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Tag 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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Gratitude for a Great Semester
Today in class we received one of the last assignments we will have for the semester. It was to begin writing well-deserved thank you letters to all the people and organizations that have helped us be so successful. But first … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Change, Education, Mac Dill Air Force Base, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Arántzazu Gárate, charitable giving, Donation, education, inspiration, Jordi Lucero, Julio Novio, Justin Doromal, Kati Fratesi, Kryssa Johnson, MacDill Air Force Base, Mohammad A. Ismail, Patrick Wetzel, Sarai Quiel, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Shipping, Taliban, Zoe Stiling
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Doughnuts for Donations!
For once, I actually have too much to write about for my blog! First of all, MacDill Air Force Base was a blast! Our class was given a tour of the base on April 11th by Lt. Col. Jason Wolf, SSgt Tristan … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Force, Awareness campaigns, Charity, Education, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Partner organizations, Shipping, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Arántzazu Gárate, Bomb disposal, Bombsuit, Bulls Market, EOD, Greg Mortenson, IED, Improvised explosive device, Jordi Lucero, Liisa Temple, Lt Col Jason Wolf, MacDill, MacDill Air Force Base, New Tampa Rotary Club, Patrick, Patrick Wetzel, Rotary, SMSgt Rex Temple, SSgt Tristan Nicholas, Theta Chi, Three Cups of Tea, TSgt Stephen Miles, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors Collge, USF Rotaract Club, Zazu
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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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Bull Markets
So this past Wednesday we had our big Bull Market fundraiser!! After a week’s delay due to some scary weather, we finally had our booth for Bull Market. And we couldn’t have asked for a better day, it was bright … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Charity, Education, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Shipping, Social media, University of South Florida, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College
Tagged Bull Market, Chase Zimmerman, elicit, Facebook, Jordi Lucero, Kaleisia Tea Lounge, Krispy Kreme, Papa John's Pizza, Patrick Wetzel, pizza, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Cildren, Theta Chi, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College
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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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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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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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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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Doing Something
As I start working to get school supplies to people who need them halfway around the globe, I think that it’s important to know why it is that I’m doing this. It’s part of a course that I’m taking this … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
Tagged Afghanistan, charity, education, Patrick Wetzel, Philosophy, school supplies, SMSgt Rex Temple, Taliban
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