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2019 WE DAY IMPACT STORIES

Fern Creek High School

See how these young storytellers use the WE FILM FOR GOOD platform to open minds and create impactful documentaries.

Maupin Elementary

A talented group of elementary students use creativity, poetry and performance to counter the important issue of bullying in schools.

Louisville Girls Leadership

These inspired, compassionate students take a hands-on approach to the needs of young, underserved women around the world.

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2018 WE DAY IMPACT STORIES

Wheatley Elementary School

California Love was brought to life with the help of a recording studio and some students with a dream.

Robert Frost Sixth Grade Academy

These scholars discovered that in creating a special gift for someone they didn't know - they actually received the gift of friendship.

Nativity Academy

These middle school students understand how important it is to hear something good about themselves. They shared this feeling with others in need by way of custom Bingo kits.

Oldham County Middle School

These middle school entrepreneurs decided to turn their business interests into an action plan for social entrepreneurs by creating, marketing and selling custom made t-shirts that benefit Nicaragua.

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2017 WE DAY IMPACT STORIES

Having Fun & raising money for Haiti

What can you do with burger flipping skills and a hip-hop snack cart? If you are St. Francis Schools, you raise over $10,000 to build a brand new school in Haiti.

Showing some love for Veterans

Sacred Heart Model School turned hand-made creativity into beautiful expressions of gratitude, making Valentines Day special for patients in Louisville’s VA Hospital.

Hygiene Help for the Homeless

The fifth-grade class of Kenwood Elementary used posters and boundless energy to collect personal hygiene products for less-fortunate children and their families.

Mission: helping kids in GUATEMALA

The WE ACT CLUB of Grayson County deliver school supplies for children half a world away. In the process, they learn about leadership in their own back yard.

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2016 WE DAY IMPACT STORIES

COOKING UP GOODS for GOOD

See how some creative fifth graders from Lexington’s Providence Montessori paired Cake Pops with Compassion to raise money and awareness to help other students in Sierra Leone.

OPERATION SMILE: KENTUCKY STYLE

With support from a mentor, over 200 classmates and three bags of donuts, a local high school student steps out of her comfort zone and launches Kentucky’s chapter of Operation Smile.

CARDS & ART FROM THE HEART

Students from Louisville Collegiate School donate creative talent and gain some perspective about others along the way, as they welcome refugee families to a new hometown.

SUPPORTING LGBT YOUTH

One Louisville young person’s leadership, ideas, energy and hard work help local area LGBT teens feel safe, accepted and part of a welcoming (and fun) organization.

Watch highlights from We Day Kentucky 2016