This BYU Pathway article tells the story of Oliver Toledo who has worked hard to provide for his family. The conversation in the temple that he referenced was with Steve Wheelwright. They have stayed connected and the Wheelwright Family Foundation has provided scholarship support to help Oliver continue his education.
READ MORE »Sydney and Kate wrote an article for the school paper about the new ebooks that the library bought with our grant money.
READ MORE »Today we went with some friends and a lot of other people for a service project in the rain. We trimmed bushes, pulled weeds, and put in mulch at a place that has group foster homes. We got really wet and really dirty but it was more fun than we expected.
READ MORE »We went to the Community Storehouse to deliver our donation. We met the director who showed us around the offices and where they do reading and other activities with nursery school children. He told us about the pictures on the walls, a lot of which were taken at our school because during the summer they do volunteer activities in our school gym. We took some friends from school with us because our school goes on field trips to the Community Storehouse and our school and family like to support the Community Storehouse
READ MORE »Hundreds of hours of hard work paid off in a wonderful evening at Orem’s Scera Theater with our Art & Film Night benefiting Fight the New Drug. Hundreds of local families were introduced to Fight the New Drug and their great work educating about the facts and issues surrounding the pornography epidemic.
READ MORE »Our kids go to a K-12 charter school that relies heavily on fundraising and donations. This year, the school’s fundraising focus is on the library, and since we are a family of readers that caught our interest. The school’s library is located in the building with the younger grades.
READ MORE »I discovered Achievement Academy of Durham on a list of places to volunteer that I received at church shortly after moving to Durham. After about a month of job searching with no leads, I decided to see about volunteering there to stay busy.
READ MORE »WEBSITE: fightthenewdrug.org
TYPE OF GRANT AND DATE: Major (October 2017)
REQUESTING FAMILY MEMBER: entire extended Wheelwright family
MISSION/FOCUS: Fight the New Drug exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts.
SUMMARY OF WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION AIMS TO ACCOMPLISH: Fight the New Drug uses peer-reviewed research through creative mediums to demonstrate how pornography negatively affects the brain, the heart, and the world.
WEBSITE: nowican.org
TYPE OF GRANT AND DATE: Minor (June 2017), Major (September 2017)
REQUESTING FAMILY MEMBER: Mindy and Rachel Brown
MISSION/FOCUS: Helping children with disabilities reach their full potential and greater independence.
SUMMARY OF WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION AIMS TO ACCOMPLISH: Now I Can combines the most effective methods of intensive physical therapy with the most outstanding therapy team—making their therapy unique and sought after by families across the country. Intensive physical therapy is a relatively new idea in the US but has been practiced in Europe for over a decade.