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Light Foundation A Family Affair
Resource: My County Link
Matt Light is no stranger to Greenville and Darke County having graduated from Greenville Senior High where he played football for the Green Wave and went on to play football on a scholarship at Purdue University where he played left tackle behind his friend and future Super Bowl MVP, Quarterback Drew Brees. Light took up the position in 2001 for Tom Brady after being drafted by the New England Patriots launching a NFL career that includes three Super Bowl Championships.
Light Foundation Wraps Up Fifth Annual Timber Frame Leadership Camp!
Resource: Daily Advocate
It was another successful youth camp for the Light Foundation this past week. From July 16-19, 21 kids from around the country participated in the fifth annual Timber Frame Leadership Camp at Chenoweth Trails.
Empowering Young Men: Light Foundation Camp Vohokase Visits Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
In a world that continually seeks to shape the leaders of tomorrow, the Light Foundation Camp Vohokase stands out as a beacon of empowerment. Committed to nurturing 13 young men into Responsible, Ethical, Accountable, Leaders (REAL), the camp recently embarked on an...
2023 Light Foundation Leadership Conference
For the second time since the pandemic, this year’s annual Leadership Conference took place at Bridgewater State University on May 18th! At this year’s conference, 150 students ranging from freshmen to juniors came from six different schools in the area, Brockton,...
The Light Foundation & RI DEM Team Up for the 3rd annual Youth Wild Turkey Hunt!
For the third year in a row, the Light Foundation teamed up with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Fish & Wildlife and Rhode Island Environmental Police to provide ten young people with an experience of a lifetime filled with turkey...
Recap of the 14th Annual Ohio Youth Wild Turkey Hunt!
The 14th annual Youth Wild Turkey Hunt at Chenoweth Trails was a weekend filled with leadership building skills, education, and a whole lot of fun – all in the outdoors! We welcomed 17 young aspiring hunters, mostly beginners, to our Darke County facility to sleep in yurts nestled in the woods.
Camp Vohokase Visits the Light Foundation’s Corporate Partner, Haynes Group, and Others!
As we look back on the month of March, we can’t help but focus on the impact made on the sophomore class in our Vohokase Cultural Leadership Program through a hometown visit. The mission of this flag-ship program is to walk alongside 16 young men each year to help...
A Solid Decade of Laughter at Fools’ Night Out!
We’ve been providing comradery and a great source of laughter for a solid decade through our Light Foundation “fun”-draiser, Fools’ Night Out! And, as we have since the event’s inception, we welcomed a full crowd to help further our mission of helping young people...
Four Brockton Men Give Back to Their Community in Camp Vohokase Hometown Visit
With colder weather comes warm hearts! Camp Vohokase — The Light Foundation’s flagship leadership program — is doing their part to give back to its community. The holiday season is just around the corner, and we believe it’s important that the young men of the...
Passamaquoddy Fall Hometown Visit
The Fall foliage in Northeast Maine is some of the most beautiful in the country and for the people on the Passamaquoddy reservation, it’s a time to prepare for the upcoming winter months. It’s important for our youth taking part in Camp Vohokase to serve and give...
