Hello, My name is Khodjakhonov Abboskhon, i'm an exchange student from the country of Uzbekistan, as a FLEX student we have certain requirements as a projects to do throughout the year, as a 3rd project i decided to spend some time after school and during study hall with a kids with Down and Angelman syndromes.
I couldn't even imagine how hard is for kids to live with this disorders. It's been a 2 weeks since i started spending time with them. We do a lot of fun things, They really like me reading them books, they really love stories and fairy tales.
They also like playing games, Catch the world, its a game that we made up with Alex and Mathew, it's a game in which you have to pass the ball to each other, but you have to catch it without looking at the ball. It's actually really funny. Why did we called this game "Catch the world"? Because Mathew said that ball has a same shape as our planet. So we decided that it would be a lot more interesting to catch the "world" instead of the ball.
I actually enjoy the time spent with them, and we became really close to each other. Alex called me his best friend 2 days ago. That made me really happy. It means, that all i did, will be remembered by those guys.
And the most difficult part of my project was to involve more people to help me with out activities, due to track and baseball season.
But i finally found to people, that are my best friends, Jake and Andrew to help me.
It's not that i need help, but it's about caring about people that have a hard life.

I'm really glad that i started spending time with Alex and Mathew. And i will keep in touch with my friends from now on.

Counseling for youth and tutoring

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Providing interpreter services for foreign workers accessing free health care

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Translation services and health report writing for immigrant families at Mapogu Health Family Support Center

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Micah Spencer and Nadareh McMillan were trying to create low-fat ranch dressing inside the kitchen at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington.

They also had another task: Trying to teach 7-year-old Dasanna Boyer how to make the dressing.

Spencer handed Dasanna a half-slice of lemon, and the first-grader at neighboring Frederick Douglass Stubbs Elementary gave a half-hearted squeeze. A few drops trickled into a bowl -- not nearly enough to make a tasty dressing.

To read the complete article by Hiran Ratnayake, visit http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100427/HEALTH/4270309/1113/Schoo....

The Akwesasne Community holds an annual 5k, to help donate money for Cancer research. The club members were asked to help celebrate this event by being the welcoming commitee when the walker's or runner's came in from finishing the 5k.

Eventos da OBA marcam o Dia Global do Voluntariado Jovem 2010
23, 24 e 25 de abril.

Para quem percebeu que vive num mundo cheio de problemas, esses três dias são de grande importância, são os dias para ajudar a quem precisa. Nessas datas é celebrado o Dia Global do Voluntariado Jovem, a oportunidade perfeita para fazer o bem e se doar ao próximo (seja ele quem for). A OBA! preparou uma programação toda especial para o fim de semana para que todos possam ajudar uma causa nobre, a dos animais. Segue aí a programação, e lembre que sua presença é indispensável para os patudinhos!

Sábado, 24 de abril

- 4° Encontro dos Patudos - evento de adoção de cães e gatos (cartaz em anexo)

Mais uma vez em parceria com o Mac Shopping você terá a oportunidade de dar um lar para um peludo e ganhar um novo e fiel companheiro.

Para isso basta comparecer no local portando RG (somente maiores de 18 anos) e comprovante de residência e conversar com um voluntário responsável.

Se não puder adotar, precisamos de voluntários para ficar com os peludinhos nas guias e na distribuição de materiais educativos. Você também pode ajudar doando ração para o projeto MUTIRÃO MATA-FOME, promovido pela OBA em localidades carentes.

Endereço: Mac Shopping, Rua Cel. Pedro Demoro, 2025, Estreito (ao lado do supermercado Imperatriz)

Horário: 9h às 17 h

Confirmações de presença: (48) 9114-2537/ 9113-2106

A OBA não recolhe animais. Abandonar é crime: lei federal 9.065/98.

Mutirão Mata-Fome nas aldeias indígenas de Palhoça

Acontecerá mais um Mutirão em parceria com a Unisul. A ação solidária é aberta a todos que querem ajudar a melhorar a vida dos peludos que moram nas áreas indígenas de Palhoça. Todos os animais são alimentados e tratados.

Ponto de Encontro: Posto de Gasolina Passa Vinte, às margens da BR, Palhoça

Horário: 14 h

Confirmações de presença: (48) 9607-0930

Domingo, 25 de abril

Cão Terapia

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Date of Project: January – July 2010
Project Ready, Urban League of Greater Hartford has collaborated with the American Red Cross in organizing a final cullminating project, which is a Blood Drive on Saturday, May 8th at a local YMCA.
Our Academic Goal is to engage students in civic responsibility, public speaking, leadership and how to convey valuable information that impacts their community residents and our neighbors.Our service learning Community Need is based on research and data American Red Cross of the Connecticut office has provided. Our community has minimal invovlement in blood drives especially with many community memebers requireing specific blood types, lack of specific blood matches and specific blood transfusions. Our youth want to engage 1st time Blood donors and increase the education to the African American and North End community residents about the importance of donating blood. They have engaged in several certification training, education and leadership training in preparation to go out into the community and local community agencies and outreach, agencies such as YMCA, Community Health Services, Urban League of Greater Hartford, Local businesses and schools.

Help Us Help Others Blood Drive is scheduled for Satruday, May 8th from 8am-1pm at the Wilson-Gray YMCA, 444 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT 06103. Refreshments and food will be provided in the canteen area. We will also be raffling a bike from our Hot Spot Bike Shop (2nd hand and repaired), gift cards to local restaurants and stores as a way to thank peopel for donating.

THS Service Learning & Key Club students will participate in various projects for Globl Youth Service Day 2010:

• Clean and Wax historical walking tour markers
• Serve as a "buddy" for THS students competing in the Crawford County Special Olympics
• Create a transition video for Kindergarten students going into 1st grade.
• Teaching Internet Safety to K-5 students
• Create a Youth Advisory Council for coordinating future service projects

Volunteering at the clinic. Grant to work with people. This will help facilitate a day of work employees, as well as help to develop qualities such as: team work, caring for others, respect and ability to communicate with patients.
The process of volunteering:
-Work with patients
-Assistance in organizing the library
-Help in preparing the papers
- Work with patients children

Today, the Chernobyl disaster does not generate the headlines it did when nuclear reactor no. 4 exploded on April 26, 1986, at 1:23 AM, with the winds blowing 70% of the radioactive debris and toxins into Belarus. However, the aftermath of this catastrophe continues to have devastating effects on the people of the Chernobyl region, especially the children. Spawned by the conscience and concerns of people throughout the U.S., scores of grass root programs have emerged to help the people most affected by the Chernobyl explosion.

In 1997, representatives from across the United States gathered to explore the formation of a national organization to help coordinate and sustain these community programs. At the end of the conference, the seeds for a new organization were sown to assist the people of the Chernobyl region.

Throughout the next year, a working group continued to develop the structure and define the role of the organization and in October 1998, Children of Chernobyl U.S. Alliance (CofCUSA) was officially formed. Working through an alliance of the many community organizations, individuals and programs (as well as various corporations, businesses, and foundations) directly involved in these humanitarian efforts, CofCUSA is a private, non-profit organization with tax-exempt status.

CofCUSA is supportive of all ongoing efforts and provides support services to both new and existing groups; has established a network of resources; and is committed to developing new program initiatives to meet the needs of those in the Chernobyl region.

The primary focus of the community groups has been that of providing health recuperation respites for the children of Chernobyl. However, other groups engaged in significant program activities provide:

humanitarian aid and medicines to orphanages, community centers, and hospitals;

assistance for those with special medical needs, e.g., visually impaired, prosthetics, and seriously ill;

Local kids learned how to exercise and have fun at the same time.

It is called CLUB FIT and it is a new program at Riley Elementary School.

Students learn about nutrition and exercise in different ways.

Kids got the chance to show their dancing skills with Zumba while working out and eating a healthy snack.

"We want to get the point across of a healthier lifestyle. Exercise, healthy foods, just healthy lifestyle overall," Sidney Schuttrow one of the leaders of CLUB FIT said.

CLUB FIT was brought to Riley by CHANCES for Indiana Youth and paid for by a grant from United Healthcare and Youth Service America.

To visit the article and see the photo, visit http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/kids-stay-fit-with-new-club.

Fifteen percent of all Americans ages 6-19 are obese. If that statistic doesn't change, today's children may be the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

Southwest Allen County Schools' Lafayette Meadows third-grader Madeline Cumbey, 9, wanted to do something to change that statistic. With the help of her mother, Tina, she came up with an idea, wrote a proposal and got $750 from a UnitedHealth Care HEROES Grant to construct raised bed gardens for grades K-5 at the school.

To read the complete article and view the photos, visit http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100424/NEWS/42....

Geoff is a senior in Middleburgh High School, who has been officially diagnosed as having a form of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, called B-Cell Lymphoma, aka Burkitt's Lymphoma. Middleburgh Central School will be sponsoring a Jog/Walk-a-thon for Geoff. All participants are asked to find sponsors for laps completed or flat donations for this event. Middleburgh Varsity Softball Team is participating in Jog/Walk-a-thon for Geoff to help collect donations for him.

We have an event planned for foster children in Las Vegas. We will be setting up craft tables, scrapbook tables, and a donation drop off for summer camp items.

We really like doing sports so this day will be also held in the name of the sports. Especially, this time we will have horse riding for the handicapped children. After the programs we are going to bake and cook together.

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A fishing competition is held at the Danube. We will also clean up the garbage where necessary.

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The Tripoli International Half Marathon is a marathon under the slogan “Drive Slowly So We Can Run Together.” The aim behind it is to raise awareness of traffic accidents as well as any other cause the participants choose to run for. Tripoli Youth Forum (TYF) is a partner organization in this event organized by the NGO Ma’an Lubnan in collaboration with YASA and sponsored by the Azm & Saade Association. In addition, TYF participated in registering the participants, conducting political, NGO, school, university and youth group visits and on-site coordination with the partner organizations in preparation for the event. We will have a water and cheering stand on April 23rd and 24th to hand out the participation packages.

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This project aims to involve elderly people in social activities. It includes visiting old people in Dar Al Ajaza Hospital, spending a half day with them and organizing entertaining activities like acting, playing cards and chess, having conversations about their lives, and offering them cakes and flowers.

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Tayyar al-Mustaqbal with the cooperation of Hariri Foundation Volunteer Center
Rehabilitation of the Maani Sports Club playing field and preparing the grounds in order to revive the club and welcome athletes from all the Sidon clubs as well as to ready it to host the many games and activities which revive the neighborhood. This is one of the development projects in Sidon helping to promote sports tourism in the city.

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Tayyar al-Mustaqbal - Secondary School Office with the cooperation of Hariri Foundation Volunteer Center:
This project involves spending the day at the “Lana al Mustaqbal” Association to assist the disabled, to spend time with them and to carry out recreational activities with them. The idea is for them to feel the social concern of others by having some basic needs met.

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Hello Everyone.

My name is Nekruz Mamadalizoda and I am a foreign exchange student from Tajikistan representing the "World Heritage Organization" .

Today, April 23, 2010, which is a Global Youth Service Day, I completed a "Small Step Toward Big Change" project. Me, my fellow interact club members from Gateway High School and students from leadership class gathered together and picked up the trashed all around the school( Inside & outside ).

The number of volunteers were approximately 30-32. The majority of them were in 12th grade. (Seniors) They were all enthusiastic and willing to contribute to the school by completing this project.

In addition to picking up the trashes all around the school, we also managed to demonstrate a good example of keeping our community clean all the time. We could indeed demonstrate that there are some people around us nowadays who care about living in a clean environment. Other students and even teachers were wondering why we were doing that, which is not our job, but my only answer for them would be: "We are one big family in this world, and it is our responsibility to keep it clean."

I really enjoyed this project and being in charge of such a wonderful project was a great privilege for me.

From the depth of my heart, I would like to thank all the volunteers that participated in this project, school administration for giving me permission and most importantly the "World Heritage Organization" for encouraging me to complete this outstanding project.

By only one project, it is, obviously, impossible to keep our environment clean. Thus, I encourage and ask you all to take a step, even if it is a small one, toward contributing to the cleanness of our environment.

All it is going to take is a little bit time and effort. BUT THE RESULT, INDEED IS WORTH IT.

WE ARE ONE BIG FAMILY IN THIS WORLD AND IT IS OUR

RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THIS PLACE CLEAN ALL THE TIME

We will be celebrating our 2nd Annual Global Youth Day Celebration at Long Elementary School in Dearborn, Michigan on 3100 Westwood Street. We will be cleaning around the school, cleaning out the garden and the playground areas, and planting a tree.

The Medical Journey brings much needed medical supplies and professional treatment to rural, impoverished Panamanian villages

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Asociation “MOTIVAŢIE” from Moldova

invites you to participate in the social marathon

„We have skills, together we create opportunities”

which will take place on sunday, April 25. This action is part of the National Volunteer Week and consists of two parts:

11:00 – Marathon - from the House of Government to the Ministry of Finance

Goal: To demonstrate the impossibility of disabled people from Moldova to walk on Moldovan streets.

14:00 Masster Class disABILITY, which will take place at the intersections of Independentei street and Traian.

Goal: To demonstrate professional skills of disabled people.

These actions are planned and implemented by Association Motivație from Moldova, The Club of Young Governors and Botanica's sector Mayor's Office.

Asociation MOTIVATIE Moldova
Adresa: Bd. Traian 23/1,
Tel/fax: 66-13-93, 069407191
Contact person: Surdu Ecaterina
E-mail: ecaterina@motivation-md.org

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Northwest Middle School students will participate in community service learning days by grade level on May 17, 18, and June 4, 2010. All students will participate in a variety of community service activities around the area! We are pioneers in this endeavor and very excited. Reflection is important to impact the students before, during, and after the service experience. S.M.A.R.T. Team at NWMS has teamed up with the Community Service Planning Team to conduct a Lunch and Learn at the school on Friday, April 23, 2010. Team members set up a table in the lunch commons with large papers each asking a question to contemplate prior to going into the community to serve. Students wrote their answers about what talents they have to help others, how they think their day of service will effect others, whether they prefer to do service work alone or as a team and why, and what responsibilities they have as a young citizen on the charts. Answers where thoughtful and awesome and will be summarized for morning announcements the week following the Lunch and Learn as well as immediately prior to and following the service learning days. NWMS is a caring community and wants to share with others!

Tuscarawas County 4-H'ers will be at 4-H Camp Peidmont volunteering their service to repair and clean up camp facilities and ground. sevral painting, staining, clearing brush, cleaninf buildings, remodelong camp fire area are just a few of the many jobs that will be done.

Program in Celebration of services and renewed committment to helping others.

Acknowledgement of community participation in recent fund raising events for Haiti Relief. Presentation of $1,000 donation to Red Cross and recognition of elementary students' dedication in raising funds.

"How Can I Help?" Role Playing presentation by high school students to elementary students suggesting ways in which students can improve the community: environmental stewardship through recycling efforts,planting trees and flowers,sharing our garden produce, and helping neighbors, helping friends.

Wrap-up with curriculum-aligned tutorial math games led by high school students, celebrating having fun and helping others.

A follow-up "How Have I Helped?" is planned in May with continued encouragement to serve our community.

The Sike Cup is in its second season at the primary school of Sándorfalva. At this event on April 24th the wheel chaired voleyball players are going to play. Also groups were invited from across the border, therefore we can say that this will be an international event.

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My friends and I are going to sell delicious cookies for donations from people. The money raised will be sent to MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society to help fund the research ofthe cure fot this disease. I decided to make such a fundraiser as one of the members of my community, unfortunately, has MS.