Rajeny's Genius Hour Project

Hey all!! We are now in week 11 of this genius project journey and I'm super excited to share that I have my masks ready to go! My masks and scrunchies are ready to be shared with friends and family on social media in hopes to raise some money for a local non profit organisation.  There have been a lot of challenges along the way but I'm glad I pursued this idea and I've gotten this far. I also decided I am going to be donating to Brant Food for Thought instead because of an incident while I was supply teaching. It's heartbreaking to see a child go without food and nutrition, that is why I really want to raise money for this organisation that provides nutrition programs for elementary and secondary schools in Brant.  Stay tuned for an update on how much money I can raise by next week! I of course will continue to sell afterwards, hopefully up until May so that I am able to make a sizable donation at the end of this.

 Hello again! Another week has gone by, and I spent my Genius Hour making some more masks! I am now on to my second colour of masks (white) and will be starting to make the tan coloured ones next week. Once I have all three colours, white, tan & black, ready to go, I can share my project on social media and get ready to raise some money.  Making these masks has been great, I can tell my sewing skills are only improving with each masks I sew! They may not be perfect, but I'd say they're pretty good for a beginner sewer.  In terms of where the donations are going, I have narrowed it down to either H.O.P.E or The Rosewood House. H.O.P.E is an organization run by and for consumers of mental health services in Brant. They also have an outreach program providing peer support and personal care items for mental health in-patients. The Rosewood House provides emergency shelter for adult men and women in addition to assisting in overcoming the root causes of someone's homelessnes