teamwork

project peace

nicoleriley — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:35:06 -0500

The Pacifica Project Peace club is trying to go on a community service trip in conjunction with the company "amor", in order to build a house for a poor family in northern mexico. As a club, we will drive down to San Diego, receive immigration advice, and drive to Mexico where we will camp for five days. Within that time, the group will work soley to build a house for a very deserving, yet impoverished, family. At the end of the trip, we will present the house to the family, changing their lives forever.

City Park Clean Up

annehinley — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:40:42 -0500

It is extremely important to keep our environment clean and sanitary. My project involves cleaning up the playgrounds in the McHenry county area. Groups of volunteers would meet at one of the parks on a Saturday morning, ready to work. The jobs would include picking up garbage, taking out the trash and refilling the bags, washing the playground itself, and anything else. Afterwards, everyone would eat lunch together. Each person, family, or group of students would bring a dish of their choice and share it with everyone. This day would be fun and exciting.

VOD-Squad

chandlerc — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:55:48 -0600

The students of Wamego Middle School have formed their own VOD-SQUAD, or Vodcasting Squad to interview individuals from our surrounding communities with expertise in music, photography, business, and other content-related areas. Guest speakers are imperative to help students make real-world connections between subject matter and the real world. Yet, it is difficult to find professionals able to take extensive amounts of time off of

Finding Heaven in Hell service project

coolmanjohn — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:52:06 -0600

On the roof of a small hut, with a machete in my hand thousands of miles away from home, working in what felt like 150 degrees; I stood here never knowing that this trip to Tadzebichen, Mexico would change my life forever. The smell in the air brought memories of the forest after an afternoon rainstorm, while the blueness of sky took away any worries that I may have had. Fresh wind gently blew against my face. On my service project in this poverty -stricken village hundreds of miles from any civilization; I began to hear God speak to me.

Youth Power!

MaivThoj — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:23:00 -0600

Butte County is located north of Sacramento. In my community, there is a high percentage of youths drop outs in high school and there is a very small fraction of those who attend college. My goal is to start a youth committee through our Hmong Cultural Center here in Oroville. I want to create a youth center that is easy going and open after school and on weekends so that youths can hang out, study, and create positive networks. In here also, I want to create a committee of youths for youths.

Nutrition Intuition

abfarris08 — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:56:51 -0600

Nutrition Intuition is a non-profit health awareness program that aims to educate the community about the beneficial effects of drinking more water and living a healthy, active lifestyle. I conceived the idea for Nutrition Intuition in July 2006 at the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF), where it won first place in the Public Health Symposium contest.

Journey of Hope

vdamico — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:30:53 -0600

The Journey of Hope is a 4,000 mile cycling trek from San Francisco, CA to Washington, D.C. during the summer. Cyclists ride an average of 75 miles a day, and after cycling, participate in "friendship visits" with people with disabilities in local communities. Each cyclist needs to raise a minimum of $4800 and the money goes to the national philanthropy, PUSH America (www.pushamerica.org). This organization "builds leaders of tomorrow, by serving people with disabilities today."

Game Day

pascoparks — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:19:58 -0500

In Hudson, FL toward the northern half of Pasco County, we are located just across from a elementary, middle and highschool complex. After school we must get about 150-200 kids on Fridays. We are not sure why the huge numbers, butby the looks, these teens are simply looking for something to do. Little that we are budgeted for could even come close to interesting to this age group. With this grant we could get some video game systems and keep these teens interested with something they are familar with. Much cheaper than building a skate park, this would aid us in so many ways.

Flowers For Friends

gs379annika — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:40:28 -0500

My Girl Scout Troop learned from a local florist about the large amount of flowers thrown away after funerals, weddings and other events. Together, we brainstormed an idea to set up a system to retrieve these flowers and recycle them into renewed arrangements. The renewed arrangements have a gift tag indicating "In honor of the wedding of _________"; In memory of the life of ___________"; In celebration of _________'s graduation", etc. to commemorate the donor or event.

Leland FIRST Robotics

Leland_Robotics — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:27:58 -0500

We are a nonprofit organization, based out of Leland High School, that builds robots. By doing so, we build vital qualities such as teamwork and leadership, while also increasing our aptitude for mechanical, electrical, and programming endeavors, and simultaneously giving back to our community.