Weekly Roundup
May 21, 2026
Check out this week's roundup of the good things going on at GDG! Stories this week feature a hygiene project in Nevada, a student helping the elderly in California, a student fundraising for Kindergarten art supplies in Montana, and a scholarship reflection from a DC traveler in Montana.
Emily - Nevada
A friend and I worked together to help with Project 150 for our school. We bought many hygiene and non-perishable food products for students and people in our community in need. It was fun to be able to buy things with my own time and ideas, because I learned many things, and I was able to have fun with other kids from my class who were also helping!
Penelope - California
With the 100 dollars to make a difference, I reached out to my community and chose something a lot of people might need when they're older: going to an elderly center and hanging out with the elderly! I chose this because I found out that many people in elderly homes are lonely. My project (Legacy Letters) is going to an elderly center to talk and play games. My Benjamin Project was an outreach that all of us might need one day.
Zoe - Montana
My goal is to make an impact: bring back art, at least in the slightest. I was given $100 by the Benjamin Project program to try to make a difference. I am trying to grow that money to a greater amount and use it to buy art supplies for the kindergarteners here in my town. To do this, I have to grow this money to what I would estimate to be around $1,000 dollars or more. Any extra money will be given to the school to use for school supplies and more. I hope this will limit the amount of screen time kids are getting and encourage children to use their imagination in lots of different ways. I took the $100 plus some of my own money and bought stuff for a raffle. I made 3 baskets and sold tickets to my classmates, raising $432 for kindergarteners.
Tristan - Montana
Thank you for the scholarship for my trip to Washington D.C. I had an incredible time and learned so much. While the entire itinerary was great, the three activities that stand out to me were Thomas Jefferson's Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, and Congress Hall in Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson's Memorial was awe inspiring. We visited it at night and the size of the monument was breathtaking. When you entered it was open and I liked this because each way you looked you saw something incredible. The quotes on the wall were also cool. Arlington National Cemetery was an unbelievable resting place for our nation's heroes. JFK's burial site, Robert E. Lee's mansion on top of the hill, and the changing of the guard was truly an incredible experience I'll never forget. Last, but not least, there was Congress Hall. The performance gave me greater insight into what was happening during that time period and all the exhibits were awesome.
This experience would not have been for two awesome people: our tour guide and our bus driver! Once again thank you so much for this experience that I'll never forget.