One of our Impact 100 members and current board member, Cindy Givens, visited two of our 2016 grant recipients recently. This is what she wrote about her experiences.
“I will always treasure the experiences I’ve had the past two days. Visiting Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding Horsemanship yesterday (May 23rd) and seeing firsthand the work they are doing with our veterans and hearing from those veterans how much it has changed them brought tears to my eyes. And today, May 25th, participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for the house for “Constructing a Pathway to Careers” with ACI and the Woodward HS students was so very inspiring. The community of Bond Hill came out to celebrate this project. The students were standing tall and were so proud to speak about what this means to them. I was asked to say a few words on behalf of Impact 100 and I hope I represented all 479 members well. The last 2 days are what Impact 100 is all about.  I was very proud to represent all of you.” — Cindy Givens
Photos from Bond Hill groundbreaking event on May 25th in Bond Hill. Woodward Career Technical High School students from the Building Industries program will work along side their facility members and construction industry professionals this summer to build a new residence as part of the initiative, “Constructing a Pathway to Careers”, a 2016 Impact 100 grant-funded project.
 
“Our students would like the community of Bond Hill to know who excited they are to carry out this project,” said Woodward principal, Shauna Murphy. “They live in this neighborhood and want a chance to be stewards of their community.” 
 
The site was purchased by the Greater Cincinnati Construction Foundation. The previously vacant lot will be the site of a ADA compliant single family home as students hope to serve a veteran with disabilities or senior member of the community.