My Nonprofit Reviews

mgalasso
Review for Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership of Colorado (HOBY Colorado), Lakewood, CO, USA
I first attended HOBY as a sophomore myself and it was one of my most memorable experiences as a young adult. I still have a little bag of memorabilia from my weekend at Johnson and Wales with the HOBY crew. Years later I came back as a facilitator in 2015 and 2016. My group made some lasting memories as well, we shared some tears, shared some personal stories and conquered emotional hurdles together over the weekend at DU campus. My favorite part of HOBY is the community service day, I think this is such a important facet to open high schoolers up to, we can all make a difference after all! The kids in my group still say hi to me on social media from time to time and one even invited me to their graduation! I can not say enough good things about the HOBY community. It's a tough long weekend of intensive chats and panels but it is such a special thing that nobody would understand unless you go and experience it's magic!!
(I have LOTS of pictures if needed but I do not have them on my phone to upload here at the moment)