‘Giving back, serving others:’ Businesswoman finds purpose in a pandemic
Nonprofit, Above & Beyond for Change, started as a response to year of COVID-19, social unrest
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‘Giving back, serving others:’ Businesswoman finds purpose in a pandemic
ORLANDO, Fla. – This last year has brought change, uncertainty and self-reflection for so many but for one Central Florida businesswoman it also meant a chance to make a difference.
Michelle Sanchez-Vahamonde turned her feelings of helplessness into hope. Vahamonde started her own nonprofit called Above and Beyond for Change.
Her first projects have all centered around the students at Pinewood Elementary in Orlando.
This teacher’s block party features music, dancing, games and books
Neighborhood block party fulfills a deeper purpose
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Nisha Phillip-Malahoo is getting results for her community and she’s doing it from her front yard.
Phillip-Malahoo just wanted to get books into her students hands when schools were closed so the first grade teacher at Pinewood Elementary set up a little library in her front yard during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Philip-Malahoo lives in the same neighborhood as many of her students so it was easy for them to stop by.
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“I had kids coming to me saying I need some books,” Phillip-Malahoo remembers. “So I wrote a grant for the free library and it’s chock full of books.”