November was a milestone month for Fuse Project. We hosted our first-ever annual fundraising campaign, Light the Fuse, in which funds were raised for the development of The Historic Avenue Foundation’s early learning program scheduled to launch in May of 2022.
Read MoreLast summer, we were approached by Old Majestic Brewing Company about creating a beer together that would benefit our mission. We began meeting back in June to determine a flavor profile, distribution plan, and a launch event to coincide with our annual fundraising campaign, Light the Fuse. The result was our carefully crafted Fuse Project Hazy Pale Ale.
Read MoreOrder of Fuse kicked off the fall and welcomed our new member class in high fashion with our annual Fall Fete back in October. We had a great time socializing and getting to know our new members. It was a special night filled with delicious food, fabulous music, and fantastic company!
Read MoreFuse Project is bringing the ultimate Lip Sync Battle to Mobile Bay, and you do not want to miss it! Select teams will compete before a panel of celebrity judges and peers for the chance to take home the trophy and earn Hall of Fame status. Teams will be made up of community members, not entertainment professionals, who will be preparing their best moves and costumes in the weeks leading up to the competition.
Read MoreWe know that poverty, and the crushing lack of opportunity associated with it, is an intergenerational phenomenon impacting far too many Americans. Fuse Project, in partnership with The Historic Avenue Foundation, is on a mission to close the opportunity gap. Light The Fuse is not simply a fundraising campaign. It is a lifesaving campaign. We are literally fighting for the lives of our children, but we cannot do it without YOU. Help us fuel our efforts to break the cycle of poverty and close the opportunity gap with Light The Fuse.
Read MoreWe are so thrilled to have Mary Frances join the Fuse Project team! We know her skills, talents, positive energy, and warm and vibrant personality will be a great addition to our organization. We can’t wait to see all that she will accomplish!
Read MoreIn August, our board of directors had the opportunity to visit with the Bayou District Foundation in New Orleans and tour their Purpose Built Community which employs this same type of place-based approach as The Historic Avenue Foundation. What this group of individuals has done for their community is nothing short of incredible. By addressing all of the determinants of poverty at once, they have seen an amazing transformation over the last 15 years with remarkable results, such as a 99% decrease in violent crime and doubling the number of individuals attending college.
Read MoreThis summer we welcomed a few new members to Fuse Factory. We have enjoyed having these groups around the office, as well as utilizing the full-space benefits available to them.
Read MoreOne of our small groups provided summer activity bags for students at Florence Howard Elementary School. The activity bags were filled with fun toys, games, puzzles, coloring books, and more! The bags gave children the opportunity to entertain themselves in an engaging and stimulating way, especially when sitting at home on a “boring” summer afternoon.
Read MoreThe goal of The Historic Avenue Foundation is to help end generational poverty--- in direct collaboration with community members---by using a holistic approach that focuses on building mixed-income housing, investing in equitable education, and providing transformational community wellness programs.
Read MoreIf you shop at Amazon, why not give back to a local charity when you do? Shopping with AmazonSmile is a simple way to support Fuse Project at no cost to you! Every time you shop on Amazon, AmazonSmile donates a percentage of your qualified purchase to us!
Read MoreThe Historic Avenue Foundation serves as a community quarterback creating a unique opportunity to transform this community with a truly holistic approach focused on making investments in mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education, and community health and wellness - a transformation that will honor the history, legacy, and current citizens, a change that doesn’t require replacing or displacing the people within our community.
Read MoreThough we experienced setbacks and were unable to host the 2nd annual Lip Sync Battle in 2021 as planned, the show must go on!
Read MoreAn affiliate of ICU Mental Health, Redemption’s Place is a newly formed organization that will be using the $20,000 grant to pilot a program to improve mental health awareness, access to mental health services, and community engagement for youth and their families in the Historic Avenue communities.
Read MoreOrder of Fuse small groups paired up with Keep Mobile Beautiful to organize a trash pickup in our community of the Avenue. Keep Mobile Beautiful provided us with all the supplies needed to make this job a complete success while our Order of Fuse members provided the sweat equity.
Read MoreWe received a generous donation from Order of Fuse member, Clint Flowers, and his company, National Land Realty. This donation resulted from a matching gift program the company implemented to reward top performers.
Read MoreOrder of Fuse member, Omar Mulla, came to us with the idea to host a fitness class in which the admission to participate would be a donation to Fuse Project.
Read MoreThe folks at Old Majestic Brewing Company reached out to us to see if we would like to be the beneficiary of their Bacon, Brews, and Blues event. Of course, we were thrilled to say yes! This was the beginning of a great partnership.
Read More“Without the Dragon Boat Grant we could not have extended the opportunity for 49 students at Fonde Elementary School to attend a literacy enrichment camp.”
Read More"The Dragon Boat Festival is more than just fun and exciting – it is the gateway for making dreams a reality and needs fulfilled in our local community. We would like to thank all who participated in the Dragon Boat Festival last year for playing an important role in changing the youth in our community to care about nature and take pride in keeping it beautiful for all to enjoy."
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