YODER, Kan. — Building Hope, a non-profit foundation dedicated to creating high-quality K-12 charter school opportunities for students through its expertise in real estate, finance and operational services, announced three winners for its second annual Shellie-Ann Braswell Shine Brighter Award. One of those winners is Mark Horst, volunteer at Yoder Charter School.
For Mark, volunteering is sharing his leadership gifts and learn-by-doing mindset to ensure that all students and families in the Yoder community thrive. As a volunteer, he has been a steadfast advocate for getting outside and using real-world projects that resonate with the community to make the content tangible for students. He helped finance a new agricultural learning project that resulted in a chicken coop construction project, which includes a solar-powered automatic chicken coop door.
Horst said, “Receiving this grant is a blessing that we will cherish and make great use of in our school and community.”
Each of the three winners were nominated by the public charter schools they support. At Building Hope’s 2023 IMPACT Summit and Awards they will each receive a $5,000 grant designed to advance volunteer efforts to create sustainable change and bright futures.
The second annual IMPACT Summit takes place May 3 and May 4 at Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida and is open to charter school leaders from across the U.S.
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