Project Graduation

Thank you for your interest Project Graduation 2021!

Project Graduation is a drug and alcohol free celebration on the night of graduation that keeps the graduates off the road and safe during a time when statistically underage drinking is at an all time high nationwide. The celebration begins when the graduates leave the RHAM High School campus at 9:00PM on the night of graduation, and end when they return to RHAM High School at 4:00AM the next day.

Project Graduation is coordinated by AHM Youth and Family Services, junior and senior parents utilizing the help from RHAM High School student volunteers through out the academic year. For over 25 years this tradition has successfully recognized this special milestone for 1000s of RHAM High School graduates!

Our committee…

Meets on the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30 to 8:30PM via Zoom Meeting; meeting ID and Password are at top-right of page
Needs parent volunteers to help with planned fundraisers!
Wants to make sure that no matter what COVID19 has planned for the “Class of 2021” we will do our best to celebrate each graduate as they close their high school chapter!

Please contact Jennifer Boehler, AHM Project Graduation Coordinator at JenniferB@ahmyouth.org if you have questions!

Planning for 2021 is underway!

Planning for AHM Project Graduation 2021 is underway and we invite parents of RHAM juniors and seniors to come on board; we have volunteer roles as big or as small as you like! Email Jenn Boehler at JenniferB@ahmyouth.org for details!

Meeting Dates for 2021 Committee

All meetings will take place on the first Wednesday of the month, from 7:30 – 8:30PM

January 13 – *(rescheduled from January 5th)
February 3
March 3
April 7
May 5
June 2

Join via ZOOM call ! **this is a new link effective 1/13/2021

Meeting ID: 839 2711 4694
Password: 973835

One tap mobile:
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdnDyQOJOh

2021 Meeting Notes:

Project Grad 2021 Minutes 01_13_21

2020 Meeting Notes:

Project Grad 2021 MINUTES 11_04_2020 MTG

Project Grad 2021 MINUTES 10_07_2020 MTG

Project Grad 2021 MINUTES 09_02_2020 MTG

Project Grad 2021 MINUTES 08_12_2020 MTG

Project Grad 2021 MINUTES 07_08_2020 MTG

Project Grad 2021 MINUTES 12_08_2020 MTG

2020 Project Graduation Fundraisers!

Simply Soy Candle orders will be ready for curbside pick-up on Sunday, November 8 between 1:00-2:00PM, at the AHM Youth & Family Services building on 25 Pendleton Drive in Hebron. Please drive up to door, give us your name and we will bring the order to your car. Any questions can be directed to Project Graduation Program Coordinator, Jennifer Boehler at JenniferB@ahmyouth.org.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pink tie-dye face masks will be for sale at the RHAM High School Store, Something Simple Cafe, Hebron Ace Hardware and other local businesses throughout the month of October!

Masks cost $5.00 each and 75% of the money raised will be donated to AHM Project Graduation 2021, and 25% will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

Thank you to all the local businesses helping Project Graduation sell face masks!

Puzzle Break has created the ultimate virtual activity! Teams of adventurers will join forces to find hidden clues, solve puzzles, and unravel a mystery before time runs out from the comfort of their own homes! Great gift for the holidays! Puzzle Break is donating 10% of total sales to Project Graduation!

This virtual fundraiser runs from November 1, 2020 – January 3, 2021!
All bookings are private – just your family and friends will play
To reserve your group’s escape room experience, decide whether each group member will go onto the Puzzle Break website and purchase their ticket(s) for a determined date and time separately or if one person will make the reservation on behalf of the group. Group size can be as small as three people and as large as 12. Please note: a minimum of 3 people need to be signed up to reserve your date and time!
Plan on 90 minutes for this adventure which has different puzzles and games than the in-person “Grimm Escape” at Puzzle Break’s location in Long Island, NY
$25.00 per person, remember to reference coupon code “PG21” to receive a $2.00 off ticket price!
Using this coupon code also assures that AHM Project Graduation will receive 10% of the sales from the order!

Gift Certificates are included in this fundraiser!

Gift certificates for the virtual Puzzle Break experience can be purchased at https://www.puzzlebreakma.com/gift-certificates

$25.00 per person, remember to reference coupon code “PG21” to receive a $2.00 off ticket price!
Using this coupon code also assures that AHM Project Graduation will receive 10% of the sales from the order!

What is the “Grimm Escape” all about? A witch has placed a curse on the forest. You, along with your group of puzzlers, happen upon this dark forest, where you will need to solve puzzles and find clues in order to cast a spell, breaking the witch’s curse! In order to solve the witch’s puzzles, you will need to manage your resources, delegate tasks, communicate, and work together! Good luck!

When booking your session, please use the code: PG21

Thank you to all who came out to support Tip A Musician!

Thank you to our RHAM High School students who came out and performed for the community! Over the four performances you all raised $1300.00 for Project Graduation! Thank you to Jessica Dapsis for allowing all of us to enjoy your Something Simple Café and our students! Our community is the best! We all appreciate the anonymous donations that were made! Thank you!

Our first ever 5K Fundraiser was a great success!

This 5K Run/Walk to 21 Fundraiser took place on Saturday, October 17th 2020 and included a two-loop course through Burnt Hill Park, with staggered starts of groups of 25 runners every 30 minutes. We had a great turnout and a beautiful Fall day to run or walk this course! Thank you to all who turned out to support this event, and thank you to our many volunteers and Project Graduation 2021 Committee members who volunteered their time to plan and run this event!

We hope to make this a new Annual tradition so stay tuned for more information about upcoming 5K events!

AHM Project Graduation 5k – Official Results

Our Simply Soy Candle Fundraiser was very successful!

Thanks to the efforts of our Project Graduation 2021 Committee members and Simply Soy Candle owner Julie Veilleux, many candles were sold! Products are due to come in mid-November, right in time for the holidays! Thank you to all who participated in this event, and helped us raise funds for AHM’s Project Graduation 2021 event!

Project Graduation 2020 Event

AHM Youth and Family Services and the Project Graduation 2020 Committee would like to express a sincere Thank You to the following sponsors who shared our commitment to recognize this very special milestone for our RHAM High School Graduates. Our Project Graduation Committee presented the graduates with a gift bag containing many special and customized items! In addition, Senior Celebratory Lawn Signs lines the pathway to the graduation stage at the Lions Fairgrounds. A special Thank You to Scott Leslie, Penny Brysgel, Chris Mader and the entire administrative team for giving our graduates the memory of walking across the stage to receive their diploma.

Thank You Project Graduation 2020 Committee Members!

Thank you to all the wonderful AHM Project Graduation Volunteers who shared their time with us in support of our RHAM Graduates. They designed the t-shirts, wrote letters, solicited donations from RHAM organizations, organized a mountain of gift cards for the seniors, assembled 248 gift bags, put together 248 lawn signs, planned out where the Senior Portrait Lawn Signs would be placed at Lions Fairgrounds, drilled holes into the ground for the Senior Portrait Lawn Signs, organized bins for graduation day, transported bins to the Lions Fairgrounds, worked throughout the day to seamlessly present each graduate with a gift bag on graduation day! Whole lot of work done by many people to make precious memories for our RHAM High School “Class of 2020” and their families! THANK YOU!!! Special thanks to the following Project Graduation Committee members for helping set up all of the Senior Photo Signs along the path at the Hebron Lions Fairground!

Thank You RHAM Alumni Committee 2020!

AHM would like to thank the RHAM Alumni Committee 2020, for your contribution to this year’s AHM Project Graduation! This year’s donation was for $1,070.00 which brings the total amount of your contributions since 2008 to $9,120.00. Your continued support is very appreciated!

Pictured Left to Right: Bob Gonci, member of the RHAM Alumni Committee 2020 presents a check for AHM Project Graduation 2020 to Jenn Boehler, AHM Project Graduation Chair and Tina Blinn, Committee Member.

Thank You Hebron Lion’s Club!

AHM is very thankful for the generous donation made to AHM Project Graduation 2020 by the Hebron Lion’s Club! Pictured below: Charities President Lion John Soderberg of the Hebron Lions, presenting a $5,000 check to our Project Graduation Committee.

This was a record year for sign sales!

Over 200 signs were purchased! Signs were purchased at $20.00 each, as part of a Project Graduation 2020 fundraiser. The signs were printed double sided and there was an open area to customize each sign with your graduates name, or a personal message. Signs have been seen all over town showing support for this year’s graduating seniors!

Pictures of Project Graduation 2020 Committee

Project Graduation 2020 Testimonials

“Hi Mrs. Boehler, this is Glenn Cully. I saw that I had your number and just wanted to let you know that the AHM Graduation Committee did an awesome job with graduation, so thank you so much!” Glenn Cully, 2020 Graduate

“I wanted to tell you how much Andrew appreciated the grab bags you put together. He absolutely loved the “limited edition” (as he called it) Sachem coffee mug. And the University of Maryland logo on his name tag. Thank you so much for adding to their day.” Ely Family

“Thank you to you (Jennifer Boehler), Ed (Skopas) and all of the AHM Project Graduation team for making the awesome gift bags to commemorate quite an unusual graduation day for the Class of 2020!” Miller Family

“A huge shout out to the Project Graduation volunteers for making graduation so special!!! From the gift cards and lawn signs to the RHAM swag…it was all just perfect and so well done!!!! Thank you for all the time, commitment and thoughtfulness that went into this project. It’s certainly didn’t go unnoticed and the graduates and theirs families are VERY appreciative!!! Hats off to you guys 🎓” Romeo Family

“I heard great praise from Senior parents and families! Well done AHM and Project Graduation volunteers!!” Sara Tarca

“They (Project Graduation Committee) did a great job! All the time and effort you all put in is much appreciated and definitely helped to make it special for the seniors.” Kathy Keane McCavanagh

“Thank you for everything you did to make the day great!! My senior loved it!!” Sheila Guppy

“You did special work during challenging times.” Lisa Seethaler

“What an accomplishment!! Thank you AHM and all of the volunteers! Your time and effort made such a difference for the kids 😀” Wendy Oakes Weingarten