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Author Archives: arantzazugarate
Greg Mortenson: A Simple Mistake or a Real Deception?
This past week my class was informed that Greg Mortenson and his Central Asia Institute was being investigated by CBS News “60 Minutes”. It was horrifying to find out that the television news program had uncovered evidence that some of … Continue reading
Posted in USF Honors College, University of South Florida, Partner organizations, Holland & Knight Foundation, Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Three Cups of Tea, Education, Shipping, Charity
Tagged school supplies, charity, USF Honors College, Afghanistan, Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, education, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Central Asia Institute, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, children, Donations, Korphe, Donation, 60 Minutes, CBS News, Jon Krakauer
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A Day at MacDill with A Yearning For More
Today our class visited MacDill Air Force Base! Our tour leaders Lt. Col. Jason Wolf, TSgt. Stephen Miles, and SSgt. Tristan Nicholas were extremely nice and so happy to show their world to mere civilians such as ourselves! Our adventure started … Continue reading
Posted in USF Honors College, University of South Florida, Partner organizations, Holland & Knight Foundation, Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Shipping
Tagged school supplies, USF Honors College, Afghanistan, University of South Florida, MacDill Air Force Base, education, Liisa Temple, Jordi Lucero, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, Donation, Louis Vuitton, Wal-Mart
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The Final Countdown
Today Zoe and I went back to Freedom High School to pick up boxes that Mr. Leitzke said he had waiting for us; although that was not the only thing on our To-Do list. When we got there at 8am … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, Donations, education, Freedom HIgh School, help, inspiration, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Humidity Hair, Rain Running and Bountiful Boxes!
Last week my partner, Zoe Stiling, and I went to Freedom High School to see how our drive was going, but due to the short notice we were not able to get anything accomplished there. But when we returned this … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, education, Freedom HIgh School, Freedom High students, inspiration, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, SMSgt Rex Temple, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Zoe Stiling
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Anxiously Awaiting
The past week was Spring Break for the University of South Florida so Zoe and I took a deserved break off of school and our school supplies drive. Although we both tried to get in contact with Freedom High School … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, Donation, education, Freedom HIgh School, humanitarian, Liisa Temple, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Senior Master Sergeant, SMSgt Rex Temple, social media, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Zoe Stiling
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Supplies Are Rolling In, But Where is The MOOH-LAH??
Last Friday Zoe and I visited Freedom High School again once I found out great news from a teacher participating in our project! Ms. Jenna Ball, who was at one point my soccer coach and a friend, is now teaching … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, children, Demography of Afghanistan, education, Facebook, Freedom HIgh School, inspiration, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Panera Bread, Student, Tampa Florida, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Zoe Stiling
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Think Globally, Act Locally: How Freedom HS Joined Our Cause
When my partner and friend Zoe Stiling and I began our arduous school supply journey, we did not receive much feedback. We thought to include our beloved high school, Freedom High School, in the hopes that our former teachers would … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner schools, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charity, Culture of Afghanistan, Freedom HIgh School, Liisa Temple, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, shipping expense, SMSgt Rex Temple, support our troops, Taliban, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Zoe Stiling
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The Hardest/Scariest Part It Making The Step
This past week we (Zoe Stiling and myself) followed up our unsuccessful emails to our old high school with a friendly visit. What an amazing difference showing up made! Everyone could not have been more friendly and more willing to … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner schools, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, children, education, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Shipping, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Vietnam War, Zoe Stiling
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How Being Annoying Works
Today our class went to a Salem Communications radio station in downtown Tampa to promote our school supplies drive and what an experience it was! After figuring out how to get there, then parking behind the garbage bins, myself … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Social media, University of South Florida
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charity, Downtown Tampa, humanitarian, inspiration, Kati Fratesi, Liisa Temple, Mohammad A. Ismail, Pakistan, Radio personality, school supplies, SMSgt Rex Temple, USF Honors College, Zoe Stiling
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Coming Together Can Have a Big Impact
While I was reading Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, there was a point where he had people of all different faiths sit around a table together, and they set aside their specific beliefs and focused on the task at … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner organizations, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, Central Asia Institute, charity, education, Greg Mortenson, High school, Liisa Temple, Pakistan, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Taliban, The New York Times Best Seller list, Three Cups of Tea
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