Giving

Randy’s passion and desire was service for the young people and aged at Harbert Hills Academy. He served as a teacher starting in 1975 and then added the responsibility of Nursing Home administrator in the mid 80’s. In place of flowers his desire was to establish a scholarship fund for worthy students who desired to enter the health field. Donations can be made to the Randall Dickman Scholarship fund on the Harbert Hills Academy website.

The untimely death of Mike has left a void in the mission work at Harbert Hills. The family, spearheaded by his sister Marlynn (Manuel) Banta, has decided to establish a special fund for missions in memory of Mike. "The Magenlino (Mr. Mike) Manuel Missions Fund". The objective is "To provide financial support for students and staff of Harbert Hills Academy who cannot afford to participate in school-approved mission trips."

A major undertaking is to replace all mobile homes on campus and construct additional housing for needed staff. Four of the new homes are constructed and occupied. Five of the new homes are in various stages of completion. Four additional homes are part of the package.

To complete this project we have estimated that $350,000 is needed. A donor has come forward and offered a matching fund challenge for any funds that can be raised before June 30, 2020. Your contribution will be matched dollar for dollar. Please consider a donation to help us meet this challenge. Goal to raise $175,000 matching funds by June 30, 2020.

The effort to improve our agriculture program continues with the construction of 4 new greenhouses. With each greenhouse providing valuable growing area, there will be ample space to extend the season for growing more of what we eat.

In addition, there are many other benefits, such as expanding the opportunities for students and teachers to work together, following the counsel we have in Fundamentals of Education, where Ellen White addresses this topic: “The natural and the spiritual are to be combined in the studies of our schools. The operations of agriculture illustrate the Bible lessons” (FE 375.1).

Of course, there is also the benefit of knowing where our food is coming from and the processes used to produce it, and it teaches the principles of self-reliance.
Please keep this project and our efforts in your prayers and consider a gift to help complete this project. The goal is to raise $200,000 for this project.

The need for an indoor play area for students has existed for years. There are plans in progress to construct a new multipurpose play area along with two new elementary school classrooms. Please consider a generous gift to assist us with improving the Harbert Hills Academy campus. The fundraising for this project is well along the way another $100,000 is needed to complete the funding for this project.

The boy’s dorm lobby is in need of expansion to accommodate the increased enrollment. The roof on the boy’s dorm is also in dire need of replacement. The boys will be very thankful when this project is complete. Please consider a gift to this project. This project is estimated to cost $65,000.