Our student-led projects are one of the things that makes 9United unique! Learn more about how they are making an impact below.
2019-20 Events & Projects
Aug 14 (Wednesday): Chalk the Walks - Sidewalks decorated at all nine Forest Hills schools - Sign up here to decorate!
Nov 11 (Monday): Shop & Share kick-off - Online only until Nov. 18th; link to request a student or family list available on Nov 11
Nov 18-Nov 28: Shop & Share Collection - At all elementary schools and Nagel Middle School; collection days may vary by school
Dec 3 (Tuesday): Giving Tuesday - National day of giving to your favorite non-profit organizations; click here to donate to 9United
Dec 4 (Wednesday): 11th Annual Shop & Share Target Shopping Night - 4:30-7:30 p.m. Beechmont Target
Feb 10-14: iServe with Kindness - Align with “Acts of Kindness”
Feb 15 (Saturday): National Random Acts of Kindness Day
Feb 16-22: National Random Acts of Kindness Week
Feb 17 (Monday): Potential District-wide Day of Service
Ongoing Projects
Birthday Bundles: To support children of St. Joe’s Orphanage (click here to donate)
Backpacks and Lunchboxes: To support Forest Hills School District elementary students (click here to donate a backpack or lunchbox)
Bottlecaps to Benches: Collection of plastic caps/lids at all FHSD schools & around the community to build park benches that are placed in Anderson Township parks. (click here to get involved)
Personal Care Packs: Provide hygiene and personal care products to counselors and school nurses as requested via online grant application.
Nov 11 (Monday): Shop & Share kick-off - Online only until Nov. 18th; link to request a student or family list available on Nov 11
Nov 18-Nov 28: Shop & Share Collection - At all elementary schools and Nagel Middle School; collection days may vary by school
Dec 3 (Tuesday): Giving Tuesday - National day of giving to your favorite non-profit organizations; click here to donate to 9United
Dec 4 (Wednesday): 11th Annual Shop & Share Target Shopping Night - 4:30-7:30 p.m. Beechmont Target
Feb 10-14: iServe with Kindness - Align with “Acts of Kindness”
Feb 15 (Saturday): National Random Acts of Kindness Day
Feb 16-22: National Random Acts of Kindness Week
Feb 17 (Monday): Potential District-wide Day of Service
Ongoing Projects
Birthday Bundles: To support children of St. Joe’s Orphanage (click here to donate)
Backpacks and Lunchboxes: To support Forest Hills School District elementary students (click here to donate a backpack or lunchbox)
Bottlecaps to Benches: Collection of plastic caps/lids at all FHSD schools & around the community to build park benches that are placed in Anderson Township parks. (click here to get involved)
Personal Care Packs: Provide hygiene and personal care products to counselors and school nurses as requested via online grant application.
Chalk the Walks
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In 2017, our first group of 9United student leaders wanted to think of a way to welcome students and staff back to school with motivating messages - "Chalk the Walks" was born. We encourage elementary and Nagel students and families to decorate the high school they will attend; high school students and families are encouraged to return to Nagel or their elementary school to welcome back their younger selves. You can sign up here to join us after 4 pm on August 14.
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Bottlecaps to Benches
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Thank you to Anne Zimmerman & Zimmerman & Co CPAs, Lynn Meyers & United Courier, Rev. Patty Matthews & Cherry Grove United Methodist for their generous support of this project!
Molly Cornelissen and Hannah Lingren, former 9United leaders, now freshman at Ohio State, came home during Spring Break to see much their project idea has grown!
Our first bench located in Juilfs Park in October 2018
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We will be holding a series of workdays starting June 15 and running through October. We are asking that you all hold caps until October 1; we simply must get caught up before we can take on more.
There are 2 ways you can help: 1) Sign up for a workday. We will need many, many hands to sort our currently unsorted caps. We think we have nearly 1,500ish pounds to sort; click here to Sign Up to help. 2) A single bench costs 200 pounds of caps plus $250 ($300 for colors other than green). As a still small non-profit, and trying to reserve as much funding as we can for student/family grants and Shop & Share, we don't have the budget to meet the overwhelming response of this project. We seriously thought we might collect enough caps for 1-2 benches a year - we were clearly incorrect. We'd appreciate any financial support you can give and have a few options for donors able to contribute $150 or more. To make a gift toward this project, click here. We are thrilled to announce we will be making a trip to Evansville, IN on August 6 to trade in 1,400 lbs of currently sorted caps for 7 benches! Benches will be placed in Anderson Parks, at Wilson and Maddux elementary schools and in other spots in our community. We hoping for another run in October and believe we've got enough caps for another 5-7 benches. |
Below is a list of caps and lids we can accept:
ACCEPTABLE CAPS are medicine bottle caps, drink bottle caps, milk jug caps, flip-top caps (ketchup, mustard), detergent caps, spout caps (mustard), hair spray caps, spray paint caps, toothpaste cube caps, ointment tube caps, deodorant caps and caps w/ RECYCLE NUMBERS of (2), (4), (5).
ACCEPTABLE LIDS are cottage cheese container lids, cool whip container lids, mayonnaise jar lids, coffee can lids, yogurt lids, cream cheese container lids, peanut butter jar lids, butter container lids and ice cream bucket lids.
ACCEPTABLE CAPS are medicine bottle caps, drink bottle caps, milk jug caps, flip-top caps (ketchup, mustard), detergent caps, spout caps (mustard), hair spray caps, spray paint caps, toothpaste cube caps, ointment tube caps, deodorant caps and caps w/ RECYCLE NUMBERS of (2), (4), (5).
ACCEPTABLE LIDS are cottage cheese container lids, cool whip container lids, mayonnaise jar lids, coffee can lids, yogurt lids, cream cheese container lids, peanut butter jar lids, butter container lids and ice cream bucket lids.
iServe with Kindness
iServe Week was officially February 11-15 and was an incredible week of encouraging our students and school community to be good to themselves and each other! The "Polar Vortex" caught us by surprise and some of our buildings adjusted their timeline which meant the kindness lasted longer - how awesome is that! Enjoy a few pictures below of how our students celebrated kindness!
iServe 2020 will take place February 10-14 and will lead up to National Random Acts of Kindness Day (Feb 15) and National RAK Week (Feb 16-22). The Random Acts of Kindness website offers many great resources and ideas for how kids and adults alike can spread kindness all year long!
iServe 2020 will take place February 10-14 and will lead up to National Random Acts of Kindness Day (Feb 15) and National RAK Week (Feb 16-22). The Random Acts of Kindness website offers many great resources and ideas for how kids and adults alike can spread kindness all year long!
Birthday Bundles
A former 9United leader, Sophie Alvaro, believed that no birthday is complete without a birthday cake but many kids in our area go without one each year. We have partnered with St. Joe's Orphanage to give their kids something sweet on their special day!
Since June of 2017, we have provided nearly 200 bundles to the children served by St. Joe's. Due to privacy reasons, we can't share pictures of the kids when they receive their bundles, but trust us, the smiles are like nothing you have ever seen! You can donate items for a bundle by clicking here. Thanks for helping us make birthdays a little brighter for these kids!
We are looking for an adult coordinator for this project to help support the student leaders leading this project. If you are interested, email info@9United.org.
Since June of 2017, we have provided nearly 200 bundles to the children served by St. Joe's. Due to privacy reasons, we can't share pictures of the kids when they receive their bundles, but trust us, the smiles are like nothing you have ever seen! You can donate items for a bundle by clicking here. Thanks for helping us make birthdays a little brighter for these kids!
We are looking for an adult coordinator for this project to help support the student leaders leading this project. If you are interested, email info@9United.org.