HYPELITE’s mission is to inspire students, and #GivingTuesday has been the perfect opportunity to combine their natural motivation to do good with their interest in social media and events.

What started as a group of college students and recent college grads wanting to find a way to clear their closets while giving to those in need - ended up leading to a community-wide movement to alleviate hardship and to bring people together around a common cause.

Our campaign is centered around helping local homeless individuals and families through a community-wide clothing, food, and toiletry drive. This event is called New Milford Gives and our goal has always been to raise awareness about the fact that there is a homeless population in our very own community that needs our help. However, this year we are also planning to help those affected by recent natural disasters too, with our collections. We have reached potential supporters through our HYPELITE challenge at the local schools to inspire giving at the youth level. We believe that if we can inspire our youth to help those in need, then we can create a habit of giving that spans their entire lifetime.

Read the full interview with Will Esposito on high school student giving back at Giving Tuesday