Author Archives: abbihile

It is incredibly hard for me to summarize the end of this experience in a 300-word blog post, but I’ll try my best. Time does fly when you’re having fun! When I started this fellowship, I came in with little … Continue reading →

This week is our last week going into summer camps and engaging kids in our Kindness Corps program. This week’s lesson was about our unhoused and hungry neighbors here in Columbus. The kids decorated snack bags and filled them with … Continue reading →

This week I came home from spending the week with my family, and we got right back into the swing of things. It was quite a busy week! This week was Lesson 3 of our Kindness Corps program in Session … Continue reading →

I have some different scenery this week while I’m working. This week is my annual family vacation in North Carolina, so I was able to start a week early at Seeds of Caring back in late May to ensure I … Continue reading →

This week threw me back to a few weeks ago when I was just starting with Seeds of Caring, since this past week was week 1 for Session 2 of Kindness Corps this summer. We went all the way back … Continue reading →

It is unreal to me that I’m already halfway done with my time here at Seeds of Caring. I’ve enjoyed my experience here very much, and the entire staff has welcomed me in with open arms. It has been a … Continue reading →

Last week at Seeds of Caring we had more camp sessions Tuesday through Thursday. This is the third week out of 4 weeks in our first session. This past week we covered hospitalized children and made cheer banners and activity … Continue reading →

This past week at Seeds of Caring has flown by, and it has already been filled with many different tasks! We headed back to the camps we attended last week, this week to discuss senior empathy. We introduced what senior … Continue reading →

It has been a busy two weeks for me and the Kindness Corps team here at Seeds of Caring. As I have said previously, the Kindness Corps is a program held during the summer and school year that teaches kids … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! My name is Abbi Hile and I am entering my final year at the University of Dayton majoring in Political Science with a minor in Communications. I’m excited to be a Summer Fellow for The Columbus Foundation this … Continue reading →