Fall Update from H.O.P.E. Collective

Funding of Student-Led Canteen

Hello and happy November! We hope you are enjoying the transition to cooler weather and the foliage change! 

If you recall, we launched our inaugural entrepreneurship program this summer at my old high school in South Carolina. It was exciting and was a huge accomplishment for the organization. 

In August, two phenomenal teachers from Williston-Elko High School in Williston, SC reached out to H.O.P.E. Collective and asked for funding to support a group of students with an in-school business idea, a student-led canteen. (Fun fact: a canteen is a place at school where students can purchase snacks or other food items.)

Without hesitation, we welcomed the opportunity to have an impact! This initiative is part of an entrepreneurship course in which the students receive course credit toward graduation. Our funding was used as seed money to purchase non-perishable items needed to complete their menu. Proceeds made from this initiative will be put back into the program to expand the menu items and to build up the necessary supplies. We are excited to see how the students develop their entrepreneurship skills!