Leading Through Kindness What do you do with a room full of high school students? Well one answer is, you give them the opportunity to experience giving back!Six High Schools – Dickinson, Texas City, La Marque, Ball, Hitchcock and Santa Fe joined with organizations that specialize in giving back – Salvation Army, the Galveston County Food Bank, CASA, Khambrell Foundation, Veterans/First Responder, and Independence Village to spend the day experiencing what is involved in giving back to the community.
Our new neighbor Chick-fil-a was in the giving spirit and provided lunch for the participants while each of the organizations had set up stations for the students to visit and participate in a project that gave them a better insight into what each of the organizations does.
There were games to play like “Non-profit Jeopardy” and some of our city’s leaders came and spoke to the students. Chris Delesandri of Mainland United Way spoke on The Importance of Giving while Kathryn Rudolph of Abundant Life spoke about what it means to Lead and Chef Mary Bass of The Chef’s Table started the morning off with The importance of Volunteering.
The day ended with the presentation of Leads Scholarships by Mrs. May Ellen Doyle and Stephanie Doyle. In 2004, former Mayor Chuck Doyle formed a project designed to guide
young Middle School and High School students in a leadership training program
that has since grown to touch the lives of students in Galveston, Dickinson, Hitchcock
and Santa Fe. Texas First Bank pledged to fund the program, in full, for ten years, in partnership with Foundation for the Future. In 2014, he renewed the pledge for another ten years. This was a continuation of The Doyle family’s commitment to supporting and guiding Galveston County youth through unique and challenging experiences designed to broaden their life experiences and help them to become a valuable member of their communities.
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