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Author Archives: Patrick Wetzel
People Knitting Together
One of the things that I’ve been doing this week is writing a few thank you notes. The end of the semester is getting here, we’ve collected a lot of school supplies, and there are quite a few people that … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness campaigns, Catholic Students, Charity, Church, Education, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Partner organizations, Social media, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, bringing people together, Catholic, Catholic Student Center, Catholic Student Union, charitable giving, charity, children, communities, community, Donation, Donations, education, father alan weber, Jordi Lucero, MacDill Air Force Base, networking, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Patrick Wetzel, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Social network, social networks, Student, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Tea, Tunes, and School Supplies
So, I’ve had a pretty busy week, but it hasn’t been without its successes. In part, that’s what’s been keeping me busy. Of all the things that I’ve been up to this past week, the biggest one was my charity … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Charity, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Partner organizations, Shipping, Social media, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, US Army, USF Honors College, veterans
Tagged charity, Christopher Lowe, Donnalu, elicit, George Teuber, Kaleisia, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Matt Kondoff, music, Nic Stemm, Patrick Wetzel, Tampa
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A Little Sacrifice, a lot of Generosity
As has been reported, this past Wednesday, we were out at USF’s Bull Market, trading Pizzas for donations. All in all, it was very much a success. Papa John’s donated twenty pizzas, so all the money that we collected can … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Charity, Education, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Partner organizations, Shipping, Social media, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, charitable giving, charity, children, donate, Donation, education, Facebook, help, humanitarian, inspiration, Kaleisia, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, live music, muksic, non-profit, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Patrick Wetzel, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, social media, Social network, Student, tea, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Doin’ Stuff
This past week has been a bit busier than usual for me. Not just in terms of any one thing, but across the board; and that certainly applies to my effort to collect school supplies as much as anything else. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Charity, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Partner organizations, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market
Tagged act of class, Afghanistan, Catholic Student Center, Catholic Student Union, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, Donations, education, elicit, help, humanitarian, inspiration, Kaleisia, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, music, non-profit, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, social media, Student, Tampa, tea, Three Cups of Tea, United States, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Unstoppable Schools
Over the past week or two the earthquake in Japan has been a major part of the news that I’ve been seeing. Besides being a terrible tragedy, it’s reminded me of some of the other natural disasters that have struck … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Japan, Stones into Schools
Tagged Afghanistan, charitable giving, charity, children, devastation, Donation, earthquake, education, help, humanitarian, inspiration, Japan, Natural Disaster, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, poverty, school, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Student, Taliban, United States, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Forgetting Value
One of the things that always amazes me is the drive and motivation that people have to learn just when their opportunities are the most limited. We’re sending school supplies to kids in Afghanistan that might not even have a … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida
Tagged Afghanistan, Central Asia Institute, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, education, Greg Mortenson, help, humanitarian, inspiration, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, Patrick Wetzel, poverty, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Student, United States, University of South Florida, USF
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Communities Within Communities
A huge part of our project is about social awareness–we have to get the word out there. People need to know about these kids that are in need and, just as much, people need to know what we are doing … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, USF Housing and Residential Education, veterans
Tagged Afghanistan, awareness, charitable giving, charity, children, community, education, humanitarian, Kaleisia, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, social media, Social network, Student, tea, University of South Florida, USF, USF Concert Band, USF Honors College
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Personally?
My approach to this project has been a small one, a personal one. I haven’t gotten as vocal as some of my peers—who have gone to local schools, student government, radio, and businesses. Well, I went to the radio, but … Continue reading
Educating Democracies
Our project is about giving kids a chance at getting an education, but I’ve only really been able to consider the results of what we’re doing in a general kind of way. I mean, I’ve been thinking (and saying) that … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, change, charitable giving, children, corruption, democracy, education, Egypt, future, government, humanitarian, inspiration, Middle East, poverty, protest, revolution, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Student, United States
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What Armies are For
When you learn new information, it’s expected that you’ll change the way you think to accommodate it—even if it’s only a very little. Well, I’ve been reading about some of the humanitarian efforts by Americans in Afghanistan (I recently read … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, US Army
Tagged Afghanistan, charity, children, education, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Patrick Wetzel, peace, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, Taliban, Three Cups of Tea, United States, war
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