Weblog Staff Appreciation
Published in news, BuildaBridge House by Tegan Brozyna |
On October 5, Buildabridge honored staff, board members, teaching artists, and family at the annual staff appreciation party. This event was hosted at the beautiful home of Cheryl Wade, our board president, and over 30 people were able to attend a time of friends, food and good conversation. At the party, three of our volunteers received special recognition for their work with the organization: Megan Ermilio, Erin Agnew and Luis Miguel McPherson Sanchez.
Volunteer Spotlight
Published in news by Tegan Brozyna |- Alex Foreman, a sophomore at the University of Virginia, who focusedon PR and Marketing
- Kate Hails, from Hamilton College, who worked on Assessment
- Erica Breitbarth, from Wheaton College, who developed the new BuildaBridge Classroom model
- Aly Honsa, a Bryn Mawr senior who focused on Resource Development.
Special Events
Published in news by Tegan Brozyna |Exchanging Ideas and Sharing a Vision
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I am Zhou Bo from Amity Foundation, Nanjing, China. I am currently visiting the Buildabridge House, and studying here in the UnitedStates from September to the end of October. My program of study includes English tutorial study, observation in a volunteer driven non-profit and classes at Eastern University. I am glad to work as a volunteer for BuildaBridge, and during my time here I am learning about American culture, NGO processes and American society. All theses activities provide me with important experiences, and an increased global awareness that will enhance the Amity Foundation’s capacity building plan as well as my work abilities. Additionally, my visit to BuildaBridge marks a growing partnership with Buildabridge; I believe there is potential for the Amity Foundation to cooperate with BuildaBridge and help children with special needs in China through arts-integrated intervention. In January, Dr. Corbitt is making a visit to China and the Amity Foundation.
Volunteer Days
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By Sarah Heady
BuildaBridge has always depended on the kindness of others, and recently we hosted two fantastic volunteerworkdays! In late August, a group of thirty-six Arcadia University freshmen took a day out of their orientation week to pool their elbow grease.BuildaBridge was also privileged to have been selected by the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania as a nonprofit partner for its 2008 Days of Caring.Fifteen employees from Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company spent a gorgeous September day working in the BuildaBridge backyard.
Artist on Call: Diaspora of Hope
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BuildaBridge is coordinating a Diaspora of Hope Artist on Call program this Thanksgiving in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Portau Prince, Haiti and Nairobi, Kenya. November 22-30, 3-5 teams, including 10 artists each, will partner with mirror teams in every point of destination to bring wholeness and transformation to 50-100 underserved youth.
Back to School Night
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Artology: Bridging Science & Art
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It takes not one bus, but two! During his summer break, Deion, a 13 year old student, took two buses in order to arrive in West Philadelphia at 8:00am for our Artology van pick up. He could have slept in, played video games, hung out with friends, but instead he chose to come to Artology, a dynamic hands-on day camp designed to spark students' curiosity through a curriculum that uniquely integrates the sciences and the arts. Deion, along with 30% of our 21 students, had perfect attendance at Artology. Special Events
Published in Untagged by Tegan Brozyna |Volunteer Spotlight
Published in Untagged by Tegan Brozyna |- Alex Foreman, a sophomore at the University of Virginia, who focused on PR and Marketing
- Kate Hails, from Hamilton College, who worked on Assessment
- Erica Breitbarth, from Wheaton College, who developed the new BuildaBridge Classroom model
- Aly Honsa, a Bryn Mawr senior who focused on Resource Development.
All four of them did spectacular work, and we wish them a productive new school year!
Exchanging Ideas and Sharing a Vision
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Volunteer Days
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