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Building Bridges: Nicaragua: Fox Lane High School

lsinger — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:37:25 -0500

At Fox Lane High School, we have a club called Building Bridges which works with Bridges to Community in Nicaragua. For years we have been sending students to Nicaragua to build homes for impoverished citizens of the country. This year was the first year it had become a club in our school, instead of an out of school trip. It has been a great success and this year, in April of 2008, we are sending 22 people to Nicarauga.

Unlocking Today's Generation

medgell — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:04:03 -0600

I started a middle school mentoring and tutoring program at the Alex Spears YMCA in Greensboro. As Volunteer-Coordinator, I arranged a group of specially chosen high school students to have spend an hour or two one or two times a week with middle schoolers that are in the YMCA after-school program. "Helping" them is a general term to describe all of the various things our tutors do. If the child needs someone to have fun with in a group game of capture the flag, we're there, if they need to discuss a problem, we listen, if they need assistance with school work, we are on top of it.

Tommorow's Leonardo

jwiedoef — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:38:18 -0600

Our principal of 16 years retired last spring. While here at the school, she slowly disposed of all art, and other creative activities. The entire focus was on pencil and paper tasks. Our kindergarten students have no art easels (or other thought provoking creative toys for that matter). We would like to purchase two easels in order for the children to have an opportunity to develop their creativity. Each easel will allow four children to paint at a time, giving eight spots each morning and lunch recess.

New Orleans Youth Library Project

rissa23ja — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:25:19 -0600

This was a project aimed to create a self-managed library in New Orleans that would inspire youth ages 5 thru 15 affected by Hurricane Katrina to excel academically through reading and writing. It was also a project aimed to encourage community development, parental involvement in the educational lives of their children, and inspire others to continue in the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans.

Teens running things

Miraclewhite — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:29:46 -0600

Teens running things is something i'd like to explain.
Many people,(adults mostly) don't pay enough attention
to what us teens have to say. There are lots of things
that I would like to see change in my community but no
one who I think could help me, listens. So my project
"Teens Running Things" will hopefully tell the community
how we all feel about being "accidently ignored."

The March To Good Health

Kristenoakley3 — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:35:11 -0500

This project is a fun project that will be appealing to people and make them want to get into shape and lead a healthy life style. The Project is called the March to good health because thats exactly what it is, a long distance walk that will motivate people to get into shape. Many people die each year due to bad health and poor choice of living. Prior to the event we will raise awareness of this and motivate people to change not only how they look on the outside, but change their overall health too.

Caesar Chavez Public Charter School Tenth Grade Community Action Project

kma274 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:20:29 -0500

The organization I am passionately dedicated to is Mobilize.org. Mobilize.org is an all-partisan network dedicated to educating, empowering, and energizing young people to increase our civic engagement and political participation. We operate through Mobilizer Teams who serve as our ground troops in the war against political apathy. These teams bring together local activists and leaders to help pave the highway to youth empowerment. One of the projects that I have worked on through my involvement with Mobilize.org is the Caesar Chavez 10th Grade Community Action Project.