BwB Members Join Together to "Green" Detroit During Project
On April 19, more than 170 BwB members came out for Michigan's large-scale service project to plant trees and help 'green' neighborhoods in Detroit.
Students from 18 high schools joined students from BwB's newest independent program, Oak Park Academy, to brave the rain and cold to plant 90 trees
in
the Green Acres neighborhood of northwest Detroit.
Click here for full story.
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Michigan's Youth Advisory Council Leads by Example
The members of the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) for BwB Michigan's 17 programs not only help organize
service projects and events for other members, but perform many hours of community service themselves. They are a wonderful example to their peers
and to the
community at large. Click here to read more about this busy
group of
students.
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Lead Team Prepares for Busy Summer
Members of Michigan's 2008 Lead Team will spend their spring and summer in service at the
Michigan Veterans Foundation in Detroit.
Lead is a yearlong leadership program focusing on personal, educational and professional development.
From workshops and internships to community service and activism, Lead Team members put their knowledge
into
action. Click here to read more about the team's spring and
summer plans.
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Program Highlight: Pershing High School, Detroit
Pershing High School has been an exciting and rewarding program to facilitate, according to BwB Program Coordinator Russella Davis. The students have
an energetic force and are very dedicated members of BwB. They help with recruitment presentations in their high school and truly enjoy every
opportunity available to give of themselves to others. Read
more...
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Spotlight: Michigan's 2008 Regional Global Impact Award Winners
Each year, BwB Michigan recognizes a student and an advisor for their tremendous dedication to
Building with Books' mission and to their school and community. This year, BwB Michigan will award its Regional Global Impact Award - Student to Tom
Hickey (pictured), a senior at the Roeper School in Birmingham. The Regional Global Impact Award - Advisor will be presented to Michelle
Copp, Spanish teacher at Pontiac Central High School in Pontiac. Click here to read more about these amazing individuals.
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May 24
Harlem Roadkings Fundraising Basketball Game. Showboat Robinson's Harlem Roadkings will play against a celebrity team to benefit BwB. Free
morning basketball clinic; game is $10. 7 p.m. Pershing High School, Detroit. For
details, contact Dianne Mishra at
(248) 262-2714. A special thank you to Ramon Jones, BwB Advisor at Pershing, for planning this fundraiser!
May 31
End of the Year Service & Celebration. Help celebrate the year's
accomplishments. 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp Wathana, Holly, MI. For details, contact Dianne Mishra
at (248) 262-2714. Click here for event flyer
and Permission Slip.
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June 20
Trek for Knowledge Team Leaves for Mali. The MI team includes 11 students
and 3 teachers
from eight high schools. Click
here to read about the February Trek Team's experience in Nicaragua.
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| Congratulations and Thank You to BwB Michigan's Service
Champions and
Service Leaders for 2007-08. Click here to view the list
of these dedicated BwB members. |
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BwB Students!
Help improve our programs! Click
here to take the BwB Member Survey by May 31.
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BwB's Mission
Enhancing education and
empowering youth in the U.S. to make a
positive difference in their communities while helping people of
developing countries increase their self-reliance through education.
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