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Author Archives: Kryssa Johnson
End of the Beginning
I’m still shocked we surpassed our goal by about seventy boxes of school supplies with more still to come. If someone had told me would get past 120 boxes back in January I would have thought, “Yeah, o.k, like maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Change, Charity, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Mac Dill Air Force Base, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, charitable giving, children, Donation, education, Facebook, grow, Kryssa Johnson, Learning, Liisa Temple, MacDill Air Force Base, Shipping, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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Food for Thought
So I’m munching away on a delicious bagel from Einsten Bros Bagels with some interesting vegetable cream cheese pondering on what the subject of my blog should be. There was some rather devastating news this week about an investigation into … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Change, Charity, Church, Education, Shipping, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charity, children, congregation, Donation, education, Einstein Bros Bagels, Greg Mortenson, Justin Doromal, Kryssa Johnson, religion, school supplies, USF Honors College
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Off We Go, Into the Wild Blue Yonder…
Our USF Honors class went on a field trip this week which was really refreshing, considering it was my first class trip since middle school. Instead of meeting at regular Juniper-Poplar 1309, we gathered at MacDill Air Force Base‘s Visitor … Continue reading
So Many Supplies, So Little Shipping Funds
It was such an elating feeling to walk in class Monday morning and see boxes, tubs, and bags of school supplies just begging to be packaged and shipped to Afghanistan where impoverished children desiring an education could put them to … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Bulls Business Community, Change, Charity, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Shipping, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Bull Market, charity, children, Donation, education, Kryssa Johnson, Liisa Temple, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, pizza, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Shipping, USF Honors College
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So Much Accomplished, So Much More To Do
As we near the end of the semester, I can’t believe how much our class has accomplished. We have about 84 boxes so far, but students still have supplies at their house, promises of donations and drives occurring. Currently, there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Change, Charity, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Japan, Shipping
Tagged Afghanistan, charity, Donation, education, Japan, Kryssa Johnson, Libya, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Syria, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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A Prosperous Spring Break
My hard work so far is really paying off! A good portion of my spring break was actually spent running errands related to this awesome charity project. Within the time span of one week, my boxes filled jumped from about … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Change, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Shipping, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, charity, children, Donation, education, F.C.C. Coleman, IRHA, Kryssa Johnson, Lakeland, Reformation Lutheran Church, School Supplies for Afghan Children, University of Florida, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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Cynic to Philanthropist
The word cynical is not new to me. In fact it’s been directed at me a few times and I honestly have described myself with the word. My distrust in people and belief that they are selfish has undoubtedly held … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner organizations, Shipping, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, charity, Cynic, Donation, education, Facebook, Kryssa Johnson, Liisa Temple, philanthropy, Reformation Lutheran Church, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Shipping Boxes, Student, University of Florida, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Vetcare
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Price of An Education? Not that Much Actually
It is so easy to say “I’ll get around to donating later” or “Money is just too tight”. When I’m trying to get a glimmer of attention and some care to swell up from within someone while elaborating on my … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Central Asia Institute, charity, education, Facebook, Greg Mortenson, Kryssa Johnson, Liisa Temple, McDonalds, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Starbucks, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Taco Bell, Taliban, Three Cups of Tea
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Twitter, Gators & Student Government- Oh My!
It has been 43 days since I first learned of the School Supplies for Afghan Children charity drive and became committed to a truly meaningful project donating tools to educate Afghanistan students and thereby helping to improve a country. Since the … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Colleges and Universities, Donation, education, Florida, Kryssa Johnson, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, School Supplies for Afghan Children, United States, University of Florida, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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Fearless Females in Afghanistan’s Schools
When taking on the challenge of becoming a part of the School Supplies for Afghan Chidlren drive as part of my USF Honors College Major Works and Major Issues course, I knew I’d be educated on more than just … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Holland & Knight Foundation, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, education, Justin Doromal, Kandahar, Kryssa Johnson, Kumon Learning Center, Mirwais School for Girls, New York Times, Qur'an, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, Taliban, University of Florida
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