Our Impact: Mission Spotlight
Hearts for Respite: Fourth Graders Sending Kids to Summer Camp
School/Org
Lopez Elementary
Location
Fort Collins, CO
Funding
Illumination Fund
Year
2019
Every year, Lopez's fourth graders plan and host a community luncheon, gifting thousands of dollars they've raised to send kids to Respite Care's wilderness camp.
Every year, fourth graders at Lopez Elementary in Fort Collins host a very special event: the Hearts for Respite Luncheon, the culmination of their Project Heart Impact Project.
Students plan and execute the luncheon themselves — connecting community members to their philanthropic work and gifting the funds they’ve raised to Respite Care. The money helps send kids to Respite Care’s Wilderness Camp, giving other young people the joy of a summer camp experience.
It’s a student-led tradition that turns a classroom lesson into real, lasting community impact.