Heath and the Wonders

Abigail Robinson, Azariah White, Ella Grandgenett, Lydia Doole, Adam Spree, Maddie Hutchison, Madison Kessler, Gage Cross, Nate Martin, Ojima Adejo, Wanda Murray, Heath Brandyberry

Our Motivation

Our Goals

• Establish student leadership collectives
• Raise funds to implement our program
• Contact school districts for program piloting

Short-Term

• Mental illness prevention
• Establishment of coping strategies in elementary school students
• Expansion to schools across the state

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Long-Term

• Remain financially stable through grant programs, donations, fundraisers, etc.
• Avoid overspending and remain financially conscious

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Financial

Our Program

• Teach teens and encourage them in the field

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• Use volunteers, councilors, and rotary members to teach them

• Build trust and a sense security with youth

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• Volunteer in classrooms

• Teach about mental health

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• Educate parents on how to help their kids

Train Young Adults

Connect with Youth

Increase Understanding

U.S. children aged 2-8 have a diagnosed mental, developmental, or behavioral disorder (CDC, 2023)

Of primary schools offer mental health treatments (Schaeffer, 2022)

Teenagers will meet twice a month with classes, building relationships with students

Meetings

How it works

We will provide a mindfulness corner, provide fidgets, make it easier for students to get a councilor

Resources

In May we will do a celebration of the event in which parents can learn about recognizing signs

May event

We are asking for both time and money donations, in order to provide the most value with the least amount of help needed, use everyone to their full potential, and to benefit the people volunteering

COMBO

Budgeting

At the May event we will do a raffle, which will provide secure money with no chance of loosing; and will be an added event

50/50 Raffle

Fundraising

We will sell T-Shirts that will provide advertisement and a margin to support the cause

T-Shirts

Candy Grams will provide a good margin and spread the organization in the school,

Candy Grams

Front

Back

Resources

Transportation

• Counselors
• Teenagers
• Teachers
• Rotarians
• Elementary Students

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• Social Media Platforms
• Emails, online flyers, etc.

• School Districts
• Classrooms
• School Field

• Rotarians
• School District Buses/Vans
• Carpooling
• Personal Transportation

Building

Technology

People

Our Partnerships

Year One Timeline

Beyond Year One

MSBA

Present program at annual MSBA Conference

National Expansion

Expand into neighboring states

Data Collection

Compile quantitative and qualitative data for presentation and observation

Expand

Sustain

Reach out to neighboring schools for program implementation

Continue the program in schools we already have started in

Marketing

Our Gratitude

Missouri Rotary Chapters:

• Thank you letters and t-shirt shoutout for their financial and physical aid

Our Educators, Educational Professionals, and School Board Directors:

• Thank you letters and the teacher award program for all of their cooperation and community support in piloting this program

Our (Prospective) Student Volunteers:

• Student scholarship opportunities and a pizza party for their central role in mentoring and educating our younger generations

Missouri RYLA & RYLA Staff:

• Heath Brandyberry & Wanda Murray
• Two of the most influential mentors in our project development
• We are ecstatic to thank them for all of their support and we wish there was more we could do
• Natalie Holder & Clayton Tiny
• We would like to thank both of these educational professionals for their advice and assistance with our project revisions

“It always feels like I’m putting out a fire instead of getting ahead of it”

— Natalie Holder, 2023 (School Counselor)

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CDC. (2023, March 8). Data and statistics on children’s Mental Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/data.html

Pizza Hut’s tastemaker deal. Mile High on the Cheap. (2022, November 21). https://www.milehighonthecheap.com/pizza-hut-special-delivery/

RYLA Service Project Professional Consultation. (2023, June 27). personal.

Schaeffer, K. (2022, April 25). In CDC survey, 37% of U.S. high school students report regular mental health struggles during COVID-19 pandemic. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/04/25/in-cdc-survey-37-of-u-s-high-school-students-report-regular-mental-health-struggles-during-covid-19/

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