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Category Archives: Bulls Business Community
45 Boxes of School Supplies!
Walking into class last Monday, I was shocked see all the school supplies we collected over the past few months. During the last class, we packed 45 boxes of donated schools supplies for the Afghan children, with much more school … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Bulls Business Community, Change, Charity, Children, Education, Fundraising, Holland & Knight Foundation, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Social media, USF Honors College
Tagged Avagay Watson, raising awareness, School Supplies for Afghan Children, US Troops
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The Last Stretch
I’m not a particularly athletic person, so when I say that I avoid using sports metaphors, is an understatement. However, I can only compare this point in my journey with the School Supplies for Afghan Children organization to the last … Continue reading
A Long Awaited Return
Journeys take us in many directions, for defining experiences or personal reflections; but when we return we are often not the same. Coming back from a Spring Break vacation in Vermont I’m feeling as though so much in my life … Continue reading
Calm Before the Storm
They say that the time just before a storm is the most calm. Everything seems normal and then before you know it clouds gather and the air around you stands still. The winds in the atmosphere gather at the storm … Continue reading
Getting There
I was so very proud of myself Monday morning with the supplies I was able to acquire from my parents. I probably got about two to three boxes worth. So my thanks for the support. Now I only need another … Continue reading
With the Blink of an Eye
And with the blink of an eye, it all came to an end. That is the only way I can describe this semester. Time always flies by fast, but this semester it was just unbelievable. I feel like it was … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, USF Honors College, University of South Florida, Partner schools, Partner organizations, Holland & Knight Foundation, Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Social media, Three Cups of Tea, US Army, Education, USF Housing and Residential Education, Bulls Business Community, USF Bulls Market, Shipping, Change, Stones into Schools, Charity, Air Force, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Golden Bull
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, education, Facebook, Greg Mortenson, humanitarian, inspiration, Jordi Lucero, Liisa Temple, Mohammad A. Ismail, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, social media, Social network, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Student, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Motivation
There are times when you feel like you have no motivation to do anything anymore and that the work that you are doing is not benefiting anyone. Times such as these make you want to give up on the tasks … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Force, Awareness campaigns, Bulls Business Community, Change, Charity, Church, Education, Golden Bull, Holland & Knight Foundation, Japan, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Shipping, Social media, Stones into Schools, Three Cups of Tea, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, US Army, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College, USF Housing and Residential Education
Tagged Afghanistan, Award, charitable giving, charity, children, education, Facebook, Golden Bull, Greg Mortenson, humanitarian, Justin Doromal, Liisa Temple, Mohammad A. Ismail, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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A Missed Opportunity
This week was a huge disappointment on my part for this project. Our class visited the MacDill Airforce base in Tampa and were able to explore it hand! They got to try on bomb squad suits, test flight simulators, check … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Force, Awareness campaigns, Bulls Business Community, Change, Charity, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Shipping, Social media, Stones into Schools, Three Cups of Tea, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, US Army, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College, USF Housing and Residential Education
Tagged Afghanistan, Central Asia Institute, charitable giving, charity, children, Donation, education, Facebook, help, humanitarian, inspiration, Liisa Temple, MacDill Air Force Base, Mohammad A. Ismail, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, social media, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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Mixed Views
For all those who have been following along with our project, we have some great news to share!!! This past Monday we reached and surpassed our goal of 120 boxes for the semester! Actually, we were able to collect a … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Bulls Business Community, Change, Charity, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Japan, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Shipping, Social media, Stones into Schools, Three Cups of Tea, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, US Army, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, charitable giving, charity, Demography of Afghanistan, Donation, Donations, education, Facebook, Freedom HIgh School, Greg Mortenson, inspiration, Jordi Lucero, Justin Doromal, Kacie Segovia, Mohammad A. Ismail, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, social media, Social network, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Student, Taliban, Three Cups of Tea, United States, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, YouTube
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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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