Our Vision

As students in the 17th leadership class of Next Level Trainings, part of our transformational curriculum was to create a large-scale community service project for a local non-profit. Our team chose to support LifeTown, and we created massive results for them in the scope of 34 days! Fostering life skills in students with disabilities improves the lives of students and their guardians, and transfer directly back into the community.

Our Results

$136,206
Fundraised

1,977
Items Donated

3,956
Volunteer Hours

3
Events Held

VIP 17 Columbus proudly supports LifeTown Columbus

Some things just can’t be learned in a textbook. Your support of LifeTown will allow students with disabilities to learn critical personal and social skills. These skills are taught in a safe environment with lesson plans that are designed to impact independent living skills and future employment. LifeTown has a bank, a doctor’s office, a deli, a movie theater, a park and even a salon! Students apply the lesson plans they’ve worked on in advance in the classroom, and the skills they learn at LifeTown can be directly translated to their natural community environments. LifeTown is the only facility of its kind in Ohio and one of only two in the United States.

In the News

News

Oct 5, 2018

NEXT LEVEL IN THE NEWS: Columbus Business First Covers VIP 17 - Columbus

Oct 5, 2018

Columbus Business First covers the results from VIP 17 - Columbus’ successful Community Service Project.

Oct 5, 2018

NEXT LEVEL IN THE NEWS: PR Newswire covers VIP 17 - Columbus

Oct 5, 2018

PR Newswire covers the results from VIP 17 - Columbus’ successful Community Service Project.

Oct 5, 2018

Oct 1, 2018

RELEASE: Next Level Trainings leadership program raises $137k in 34 days for LifeTown

Oct 1, 2018

Next Level Trainings 17th leadership class is celebrating massive results they created for a local nonprofit. Leaders in the program not only learned skills for their personal and professional lives but also how to impact the lives of thousands in the Central Ohio community.

Oct 1, 2018

Sep 28, 2018

Community Service Project Recap: VIP 17 - Columbus

Sep 28, 2018

Dream Team 17, the 17th Vision and Impact Program (VIP) class of Next Level Trainings, developed a large scale community service project that we hoped would reach people and positively impact the lives of those who live and work around us. We witnessed the awesome work that past VIP classes have done and our aim was to dig deeper and aim higher than we had ever done before.

Sep 28, 2018

Sep 26, 2018

ADVISORY: Volunteers raise over $117,000 for LifeTown

Sep 26, 2018

COLUMBUS, OH- The Columbus-based Next Level Trainings’ leadership students and families will be on-site to present an oversized check to LifeTown, a local non-profit serving the needs of youth with disabilities from 13 Central Ohio school districts. The leadership team is wrapping up a four-week campaign which raised more than $117,000 in donations plus made physical improvements to LifeTown’s facilities and collected over 1,000 items requested by the local non-profit.

Sep 26, 2018

Sep 21, 2018

ADVISORY: Community volunteers to roll up sleeves and improve LifeTown facilities

Sep 21, 2018

COLUMBUS, OH- The Columbus-based Next Level Trainings’ leadership students and volunteers will be on-site to make physical improvements at the LifeTown facility, a local non-profit serving the needs youth with disabilities from 13 Central Ohio school districts. Volunteers are gathering from across Ohio and beyond to paint, install new cabinets, countertops, shelving, electronics, and more. Over the weekend, the group also expects to top the $100,000 benchmark as it approaches it’s month-long goal of at least $117,000 in unrestricted donations for LifeTown.

Sep 21, 2018

Sep 12, 2018

ADVISORY: Family Fun Festival Brings Spark to LifeTown

Sep 12, 2018

COLUMBUS, OH- Next Level Trainings is producing a fun family-friendly event. All efforts benefit LifeTown Columbus, which provides vital life skills training in a safe environment to disabled youth from 13 Central Ohio school districts. There will be food, fun and games for the kids, a silent auction, and several raffles – including a 50/50 raffle and gift baskets filled to the brim with goodies for kids and adults. Local businesses have generously donated items to be raffled off as well as refreshments for this one of a kind event. Don’t miss a moment of the fun and excitement and support the children of LifeTown.

Sep 12, 2018

Aug 30, 2018

RELEASE: Next Level Trainings Leadership Program to Raise $117k in 34 days for LifeTown

Aug 30, 2018

COLUMBUS, OH - Next Level Trainings announced that it has began the launch of a community service project for LifeTown Columbus. Next Level Trainings 17th class is a Columbus based leadership program with students from Ohio, Colorado and North Carolina. The vision of Next Level Trainings is to transform the community and world in a huge way. Impacting children and teens with disabilities is the focus of this particular mission for LifeTown and Next Level Trainings.

Aug 30, 2018

Our Team

OUR TEAM LEADERS

Team Captains
Jo Garton
Ashley Rondon
Abraham Bonowitz

Fundraising Committee
Leigh Jones, Lead
Todd Ruthemeyer, Lead

Treasurer
Cindy Gordon

Social Media Committee
Michelle Margolis, Lead
Matt Oconnor, Lead

Marketing Committee
Esteban Lutz, Lead
Adria Myers, Lead

Press Secretary
Bryan Huffman

Events Committee
Trish Fry, Lead
Joe Weachter, Lead