{"id":122445,"date":"2022-04-11T08:42:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=122445"},"modified":"2024-01-04T14:56:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T19:56:28","slug":"ddn-wright-state-alumna-11-avid-volunteer-is-community-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/04\/11\/ddn-wright-state-alumna-11-avid-volunteer-is-community-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton Daily News: Wright State alumna (’11), avid volunteer is community gem"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kelly Kimpton (center), who graduated from Wright State in 2011 with both a bachelor’s in history as well as a bachelor’s in political science, gives back to the community through several volunteer organizations.<\/p><\/div>\n

Every contribution of time or money helps, Kelly Kempton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody has something to give,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are so many wonderful organizations in the Dayton area, there\u2019s going to be something that resonates for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kempton has found several, including some she was introduced to through her involvement in the Junior League of Dayton. The group, which she joined 10 years ago, gives members the chance to learn how to be good volunteers and to find other groups with which they have a connection, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked the idea of having experiences throughout the community,\u201d said Kempton, who is currently vice president of the Junior League\u2019s community council.<\/p>\n

In that role, the Oakwood woman is charged with helping Junior League members find volunteer opportunities through its community partners. Although that proved more challenging during the pandemic, they were able to continue their focus on literacy by creating and distributing literacy kits and through other programs with various organizations.<\/p>\n

Through the Junior League she was introduced to Hannah\u2019s Treasure Chest, a nonprofit in Centerville that provides needed items to children throughout southwest Ohio. Her volunteer work there led to a job as the development manager.<\/p>\n

Hannah\u2019s Treasure Chest provided almost 4,000 care packages, more than 180,000 diapers and nearly 500 cribs, beds and mattresses just last year. The organization also offers car seats, strollers, toys, clothing and other items that help children thrive and provide stability for families.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you drop in and see what we do, you can\u2019t help but fall in love with the mission,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

It was also with the Junior League that Kempton first did a shift with Helping Hands of Dayton, where she is now a board member. The nonprofit creates care packages with travel-size toiletries and meal cards to help families get through the first 12 hours of their child\u2019s critical-care hospital stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s face it, you don\u2019t want to leave your child during that time,\u201d said Kempton, whose own daughters \u2013 5-year-old twins Elizabeth and Charlotte \u2013 spent time in the newborn intensive care unit after they were born premature.<\/p>\n

Kempton was a regular volunteer at Dayton Children\u2019s Hospital even before her daughters were born, but she is now on the hospital\u2019s Women\u2019s Board and co-chair of the arrangements committee. The premier biennial fundraiser to support the hospital, the CHA|CHA gala, will be on May 6 after being postponed from last year and hopes to raise $1 million, she said.<\/p>\n

Kempton has \u201ca very giving spirit\u201d and is an advocate for children, said Missy Mae Walters, who got to know Kempton through the Junior League and nominated her as a Dayton Daily News Community Gem.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe wouldn\u2019t know how to function if she wasn\u2019t volunteering or helping someone,\u201d said Walters, of Kettering.<\/p>\n

Kempton often holds personal ties to the organizations she is involved with, but she also points to the support of her husband, Jeffrey. Her work is her passion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all just very dear to my heart,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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