Masks aren’t the only major shift that has come to schools this fall; a lot of the things that used to be fairly easy—like fundraising—have become much harder as the students grapple with finding a way to raise money for their organizations while abiding by the guidelines put forth by CDC and local health officials.
SeneGence International had a goal of sending out 20,000 makeup bags with beauty essentials to frontline workers across the globe, and they wanted to do as much of the preparation as they could locally. “We’ve been looking for ways to give back to the local community,” said SeneGence spokesperson Tawni Vickers, as Sapulpa Times stepped into the SeneGence Event Center on east Dewey to find a dozen teenaged girls packing bags and prepping them for shipping. “We had a need to get these donations out, and we thought, why not use it as a fundraising opportunity for one of our athletic organizations?”
Megan Hoey, one of the Ping Pings Booster Club officers, was thrilled that the Pings had been given this opportunity. “The girls are having to do everything in a whole new way now—competitions are virtual,” Hoey said. They weren’t sure how we’d be able to raise money for state and national fees, and so they were grateful to have the opportunity given to them.
Sapulpa Ping Pings stuff makeup bags to be sent out to frontline workers around the globe. 
The Ping Pings even worked during the Route 66 Blowout to get the makeup bags packaged and shipped.
About 25 girls in all were participating, donating 3-5 hours each session, working 4 days a week to package 20,000 makeup bags by September 30th.
Vickers says it’s been a great opportunity to get to know some of the Ping Pings as well. “I went to school here, but this isn’t my generation,” she says. “Getting to talk with them about where they’re going to college, it’s helping to build those relationships. That’s really what it’s about…we could’ve hired a bunch of temps to do this, but we wanted to work on building relationships right here where we are.”
Vickers says the Pings are nearly done with the first order. They ran out of products before they ran out of help. “They should be done soon!” she says. She hopes that it opens up the chance for them to be involved with more than just the Pings. “We want to do more of this.”
