Grant Alumni

Chester Eastwood, 22

Project: Alpaca Paper Service

The Alpaca Paper Service has increased awareness of the capabilities of the development disabled population, because it is staffed fully by DD adults. The employees also have an opportunity to interact with their community as they make their daily newspaper deliveries.... More

Andrew Kennard, 18

Project: The Garfield High School Ancient Greek Club

Andrew started the Ancient Greek Club at his school using his own money to fund it. When all members passed the National Greek Exam Andrew was encouraged to continue and expand his project.... More

Hayley Scoggins, 17

Project: Disaster Relief: "BBB - Backpack Buddie Bags”

Backpack Buddies aims to give children affected by natural disasters backpacks full of goodies full of nutritional snacks, comforting toys, and school supplies.... More

Daniel Gurry, 24

Project: NOLA Adventure After School Club

Inspired by a volunteer trip to New Orleans, Daniel recognized a related problem that students in his area did not have creative after-school options. The NOLA Adventure After School Club has helps students learn about their African-American heritage, with a focus on New Orleans Art.... More

Devin Clevenger, 18

Project: The Party Veggies

After making vegetable costumes and a choreographed dance with his four friends, Devin went to his local elementary school during their lunch periods in order to encourage healthy eating and exercising among the students. ... More

Amanda Cornish, 19

Project: Teens Against Careless Driving

Together with her sister, Amanda has developed “Teens Against Careless Driving,” a MySpace site through which they promotes safe driving by sending messages and bulletins to nearly 16,000 teens in the US, Mexico and Canada.... More

Colin Carlson, 11

Project: Cool Coventry Club

The Cool Coventry Club outreach works to find ways to interest others in the importance of energy conservation. Colin has spoken with several businesses to create action plans to reduce their carbon footprint, and is now meeting with legislators to do the same for Connecticut.... More

Robin Morris

Project: Red Wagon Summer Program

A community outreach program that promotes family literacy, through the Red Wagon Summer Program, in providing books to under privileged youth, and reaching out to parents to encourage the importance of education at home. ... More

Elliot Goldstein, 17

Project: Carts for the Homeless

To create a new form of help for homeless people that focuses on improving their lives within their own lifestyle, Elliot created Carts for the Homeless. To address the lifestyle needs, the durable, plastic cart has specific features such as a tarp for rain, water basin, and lockable storage mechanism. ... More

Karishma Rahman, 20

Project: Creating a Sustainable and Flexible Community Support Model for Increasing Tuberculosis Drug Adherence

Tuberculosis is a huge problem in India, but Karishma discovered that simply providing drugs is only half the answer. She created support workshops to increase the number of people TB taking medication correctly.... More

Nadia Campbell, 25

Project: Life Stories

In a program that links inter-generational ideas, Life Stories, is a group where youth record the stories of seniors. This program creates a space where the stories of seniors can be treasured, as the youth then share the stories with others through various media. ... More

Meghan Sela, 22

Project: Mural for Social Change

The Youth Arts Group Mural is a project run by a high school group working for diversity awareness. The mural is an expression of many issues that face their community such as racism, peer pressure, teen violence, and negative media at school. ... More

Devin Meyer, 19

Project: Lakota Outreach Project

The Lakota Outreach Program, takes 35 high school students to a reservation to serve as counselors for approximately 100 Native American Children for 8 days each year. The club collects clothes and money throughout the year to send to the reservation.... More

Ashlee Smith, 9

Project: "Ashlee's Toy Closet"

After losing all of her possessions in a house fire, Ashlee understood the importance of toys for kids who lose their belongings in natural disasters. She has already filled three truck-trailers with a wide variety of toys!... More

Jason Yogesh Shah , 19

Project: INeedAPencil.com: Free SAT and College Prep Online

Jason Yogesh Shah founded INeedAPencil.com, a free SAT prep website, with the hopes of closing the achievement gap between low and high-income students. ... More

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