Members of Pi Kappa Phi celebrated their volunteer relationship with a local agency servicing people with disabilities on April 12 by presenting the organization a Circle of Giving Grant to support its programming.
The Ability Experience, the national fraternity’s philanthropic effort, shares up to 25 percent of the local chapter’s annual fund-raising toward local non-profits that serve people with disabilities. And on April 12, a $7,500 Circle of Giving grant from The Ability Experience was presented to Life Has No Boundaries to assist with programming.
“It’s important for guys in the chapter to get connected to the community,” said chapter Ability Experience chairman. “We are able to grow as servant leaders while seeing firsthand the impact we can make.”
Periodically throughout the academic year, chapter members help young adults with various cognitive or physical disabilities with life skills from socialization to going on field trips during their daycare situation. Clients are mostly 20 to 30 years old and are unable to live independently.
“It means so much when the men of Pi Kappa Phi take time out of their busy schedules to volunteer and interact with Life Has No Boundaries participants,” said Alyssa Montgomery, executive director, in an open letter to the fraternity. “Anytime the fraternity comes to visit LHNB, the participants get so excited that they can hand out with the Purdue friends, play gams, do crafts or play basketball.
“Because of that one-on-one interaction, each participant has the opportunity to build their potential and empower their bone in the community. Thank you, Pi Kappa Phi.”
Members presented the check that represents a portion of funds by the chapter through various on-campus and off-campus activities.
“As a small non-profit organization, it means a lot that we were considered for the wonderful donation of $7,500 because most often smaller organizations are overlooked,” Montgomery said.
Life Has No Boundaries serves a dozen clients in classroom space rented at Federated Church in West Lafayette. Montgomery is the former director of the special needs program at Lafayette Jefferson High School.
