Our Leaders of Character made a positive impact on the community at our annual Giving Ceremony on April 23. Through the Middle School capstone program, the 7th grade class awarded more than $4,500 in grants to local nonprofit agencies. Students spent the school year researching local organizations working to solve meaningful issues in Cincinnati.
After presenting their findings during TED Ed Student Talks earlier this year, four students were selected to give their chosen organization a $1,000 grant through Magnified Giving:
- Ava Maly '31 — The Dragonfly Foundation, which supports pediatric cancer patients and their families.
- Millie Rich '31 — Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, an organization fighting to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- Russell Roth '31 — Animal Friends Humane Society, which rescues lost, abandoned and mistreated animals in the community.
- Ambi Smith '31 — St. Vincent de Paul, an agency that provides a variety of assistance and resources to neighbors in need.
- Micah Northern '31 was chosen to award $500 to her organization, YWCA, and an additional $500 from the Northern family brought the total donation to $1,000.
Three $50 grants were also awarded, thanks to the hard work of Connor Butler '31 representing 4 C for Children, Houston Griffin '31 representing Pets for Patients, and Tristan Dona '31 representing House of Bread.
Additionally, two Upper School groups awarded $1,000 to nonprofits of their choice, which they spent time researching and volunteering with. Summit seniors Yaa Boateng, Jasmine McCarter, Lafarron Tucker and Diezel Zachary chose to support ProSenior. Seniors Lexi Cutter, Kaitlyn Rassi and Jayden Puryear worked with the organization Ethan’s Purpose.
At the Giving Ceremony, Magnified Giving founder Roger Grein shared words of appreciation and encouragement, thanking the 7th grade class for investing so much time and energy into this project.
Through the years-long partnership between The Summit and Magnified Giving, more than $41,000 has been granted to local organizations and nonprofits. On top of that, Summit students have contributed more than 4,515 hours of volunteer service.