For the second year, the Merze Tate Explorers wrapped gifts for hurried Christmas shoppers at the Crossroads Mall in Portage, Michigan. Gifts of all shapes and sizes were wrapped for donations to support the study abroad scholarship fund for the Explorers. The 2019 study abroad destination is Japan! Selected Explorers will travel to Numazu, the sister city of Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo delegation will experience Japan with the help of host families who will share Japanese life, culture, and education with the nearly two dozen delegates.

Our new boys chapter joined in as well to raise funds for their upcoming college and career adventures. Boys with Promise and their supporters took over two shifts to raise more than $600 in their first fundraising effort! Daniel Patterson, founder of Boys with Promise, was excited to share their mission with those who gave donations to support their 2019 efforts!

Thanks to all who came out to help raise more than $5,000 in funds!