Who: This project is open to anyone ages 14+. Those who are 14 or 15 will be volunteering at the Warehouse and those who are 16 years old and older will be volunteering at the ReStore.

What: We will be spending the day volunteering at the Habitat for Humanity Restore building and warehouse doing various tasks such as painting, cleaning and light building. 

Where: The ReStore building is located at 5701 S. Division, just south of 56th Street in southeast Grand Rapids

When: July 24th, 9am-4pm

Who: Anyone who feels like spending the afternoon having a lot of fun!

What: We will be spending the afternoon cleaning up Hillcrest/Upper Fuller park. It is a dog park so we will also be constructing holders for pet supplies--dog treats, fetch balls, waste bags, Frisbees, and water dishes. Afterwards we plan on having a cook-out.

Where: Hillcrest/Upper Fuller dog park

When: May 29th, 1pm-4pm

Ok so here are a few ways you can help Haiti in their recovery

1. Text Haiti to 90999 - donates $10 to American Red Cross relief in Haiti

One easy way to publicize the texting campaign to help those in Haiti.  

1.  Arrive to school or class 15 minutes early.

2.  Walk into a classroom where a teacher is present.

3. Ask him/her if you can write a reminder on the board to donate to the American Red Cross to help those in Haiti.

4. After the teacher agrees write: “Text “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross”

5.  Leave that classroom, find another and repeat!

2. Buy a cool T-shirt from Threadless.com all proceeds going to American Red Cross Haiti relief

3. Do a Fundraiser using one of the following ideas

Youth all around the country and world are trying to think of ways to raise funds to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake.  A number of different student organizations at Vanderbilt University have stepped up to the challenge, including the Red Cross Club on campus.   Here is part of an article highlighting the club’s idea:

Vanderbilt Red Cross has joined together with Vanderbilt Student Government, Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Gamma and several other organizations to host “Hope for Haiti,” a dinner fundraiser on Jan. 29.

“It is our goal to increase awareness, to raise money and to help the people in Haiti,” said Vanderbilt Red Cross president Melissa Zhu. “I hope through this event people can realize there are multiple ways to help. People can donate money, get training for mass care and donate blood.”…

For the full article visit: http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/12266, January 14th by Laura Dolbow

 Show the Road to Fondwa www.fondwa.org

About the documentary
Road to Fondwa is a documentary that tells the story of the people of Haiti; a
story of resilience and resistance, of hope and solidarity, a story of the human spirit. The
documentary provides a great opportunity to learn and understand more about the Haitian
people, witness their daily struggle and small victories and more important get a sense of
how is life in the face of a major catastrophe.
The producers of the Road to Fondwa are organizing screenings of the film in cities
throughout the country in hopes of encouraging groups and organizations to raise money
for Haiti relief through these screenings. The producers have also agreed to share this
film with any Red Cross chapter, School or Campus Club, or Youth Group that wants to
organize a screening in order to raise money.

Day 1

Team Building

Interactive team building games and exercises designed to strengthen team members. While developing thier abilities to connect and relate to others in a team setting.

Introduction to Humanitarian Law

International humanitarian law is a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects persons who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare. International humanitarian law is also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict.

More information can be found here

Service Project Planning 101

We will be covering the ins and outs of service project planning. topics such as site visits, volunteer recruitment, sponsors, leadership roles, day of planning and appropriate project selection. 

Service Project Planning Exercise

Students will be broken into teams and given a list of suggested service projects. Each team will choose a project and prepare a comprehensive plan to coordinate, and implement their teams project.

Day 2

Social Media

An in depth look at how to use social media to effectively further awareness of humanitarian efforts, local service opportunities

Visual Media

The power of visual media is immeasurable. Companies are willing to spend millions of dollars for a 30 second ad during large events like the super bowl all due to the power of media In this class we will explore ways youth can utilize media by creating videos and photography. During this session student will have the chance to work as a team to create a 30 second public service announcement about youth involvement in social issues.