This year Elton’s Youth in Philanthropy group performed several site visits in their research to select their charities for the grants provided by United Way and Brandon Area Community Foundation. They ended up selecting the Brandon Regional Hospital NICU, the Daly House Museum, the Pregnancy Support Center of Westman, and Brandon Big Brothers and Sisters. The students Natasha Johnson, Avital Aronov, Ryleigh Guenther and Ellen Clarke all feel that these foundations make valuable contributions to our area of Westman and wished to recognize them. This year we were also lucky enough to host the 20th anniversary gala for YIP in our Westman region, hosting Neelin and Massey as well as representatives from the community in granting to the chosen charities and recognizing the goals and values of the program. For the 20th anniversary we had two special grants to award and collectively the high schools chose the Riverbank Discovery Center and our very own Forrest Special Projects Group! We look forward to next year!
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YIP Photos