13/01/2023
What’s this project’s goal????
Hi! My name is Ashlynn Waddle and I’m a Senior at Columbus East High School in Columbus, Indiana. This page was created to share my Senior Project with as many people as possible and get the word out about Grilled Cheese Thursdays AND a Colton Dixon Concert! Some of my most favorite things in life are friends, fun, music, my faith, and….GRILLED CHEESE!!
Did you know that there is a youth outreach program in Columbus called Grilled Cheese Thursdays?
Every week during the school year, all of the county’s high school students are invited to attend a FREE Grilled Cheese lunch on Thursdays. That’s right, I said, “FREE”! The location is convenient to all schools and is held in Venture’s (St. Peter’s) youth room downtown. This school year, the program has been averaging 250 youth per week!
Grilled Cheese Thursdays are a time for youth to come and hang out with friends they know or meet new ones. It is a place where there is no judgment, no requirements, no stress, and no worries – just fun, fellowship, and grilled cheese! There is always music playing but the type of music depends on the volunteers that work that week – sometimes we hear songs from Queen, sometimes it is Harry Styles, sometimes Broadway’s Mama Mia, and sometimes it is Dolly Parton. It is always fun to show up and see what playlist is playing.
Grilled Cheese Thursdays have been a very important part of my high school life. Now that I’m a senior, I really want to make sure that other high school kids in the future have the same opportunity to attend Grilled Cheese Thursdays as I did.
GCT’s goal is the same goal I am striving for through this concert, which is bringing people, specifically youth, together for an interdenominational night of praise and worship all while bringing them closer to Jesus through inclusivity and enjoyable laid-back fun! This is why any profits made above costs for this event will go towards GCT so that the event leaders can continue their mission for our local youth.
I am so excited to have Colton Dixon, a Christian music artist from Nashville, Tennessee, come to Columbus East Auditorium on Saturday night February 18th at 7pm, to perform! It will be amazing to have Colton come to help raise money for Grilled Cheese Thursdays and invest in our county’s youth!
Tickets will go on live soon so keep watching for updates. I can’t wait to see you there!
In the meantime, if you would like to support Grilled Cheese Thursdays and young people in Columbus, you can donate by going to Venmo SPLCVenture