Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Guatemala 2010
Give a Kid a Backpack is back from delivering 398 backpacks in Guatemala. Thanks JFT Bravo for helping with the logistics. Awesome time! Check out the pics!:)
Alternative SpringBreak/ Vacation
Combine fun with service on alternative vacations. While spring
breakers are heading to the beach for a week of partying, others are
choosing to spend spring break volunteering.
This spring Give a Kid
a Backpack offered students the opportunity to travel to Ni...caragua and
Guatemala to help deliver 1000 backpacks filled with school supplies.
The volunteers
had the opportunity to help others, learn about the culture and sight
see. After returning from the trips, students thought it was the best
experience of their lives. Give a kid a Backpack alternative
vacations
are public-service-oriented trips, that focus on volunteerism and
educational issues awareness. Students earned service learning hours by
participating in the various activities.
For more information call 877-452-7225 or vist www.giveakidabackpack.org.
breakers are heading to the beach for a week of partying, others are
choosing to spend spring break volunteering.
This spring Give a Kid
a Backpack offered students the opportunity to travel to Ni...caragua and
Guatemala to help deliver 1000 backpacks filled with school supplies.
The volunteers
had the opportunity to help others, learn about the culture and sight
see. After returning from the trips, students thought it was the best
experience of their lives. Give a kid a Backpack alternative
vacations
are public-service-oriented trips, that focus on volunteerism and
educational issues awareness. Students earned service learning hours by
participating in the various activities.
For more information call 877-452-7225 or vist www.giveakidabackpack.org.
Clean Out for Kids CampaignKick Off Earth Day Lead Partners: Orange and Lake County Public Schools
(Orange County, Fl) (April 19, 2010)
– The Give a Kid a Backpack organization is proud to announce its
county-wide recycling drive, the Clean Out for Kids Campaign. The recycling campaign will focus on coll...ecting and distributing
reusable school supplies within schools to provide needed materials
to local and international children. The campaign will kick-off
on Earth Day April 22, 2010. As of today the campaign will include eighty four
schools participating throughout Lake and Orange counties.Last school year, twenty five schools collected over 2800
pounds of reusable school supplies. Volunteers cleaned, sorted and
repackaged these school supplies for children
in need. Give a Kid a Backpack goals is to collect over 7000 lbs. of reusable supplies.
“Engaging students to give back to others and learning about recycling is important in their
development as responsible, caring citizens,” said Sandra Stacy Director of Give a Kid a Backpack.
Companies and individuals interested
in donating school supplies or receiving information should call (877)
452.7225 or log onto http://giveakidabackpack.org.
– The Give a Kid a Backpack organization is proud to announce its
county-wide recycling drive, the Clean Out for Kids Campaign. The recycling campaign will focus on coll...ecting and distributing
reusable school supplies within schools to provide needed materials
to local and international children. The campaign will kick-off
on Earth Day April 22, 2010. As of today the campaign will include eighty four
schools participating throughout Lake and Orange counties.Last school year, twenty five schools collected over 2800
pounds of reusable school supplies. Volunteers cleaned, sorted and
repackaged these school supplies for children
in need. Give a Kid a Backpack goals is to collect over 7000 lbs. of reusable supplies.
“Engaging students to give back to others and learning about recycling is important in their
development as responsible, caring citizens,” said Sandra Stacy Director of Give a Kid a Backpack.
Companies and individuals interested
in donating school supplies or receiving information should call (877)
452.7225 or log onto http://giveakidabackpack.org.
JTF-Bravo, Give a Kid a Backpack: working together to help children of Honduras
JTF-Bravo, Give a Kid a Backpack: working together to help children of Honduras
Posted 3/5/2010 Updated 3/5/2010 Email story Print story
by 1st Lt. Jennifer Richard
Joint Task Force-Bravo Public Affairs
3/5/2010 - SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Give a Kid a Backpack Foundation and Joint Task Force-Bravo teamed up Feb. 23-26, traveling the Honduran countryside and distributing more than 1,000 backpacks to children in need.
This is the third year that the foundation and JTF-Bravo have worked together toward a common goal--providing assistance to Honduran people in order to promote development in the region. Together they have delivered about 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies.
"I feel strongly that many of the problems around the world are because of a lack of education," said Rosanna Kingston, founder and president of the Give a Kid a Backpack Foundation. "Hopefully a backpack full of school supplies will encourage children to continue their educations."
The Give a Kid a Backpack Foundation, which began as a family project in 2003, has delivered about 39,000 backpacks to 14 countries, including the United States. In Honduras, the foundation's work is in line with JTF-Bravo's mission of promoting prosperity and stability in the Central American region.
"This project is an example of how JTF-Bravo can partner with a non-governmental organization to provide assistance in the community," said Army Maj. Jorge Cintron, JTF-Bravo Civil Affairs Director. "With the help of JTF-Bravo, the Give a Kid a Backpack team was able to visit hard-to-reach areas of Honduras and give the backpacks to children most in need. "
JTF-Bravo facilitated the backpacks' distribution by providing transportation to and from the remote Honduran sites. Service-members stationed at Soto Cano Air Base drove sport utility vehicles, contributing their knowledge of the region and of local driving conditions. Additionally, members of JTF-Bravo assisted in giving the children their new backpacks, along with many smiles and high-fives.
"It was a nice experience for me, as a member of the military, to be out there representing the goodwill of the United States," said Air Force Capt. Dave Hein, JTF-Bravo Personnel Recovery Coordination Cell Director, who helped distribute backpacks Feb. 26. "That is really why we are here--to build relationships with the people in the Central American region and show them that we care."
The villages that received the backpack donations were selected according to their need, based on coordination with local government leaders as well as the United Nations World Food Program. Students and their families traveled for up to several hours to attend the backpack distributions, some walking barefoot, some riding in backs of pick-up trucks and some riding mules or horses.
"All of the Honduran people we spoke with were happy with the help we provided to the children," said Major Cintron. "Some of the teachers told me that now, thanks to the backpacks and school supplies, more than 1,000 students will be able to go to school. They were very pleased."
JTF-Bravo and the Give a Kid a Backpack Foundation look forward to continuing this project in Honduras in years to come. It is a win-win partnership in taking something as simple as a backpack and making a difference in the life of a Honduran child.
"Backpacks are practical, inexpensive and easy to give to the children," said Ms. Kingston.
"By JTF-Bravo working with Give a Kid a Backpack, we are helping children pursue their educations and also building and strengthening relationships," said Major Cintron. "I hope that JTF-Bravo and Give a Kid a Backpack not only continue this program in Honduras, but that we keep building on it in hopes of distributing more and more backpacks each year."
Posted 3/5/2010 Updated 3/5/2010 Email story Print story
by 1st Lt. Jennifer Richard
Joint Task Force-Bravo Public Affairs
3/5/2010 - SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Give a Kid a Backpack Foundation and Joint Task Force-Bravo teamed up Feb. 23-26, traveling the Honduran countryside and distributing more than 1,000 backpacks to children in need.
This is the third year that the foundation and JTF-Bravo have worked together toward a common goal--providing assistance to Honduran people in order to promote development in the region. Together they have delivered about 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies.
"I feel strongly that many of the problems around the world are because of a lack of education," said Rosanna Kingston, founder and president of the Give a Kid a Backpack Foundation. "Hopefully a backpack full of school supplies will encourage children to continue their educations."
The Give a Kid a Backpack Foundation, which began as a family project in 2003, has delivered about 39,000 backpacks to 14 countries, including the United States. In Honduras, the foundation's work is in line with JTF-Bravo's mission of promoting prosperity and stability in the Central American region.
"This project is an example of how JTF-Bravo can partner with a non-governmental organization to provide assistance in the community," said Army Maj. Jorge Cintron, JTF-Bravo Civil Affairs Director. "With the help of JTF-Bravo, the Give a Kid a Backpack team was able to visit hard-to-reach areas of Honduras and give the backpacks to children most in need. "
JTF-Bravo facilitated the backpacks' distribution by providing transportation to and from the remote Honduran sites. Service-members stationed at Soto Cano Air Base drove sport utility vehicles, contributing their knowledge of the region and of local driving conditions. Additionally, members of JTF-Bravo assisted in giving the children their new backpacks, along with many smiles and high-fives.
"It was a nice experience for me, as a member of the military, to be out there representing the goodwill of the United States," said Air Force Capt. Dave Hein, JTF-Bravo Personnel Recovery Coordination Cell Director, who helped distribute backpacks Feb. 26. "That is really why we are here--to build relationships with the people in the Central American region and show them that we care."
The villages that received the backpack donations were selected according to their need, based on coordination with local government leaders as well as the United Nations World Food Program. Students and their families traveled for up to several hours to attend the backpack distributions, some walking barefoot, some riding in backs of pick-up trucks and some riding mules or horses.
"All of the Honduran people we spoke with were happy with the help we provided to the children," said Major Cintron. "Some of the teachers told me that now, thanks to the backpacks and school supplies, more than 1,000 students will be able to go to school. They were very pleased."
JTF-Bravo and the Give a Kid a Backpack Foundation look forward to continuing this project in Honduras in years to come. It is a win-win partnership in taking something as simple as a backpack and making a difference in the life of a Honduran child.
"Backpacks are practical, inexpensive and easy to give to the children," said Ms. Kingston.
"By JTF-Bravo working with Give a Kid a Backpack, we are helping children pursue their educations and also building and strengthening relationships," said Major Cintron. "I hope that JTF-Bravo and Give a Kid a Backpack not only continue this program in Honduras, but that we keep building on it in hopes of distributing more and more backpacks each year."
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