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Tag Archives: SMSgt Rex Temple
Reflecting On My Journey
As we are now in the final stretch of our School Supplies for Afghan Children project, I’ve come to realize what tremendous effort it took us as a class to get to the point where we are and having the … Continue reading
From Awareness to Action: A Journey
I want to start my entry this week by thanking the Sisters United Muslim Association for their help and support for this semester. During the meeting tomorrow I will be collecting donations from them for the semester and I am … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, blog, Children, Education, helping, Inspiration
Tagged Liisa Temple, SMSgt Rex Temple, USF SUMA
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Meeting the Paras – an important piece to our puzzle
As Professor Temple wrote a few weeks ago, here, we are now in contact with a local troop from Sarasota, LTjg Greg Para, who will be the one doing the footwork to bring the supplies to the kids who need … Continue reading
Posted in blog, Change, Education, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Tagged bigger picture, Greg Para, humanitarian, impact, Liisa Temple, Phoebe Chang, piece, puzzle, SMSgt Rex Temple, USF
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One Pen. One Letter. One Goal.
On the first day of class this semester, as Professor Temple described the assignments and scope of this course, my mind was racing with ideas of constituent groups I could ask to support the collection of School Supplies for Afghanistan … Continue reading
The Importance of the Image
I was given the opportunity on Monday to listen to a talk by SMSgt Rex Temple, whom, along with his wife Liisa, founded School Supplies for Afghan Children. He discussed his tour in Afghanistan, the conditions there, and what prompted … 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 Afghanistan, Air Force, Awareness campaigns, Bulls Business Community, Change, Charity, Education, Golden Bull, Holland & Knight Foundation, 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, 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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Finishing The Semester
It’s hard to believe the class is almost over. This semester really seemed to fly by, despite what a hard semester it was! My classes were tough, my grades are not perfect, and work is work as usual. But despite … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Force, Change, Charity, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Shipping, Social media
Tagged Academic term, Afghanistan, education, humanitarian, Jordi Lucero, Liisa Temple, MacDill Air Force Base, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SMSgt Rex Temple, Social class, Student, Teacher, Television, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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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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How This Course Has Changed My Life
I still can’t believe I’m sitting here writing my last blog for this class. This semester flew by and it’s mind-boggling that it is almost over. While trying to think of what to write about this week, I’ve looked over … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Education, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Partner organizations, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, USF Housing and Residential Education
Tagged Afghanistan, charitable giving, Donation, education, Liisa Temple, Sarai Quiel, SMSgt Rex Temple, USF Honors College
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Bye-Bye Bubble
Well, that’s it. Today was the last official meeting for “Social Media, Social Change: One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace”; we certainly brought change. At the close of the class Senior Master Sergeant Rex Temple reiterated his thanks, while I … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Change, Charity, Education, Mac Dill Air Force Base, Partner organizations, University of South Florida
Tagged Academic term, Afghanistan, Facebook, MacDill Air Force Base, Senior Master Sergeant, SMSgt Rex Temple, Social change, social media, Wordpress, Zoe Stiling
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