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=//**SAS Pudong Community Service Club  Welcome!**//= ==The newly-formed SAS Community Service Club will use this space to share information and questions about our c//urrent activities as well as ideas about future projects!// Please share information from your own research or notes from our meetings and feel free to edit this page- //it belongs to all club members.//==

__What is the purpose of our club?__

 * ===To engage responsibly in the world's problems by connecting with our local community and other communities in China===
 * ===To learn group skills through collaboration and teamwork===
 * ===To interact with the world around us===
 * ===To develop citizenship and generosity through authentic community service activities===

__Who are we?__ (add your name here!)
Catalina (President) YJ (Vice-President) Saskia Barker/Hongbo Wang (Secretary) Hellen (Treasurer) Mr. Nordmeyer & Mrs. Nordmeyer (sponsors) Lily Feng Claudia Sun Vivian Sze Jean-Daniel Castonguay Ann Chen Gabriel Sanchez What do officers do?

**__Our meetings:__**

 * Every Monday @ 3:00 in the Counseling Area. Please join and feel free to bring a friend.**

=**Current Project**=


 * An orphanage in rural Anhui province with over 200 children, most of whom are physically or mentally disabled. The home is in desperate need of medical items, warm clothing, baby items, school supplies, books and toys. Fundraising will allow them to meet immediate needs and empower them to make local decisions**


 * We are trying to raise funds through the Feb 29 Dodgeball Tournament THANKS TO PEPSICO for their generous support of snacks and prizes for the winners.
 * We are planning for more activities in the spring - fundraising and hopefully a visit to the orphanage.
 * We are developing a website and brochure to help with future fundraising efforts.

Purpose: collect material donations to benefit rural villages in China
__Will accept:__ Clothing, Shoes, Bed linens and blankets, Normal-sized toys, cash (for transport expenses) __Will NOT accept:__ Baby cots, strollers, roller skates, baby car-seats, pots, pans, books, video tapes, cutlery and Bicycles. - How can we collect/store materials? (locate boxes) - How can we transport materials? - How can we motivate people to participate?
 * Challenges & Key Questions:**


 * OUTCOMES:**
 * 20 boxes of clothing, shoes and games donated to River of Hearts!
 * ParentTalk Article 10/25/07
 * Mr. Malone's unforgettable song

- posters (on homeroom doors, school bus doors, walls, windows, lockers) - school morning announcement - members of the community service club make announcements in homeroom - leaflets for everyone - write in parent talk - let the school send notices to parents via internet
 * COMMUNICATION with SAS group: Vivian, Lily, Claudia**

__Resources and other project ideas:__
[|http://www.fwpchina.com/index.php/china/info/internship_opportunities]