Community impact

People show up. Wishes get closer.

Some of the best work I have been part of happened with a whole school or volunteer room pulling in the same direction. Through student-government leadership, I helped support school-wide Make-A-Wish efforts that cleared five figures twice, including totals above $12,000 and $13,433.

My Eagle Scout project and other volunteer work also included park service, quilt tying, and food support connected to Ronald McDonald House programs near Primary Children's Hospital.

This page keeps those efforts connected to official places to give, with photos and posts that show the community behind them.

Donation buttons and logos link to official charity pages. This personal portfolio page does not collect, process, or hold donations.

Service happened in rooms like this.

Service is usually simple in the moment: get people together, set up supplies, make something useful, feed people, clean up, and leave the place better than it started.

Volunteers cleaning picnic tables at a park pavilion

Eagle Scout project leadership

Outdoor service work with volunteers, youth helpers, and a practical goal people could see by the end of the day.

Volunteers tying a handmade quilt inside a church room

Quilt-making support

Helped with volunteer quilt work: hands-on, repetitive, and exactly the kind of behind-the-scenes service families actually use.

Volunteers preparing food in a Ronald McDonald House kitchen space

Meal support near care

Food service support connected to Ronald McDonald House programs serving families near Primary Children's Hospital.

Bread and meal supplies prepared on a kitchen counter

Small details count

Meals are logistics, not just kindness: supplies, setup, cleanup, and enough food for the people walking in.

Make-A-Wish Utah logo

Use the official donation pages.

Donation links should go straight to the organizations. That keeps giving simple, official, and receipt-friendly.

  • Official pages
  • Gift confirmations
  • Direct giving
Ronald McDonald House Charities Mountain West logo

Helping also means joining other people's work.

Not every useful service project has my name on it. Some of the best work was joining other volunteers, doing the simple tasks well, and making sure the event or family-support effort actually got finished.

  • Family support
  • Volunteer teams
  • Follow-through

Service feels better when it is shared.

This page is a personal note about causes I have worked around before. It is here to honor the people who showed up and to point visitors toward official ways to help.

For gift confirmations, tax details, recurring gifts, employer matches, or campaign-specific questions, use the official pages linked above. Organization logos are included only to identify and link to those official pages.

  • Make room for people. Good service gives people a clear way to help, whether they can donate, cook, tie a quilt, clean a park, or simply show up.
  • Do the simple work well. Planning, communication, supplies, setup, cleanup, and thank-yous matter as much as the headline number.
  • Keep giving direct. Donations should go to official organization pages so supporters know exactly who is receiving the gift.