Community is what we are about, it's why Aim High is a nonprofit, it's how we built our academy. We're good. Here's why.

Aim High has produced 10,000's of community projects since 2005. It's part of our curriculum. It's part of our blackbelts and who we are. Children and student of all ages commit to community projects. Here's a small list. If you're a student, and I missed a project of yours, that you'd like to be on this list, email me. If you're a parent or a potential new family and Aim High, email me.

-Sbn Daniel Sikkens - Ultimate Black Belt Test 3 and 5 (2006 and 2008)

Taylor W. 's Well Project – Taylor worked on her second well project through Aim High - she partnered with a local celebrity, the Amy Roloff Charity Foundation and , well here watch the video... =)

Todd G. decided, after being inspired by Josh L. to offer up his birthday to the animals at Bonnie Haze animal shelter. He asked for nothing but items that the shelter could use. Here's a video showing his experience when delivering those items.

Invasive Species removal with Cgn Sam L. - Imagine that - taking time and encouraging other teenager to join her in her efforts to help the local park to clean up their parks and walkways.

Beach clean up with Cgn Cheryl and Cgn Tammy - These two spent a weekend at the beach. but they were not relaxing or chillin' out - they brough their families to clean up the Pacific Oregon Coast.

Kaelan's environmental clean up day - This lil' 8yr took a week and motivated her friends and family to collect a massive amoung of garbage along one of Portland's most popular hiking ways!

Donations to the Dougy Center  - Our team, with Quillian B., 6yrs, lead, was able to collect toys and items to bring to grieving children who lost parents at the Dougy Center

Adopted a park for clean up as an academy as a whole - Yea you heard that right. 2008 - 2010 Aim High worked hard on keeping a couple local parks clean and safe!

Japanese relief efforts - Currently, RIGHT NOW, we are working on multiple Japanese relief projects to help facilitate items that the community can and will use along with donations.

Alabama in 2006  and again in 2008 - Kjn Jeremy and Sbn Dan traveled to Alabama to work hard on a developing community through The UBBT and HERO.

Girls Lessons with Devon - check this out www.flavors.me/10lessons - a group of dedicated, awesome ladies are working hard to merge this curriculum into the already awesome Aim High curriculum, but this is for the girls only, at least at this point..

Caprisun Drive - Shaun S. collected caprisun drink bottles and was able to use the credit from Capri to help his school!

Cloths for abused women’s shelter

Yearly Oregon food drive

Turning bags into bags – nicoles bag project - This one is a cool one, Nicole takes used plastic bags from all over, Target, Winco, etc, and turns them into a real nice shopping bag. She weaves them together and they look awesome! we are currently selling these creations in our proshop!

Amy Roloff Toy Drive

Fill the pantry food drive

Romp to Stomp – breast cancer

Shamrock Run

Community Forum to raise funding for special needs programs

100s of hours volunteered by blackbelt candidates, yearly..

Fast food free campaign - Sarah L.

Starlight run

Backpacking eco adventure - BlackBelt Test annual backpacking event. Out of the dojo and into the world!

Annual blood drive - (we ranked up there with Intel in 2009 on our amount of blood collected!)

Remodeled youth rooms for a charity

Cleaning and doing yard work for a local church - Melissa H.

Added value to a child’s program at a local church - Melissa H.

Cleaned trash on a busy street (185^th) - Devon P. - the dare to dream testers took a weekend and made themselves 'trash hunters'

Organized and carried out a homeless feeding campaign under the burnside bridge, on Xmas Eve – Jackie B.!

Collected and donated dresses for Abby's Closet – April – Jackie B.!

Cleaned up the Tanasbourne shopping Center

Made blankets for the elderly residents at a local retirement center - Devon P.

4yr Jackson collected the rubbish around his parent's yard, and turned what he found into wonderful art projects. He then spend a Saturday morning sharing those projects at a local retirement home.

And sooooo many more.. Keep checking back - as this list will just keep growing, with your help and support. thank you!