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Tag Archives: Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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 Personal Critique on Mr. Mortenson
The following does not necessarily reflect the opinions and goals of my fellow classmates, my professor, and our course project. This past week, 60 Minutes ran an investigation on Greg Mortenson and his charity. The clip was introduced to us … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Charity, Education, Stones into Schools, Three Cups of Tea, Uncategorized, University of South Florida, USF Honors College, Video
Tagged 60 Minutes, Afghanistan, Central Asia Institute, charitable giving, charity, children, education, Greg Mortenson, humanitarian, inspiration, Justin Doromal, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Taliban, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
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Learning Humility
Once again I am reminded of how privileged I am to be surrounded by people who choose to live their lives in service of others. Giving up not only time with family but potentially their lives is a humbling thought … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Education, Stones into Schools
Tagged Afghanistan, Donation, education, Flight simulator, Greg Mortenson, humanitarian, inspiration, Lt Col Jason Wolf, MacDill Air Force Base, School Supplies for Afghan Children, SSgt Tristan Nicholas, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, TSgt Stephen Miles
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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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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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Halfway There….
Only half way into the semester and the project has already received an immense amount of attention and success! At the initial stages of this project, we were apprehensive about the response we would receive from fellow students. We feared … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Bulls Business Community, Change, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Shipping, Social media, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, US Army
Tagged Afghanistan, Central Asia Institute, charitable giving, charity, children, Demography of Afghanistan, education, Facebook, Greg Mortenson, humanitarian, inspiration, Liisa Temple, Mohammad A. Ismail, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Taliban, Three Cups of Tea, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College, YouTube
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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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Escape Is Easy, Change Is Not
This past week has consisted of me chugging orange juice and Dayquil down my throat just to get through the day while struggling to study for some hardcore exams! It caused me to delay working on plans I had laid … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Bulls Business Community, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, Partner organizations, Partner schools, Social media, University of South Florida, US Army, USF Bulls Market, USF Honors College, USF Housing and Residential Education
Tagged Afghanistan, charitable giving, charity, children, Demography of Afghanistan, education, Facebook, Freedom HIgh School, Greg Mortenson, Liisa Temple, Mohammad A. Ismail, One Pencil Can Help Bring Peace, Pakistan, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Social network, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Student, University of South Florida, USF, USF Honors College, YouTube
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Pens With A Mission: Filling In A More Promising Future
Finally the pens have been packed. It turns out 669 of the purple pens that BiC donated fills one box. They will soon be on their way to find a permanent home in the hand of a child in Afghanistan. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, charity, children, Donation, education, Greg Mortenson, inspiration, Kacie Segovia, Pencil, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Société Bic, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Three Cups of Tea, Writing Instruments
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