On Friday, May 1, a group of girls went to a branch of the Brighton Center, called Thrifting on Eastern in Covington, Kentucky, to volunteer for their business class. The project was about finding a cultural diversity issue in or around the community and trying to bring attention to it, and how people could help be more open-minded and inclusive. The girls, Natalie Hinegardner (12), Josie Marron (11), and Mayer Wiefering (12), went to Thrifting on Eastern to help minority families pick out outfits and clothes that they need.
The front desk worker gave the girls a piece of paper that describes who needs clothes, what their gender is, and what sizes they are. The girls then walked around the thrift store and picked out what clothes they thought looked good together and that the kids would like. The experience was a good way to bring attention to this issue and learn more about it.
“I think our volunteering tied into the project because we were supposed to find a place where there was a lot of diversity, and then it was not just all the same people, and it was good to go somewhere out of our comfort zone and bring attention to issues for minority families,” Marron (11) said.
The experience was a lot of fun and made each group member feel like they brought positive attention to the issue.
“I thought it was more fun than I expected it to be, and I would recommend it because I felt good about what I was doing,” Wiefering (12) said.
Overall, the culminating showcase project for the business class brought positive attention to minority families and the issues they face, and how they are overlooked.
