McCormick Elementary & ExCel Club Recognized by the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission for Service to FwP

A special congratulation goes to the students and staff of McCormick Elementary and young ladies of the ExCel Club, who were recognized for their service to Faces without Places by the Cincinnati Human Relations Council on Thursday, March 22nd at City Hall.

McCormick Magic Show Students

This is the second year that McCormick Elementary has worked to support Faces without Places. 

In a PTA-led effort, the students have raised funds through a penny war and Magic Show.  The students also collect donations of school supplies and flip flops to support our programming.

ExCell Club Debutantes and their Escorts at their Winter Cotillion

The ExCel Club of Allen Temple spent a day volunteering at the FwP summer program and provided lunch for the campers.  Later in the year the young ladies held a fashion show to benefit Faces without Places and the proceeds were presented to FwP at their Winter Cotillion.

If you would like your school, church or group to participate in a similar way contact beth@faceswithoutplaces.org

UC Students Raising Funds and Spreading Awareness

As UC students wrap up their winter quarter, FWP, PC and children experiencing homelessness are reaping the benefit of their service learning.

Represent the "C" students from Molly Mayer's Business Communication class are pictured here. Their goldfish race fundraiser at Uncle Woody's raised over $255 for homeless students and they came with inkind donations for the kids backpacks and great UC apparel donated by UC's Athletic Department.

Michael Sharp's Persuasive Speaking students have also made an impact this quarter raising both funds and awareness. Quarters for Kids was a reverse happy hour fundraiser held at Red on March 4 - it raised over $700 for children experiencing homelessness - with the goal of providing quarters for bus transfers.

Another group of students from Sharp's class focused on the awareness aspect canvassing campus to quiz and educate others about family homelessness - see the YouTube video here. They have also set up a blog to get the word out: http://placesforfaces.blogspot.com/ and created their own Facebook group.

We cannot thank these students enough for their hands-on efforts and the wonderful results that have come about!