Youth-Focused Philanthropy in Eustis
Eustis
Fall sports looked different in 2010 for the Eustis-Farnam Knights, thanks in part to the E-Unit, the youth group of the Eustis Community Foundation Fund. The group was determined to raise money and community support for renovating the football field in Eustis.
Although some members of the youth group knew the project wouldn’t be completed before they graduated, they persevered. The teens held food sales, did manual labor and asked for donations over a period of years and raised $15,000. Additional funding came from the district’s special building fund and from private donations. The field now has a new scoreboard, announcer’s booth, lights and bleachers. The young E-Unit learned how to inspire their elders and charitable giving.
