CT Students Start a Reading Revolution
BwB students in Connecticut held a Reading Revolution for their annual spring Joint Service Project in April. Nearly 190 students and teachers from
the 17 BwB
programs in the region turned out to volunteer and 300 adults and children from the community attended the day devoted to reading. In addition to a massive book distribution, students ran
other activities such as face painting, story hour, bookmark and bilingual book making, literacy games and other educational activities.
Click here to read more.
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Trek for Knowledge: "The Best Experience of My Life"
In February, several students from Connecticut went on a Trek for Knowledge to
either
Nicaragua, Malawi or Mali. Zoe Karp, a 10th grader at Greenwich High School, went with a dozen other students to Djambougou, a village of about 500
people in
sub-Saharan Mali in west Africa. In an essay she wrote after returning to the U.S., she echoes what many BwB students feel after Trek, "I can easily
say that Trek
was the best experience of my life." Read more...
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For CT Students, New Meaning to "Spring Break"
This April, BwB Connecticut held its first ever Alternative Spring Break, offering youth the opportunity to do community service during a time when
many of them have nothing to do. For many, "spring break" means beaches and lounging around. For 33 Connecticut youth, spring break was indeed fun in
the sun, but it meant helping to build homes in Bridgeport. Read more...
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Spotlight: Nataki Cohen, Activities & Volunteer Coordinator
at Brighton Gardens
BwB members at Westhill High School in Stamford volunteer at the nearby Brighton Gardens senior care facility on a regular basis. The Westhill
program was given an
award last year by the Volunteer Center of Southeast Fairfield for their work at Brighton Gardens. Click here to read an interview with Nataki Cohen, the
Activities & Volunteer
Coordinator, who helps organize BwB's volunteer work at the center. She is interviewed by Keben Perez, a BwB member and student at
Westhill.
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Lead Team Celebrates Success in Style
On March 1, the Connecticut Lead
Team held their Closing Ceremony. The Team not only celebrated a year of hard work - from community service projects to professional development to
personal growth - they looked forward to bright futures lit by compassion, empowerment and responsibility. Click here to read about the Lead celebration.
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May 17
Pre-Trek Workshop for Nicaragua. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. New Canaan Nature Center.
144 Oenoke Ridge Road, New
Canaan.
May 18
Spring on the Farm. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stamford Museum & Nature Center.
39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford.
May 31
End of the Year Beach Bash. 10:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
Cove Park, Stamford. Sign up with your school's BwB Program Coordinator.
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June 25 -
29
Lead Team's summer Experiential Learning
Trip.
Camp Chittenango in upstate New York.
June & July
BwB's summer Trek for Knowledge trips.
Two CT Trek Teams will help build schools in Mali and Nicaragua.
For event details, click here to visit the CT Region web page.
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| Since January, BwB members in the Connecticut region have volunteered nearly 8,000 hours of
service in their communities and raised more than $7,000 to help build schools in developing countries. |
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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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