9.27.2009
Car Wash Fundraiser
Beautiful weather helped make a super successful event. Check our photo album and a big thank you to everyone who showed up!
9.21.2009
How Can You Help?
1. Come to the CAR WASH SEPTEMBER 26th 11-3 - Riverdale High School, 9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR 97219
2. We are collecting cans. You can drop them off at Riverdale High School.
3. We are taking donations of books. You can drop them at Riverdale High School or Grade School.
4. Make a donation! See link above.
Thank you for your support!
The Bridges to India Team
2. We are collecting cans. You can drop them off at Riverdale High School.
3. We are taking donations of books. You can drop them at Riverdale High School or Grade School.
4. Make a donation! See link above.
Thank you for your support!
The Bridges to India Team
Press Release
Making a Difference
In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” A group of students from Riverdale High School are living those words by raising funds to make a difference. Their organization, Bridges to India, is a student-led global services group which for the last four years has developed community service projects, raised the funds to implement them, and traveled to Kerala on the southwest coast of India to enhance the quality of life improvements chartered by Hope Charities, Inc.
Service Learning is a large part of the Riverdale curriculum. The group of eleven students have developed their own project outside of school and are working hard to make it happen. In an effort to decrease world poverty and temper extremism, today’s leaders are turning to women to make a difference. Empowering them economically enables them to become a solution where only problems existed before. To this end, the group of juniors and seniors are raising funds to expand the Vatsala Shenoy Women’s Vocational Center in Kerala, India. For three weeks in late November and early December, they will travel to India to expand the Vocational Center, bring donated books to the library, and teach English as a Second Language classes in Kerala. Additional funds they raise will help support the Hope Medical Clinic which provides free medical care to small villages in southern India.
This Saturday, September 26th, the students will be holding a fundraising car wash from 11-3 at Riverdale High School (9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR 97219). Students are also raising funds by collecting cans, and are asking for donations of books to build the library that is part of the clinic. For more information, or to make a donation, you can visit their web site at www.bridgestoindia.org.
In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” A group of students from Riverdale High School are living those words by raising funds to make a difference. Their organization, Bridges to India, is a student-led global services group which for the last four years has developed community service projects, raised the funds to implement them, and traveled to Kerala on the southwest coast of India to enhance the quality of life improvements chartered by Hope Charities, Inc.
Service Learning is a large part of the Riverdale curriculum. The group of eleven students have developed their own project outside of school and are working hard to make it happen. In an effort to decrease world poverty and temper extremism, today’s leaders are turning to women to make a difference. Empowering them economically enables them to become a solution where only problems existed before. To this end, the group of juniors and seniors are raising funds to expand the Vatsala Shenoy Women’s Vocational Center in Kerala, India. For three weeks in late November and early December, they will travel to India to expand the Vocational Center, bring donated books to the library, and teach English as a Second Language classes in Kerala. Additional funds they raise will help support the Hope Medical Clinic which provides free medical care to small villages in southern India.
This Saturday, September 26th, the students will be holding a fundraising car wash from 11-3 at Riverdale High School (9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR 97219). Students are also raising funds by collecting cans, and are asking for donations of books to build the library that is part of the clinic. For more information, or to make a donation, you can visit their web site at www.bridgestoindia.org.
8.24.2009
August Meeting Reminder:
Wednesday,
August 26th
7:00pm
at Sam Boyer and Alice Wiewal's
11650 SW Military Road, Portland OR
view email posted August 20th to see agenda and what to bring
8.16.2009
August Meeting
When: Wednesday night, August 26th
Time: 7:00pm
Where: Can someone host? Let Susie know.
Who: All travelers and at least one parent
Bring: Photocopy of Passport and other id, such as driver's license or permit
Bring: Fundraising Letter checks and spreadsheet for Susie to deposit
RSVP to: susiekeeton@comcast.net
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