Moeller Youth Philanthropy Council
“True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense”
-Emmanuel Swedenborg
• Every year, the MYPC is given $10,000
• Moeller students then come up with creative service projects and fill out a grant, asking for a certain amount of money needed for the project
• The council then rewards the money and the projects are carried out
The Facts
Tips and tricks
• Pastoral Ministry Website for Ideas for projects • Past Grants
– FUNDRAISERS• Guitar Hero • Cornhole tournament
– PROJECTS• Building houses for Peru mission trip• All Saints Tutoring • Stepping stone bridge
• Can work with girls and people from other schools• Can also work with classes, mentor groups, teachers,
and other organizations
Sweet- so now what?
• YOU- apply for grants by December 12th
• WE- will tell you how much money your grant will receive by January 9th
• YOU-will complete your project by the 23rd of April
Why?
• Brownie points in Heaven with the big guy
• Feel good about yourself
• Can work on projects with girls (they love this sort of thing)
• Looks good on college applications
• Service hours
Sparknoted version
• You create a service project that helps the community and involves Moeller students and maybe even classes and clubs
• Apply for a grant to cover the cost involved in your project
• If your grant meets our criteria, you will receive a certain amount of money
• You will then complete your service project and receive service hours (and other good things- see previous slide)
photos from past projects
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