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Author Archives: Sarai Quiel
A definite success all around!
Remember when I talked about that finish line in my earlier blog? Yes, we just past it and we past it finishing in 1st place! A class of 12 dedicated Honors students has raised more than $4,000 dollars for shipping … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Charity, Education, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, education, Facebook, Kati Fratesi, Liisa Temple, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Sarai Quiel, SMSgt Rex Temple, USF Honors College, Zoe Stiling
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Enlightenment at MacDill Air Force Base
This past Monday (April 11), my classmates and I, along with Mrs. Temple and SMSgt Rex Temple’s mom Maxine, went on a tour on the MacDill Air Force Base. This awesome field trip was a reward for our hard work? … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Force, Change, Education, Mac Dill Air Force Base, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Bomb disposal, charity, education, Improvised explosive device, Jordi Lucero, Liisa Temple, Lt Col Jason Wolf, MacDill Air Force Base, Sarai Quiel, Sgt Tristan Nicholas, TSgt Stephen Miles, USAF, USF Honors College
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Almost at the finish line
Although I love to play soccer, running and I are not friends. To be exact, we’re pretty much frenemies. I’ve always wondered how track or marathon runners run and run and run until they complete the finish line. Most runners … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Charity, Education, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Shipping, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, charity, education, Facebook, Papa John's Pizza, Patrick Wetzel, Sarai Quiel, School Supplies for Afghan Children, social media, University of Tampa, USF Honors College
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AAUW sponsors 10 boxes
Right before Spring Break, I was really nervous about how I was going to come up with the shipping money to send my 10 boxes. It’s hard to ask people for money especially in this economy. Fortunately, there are people … Continue reading
$12.95 to ship a dream!
As we sat in class and discussed our progress on our end of the year goals, I realized Kati and I totally forgot about our money situation. For every APO box we send to Afghanistan, it costs $12.95. Doesn’t seem … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Shipping, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Housing and Residential Education
Tagged Afghanistan, charity, children, Donation, Kati Fratesi, Sarai Quiel, School Supplies for Afghan Children, University of South Florida
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Hunting for School Supplies!
This past week Kati and I went on five hunts. Yes, FIVE hunts! I almost felt like the pirate Jack Sparrow trying to find the lucrative treasure. The lucrative treasure being our twenty boxes of school supplies. To better organize … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Partner organizations, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, USF Housing and Residential Education
Tagged Afghanistan, Casino Night, charity, children, education, Facebook, Jack Sparrow, Kati Fratesi, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Sarai Quiel, School Supplies for Afghan Children, USF
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Working hard to achieve our goals
This Tuesday was a super busy day for me. Not only was I dreading a class PowerPoint presentation (which I’m pretty sure I aced!), but I had two opportunities to speak to some student organizations about School Supplies for Afghan … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Partner organizations, Partner schools, USF Housing and Residential Education
Tagged Afghanistan, charitable giving, charity, children, education, Kacie Segovia, Kati Fratesi, Kryssa Johnson, Sarai Quiel, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, USF Honors College, USF SG, USF Student Government
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Taking advice and using it
Time. It seemed like we had all the time in the world to make this organization a success. I can’t believe how fast this semester has gone by! We’re about halfway through the semester and I can’t help but reflect … Continue reading
Our class gets on TV
In a society where we’re constantly shown either the evils of the world or the latest Hollywood scandal, it’s great to see a news piece that shows the goodness of mankind. It was the second week of class that the … Continue reading