to their customers who donated suits!!!
We are now in full swing summer mode, which means lots of work on our building. We are working hard getting the rooms ready for the fall programs. This means we are cleaning, painting, moving furniture, building shelves, and cleaning up the backyard. Our goal is to have a fence and outdoor play area in place by this fall in addition to our indoor space.
We are also excited to have the help of some young people this summer as our summer interns! They are helping us get little and big projects completed so that we can be ready for the fall! They will be working hard at BigHouse on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays! Thanks guys!
That's a quick update of what's happening... more to come, soon I hope!
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