All Interact and Rotaract Clubs are encouraged to participate in the El Paso-Global Youth Service day by either coming up with your own project or joining UTEP Rotaract project or Coronado High School's Interact Project. Franklin Interact is thinking about doing a cell phone collection to help the community center (Houchen) in central El Paso, more details to follow. The CHS project with be Sat. April 24th, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Project will be led by Justin Churchman in Vinton ( I believe it is between Canutillo and Anthony). The work will entail helping to establish a playground in that community.
UTEP has a project that utilizes the skills of Computer Science Majors, and has a fundraising/ service component. Please feel free to post your projects on this blog, so you can solicit help from other current Rotarians or invite potential members as a recruiting mechanism. Youngsters who like community service, should love this!
The theory behind Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is that within several times zones and days, more youth can participate in multiple projects simultaneously, so in effect they all work together on the same day!
http://elpasogysd.pbwiki.com/
http://elpasogysd.pbworks.com
If you contact Nicholas, your group may be able to join in on the taping of a commercial for this event on Tues, April 6th.
Contact for GYSD is Nicholas Fernandez: fernandez.nicholas@gmail.com or 999-1468
For information about GYSD in general: go to:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gysd.org