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Tag Archives: Taliban
How far a pencil can take you
This week’s class began as an introduction to the fundraising world. As we begin writing our letters to friends, family, and just about anyone we can get to help, I can’t help but wonder: where do I begin? Or an … Continue reading
School supplies arrive to Afghanistan
One of the most rewarding parts of working on this school supplies drive is receiving photos of the children in Afghanistan to whom the US and NATO troops deliver them. Even though the actual USF Honors course “Social Media, Social … Continue reading
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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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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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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Super People Doing Amazing Things
Wow. The semester is nearly ¾ of the way through, and April 1st is right around the corner. Who would have thought that our class would accomplish all that it has in the past three months? In three short months, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Awareness campaigns, Education, Partner organizations, Social media, USF Bulls Market
Tagged Afghan National Police, Afghanistan, charitable giving, education, Facebook, Kati Fratesi, Kryssa Johnson, Nato Training Mission-Afghanistan, Sarai Quiel, school supplies, School Supplies for Afghan Children, social media, Taliban, Twitter, Wordpress
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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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Price of An Education? Not that Much Actually
It is so easy to say “I’ll get around to donating later” or “Money is just too tight”. When I’m trying to get a glimmer of attention and some care to swell up from within someone while elaborating on my … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Education, Holland & Knight Foundation, University of South Florida, USF Honors College
Tagged Afghanistan, Central Asia Institute, charity, education, Facebook, Greg Mortenson, Kryssa Johnson, Liisa Temple, McDonalds, School Supplies for Afghan Children, Starbucks, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books Not Bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Taco Bell, Taliban, Three Cups of Tea
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