HJ Cody students giving back to their community
Students at HJ Cody High School in Sylvan Lake marked National Philanthropy Day on November 15 by giving back to their community through a special project geared towards youth.
Held in conjunction with the Red Deer and District Community Foundation, the Youth in Philanthropy project called ‘How Do You Give?’ challenges students, staff and Sylvan Lake residents to look at how they fit philanthropy into their personal lives.
Erin Peden, Grants and Administration Coordinator with the Red Deer and District Community Foundation says the project has the students asking their peers to think about how they give of themselves.
“Whether it’s through their time, their money or their stuff,” explains Peden. “It’s part of a program that actually has them research charities within the community and they determine how they can make the most impact with the money that they are given. We are teaching the youth of today to be fantastic citizens tomorrow, the more they know about social issues and what’s going on within their communities now, the more they’re going to be effective as adults in how to give.”