Next Tuesday is what we've all been waiting for: our big Fundraiser, Jam for Peace. It will be April 8th at RedRocks with musical guests, drink specials, and information about GPE. If you come out for any GPE fundraising event this semester make it this one!
The volunteers are really hitting fundraising hard this month. Any amount of support is valued to go towards our total project costs of $8,500 . Not only are letters being sent out to friends and family inquiring for support, but this week is Tie-Dye for Peace! Volunteers will be holding a tie-dyeing event on Landis this Thursday from 11-4. This is a creative event where students can tie-dye a FREE GPE Jam for Peace t-shirt or tank top while learning about GPE's projects and the upcoming Jam for Peace event. Volunteers will also be putting on the same event at this week's First Friday from 5-8pm.
Next Tuesday is what we've all been waiting for: our big Fundraiser, Jam for Peace. It will be April 8th at RedRocks with musical guests, drink specials, and information about GPE. If you come out for any GPE fundraising event this semester make it this one!
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There are several exciting updates this week with GPE Nepal! For one, we recently purchased our airline tickets. Five of us will be traveling together from Florida and Taylor will be flying from India and meeting us in Kathmandu. For many of us, this marks the beginning of our journey. It’s surreal to think we’ll be in Nepal in just a few months. The anticipation and excitement continues to grow with every planning meeting. We are beginning to develop lesson plans for the children’s hostels in Daldale and Meghauli. The five core values we decided to focus on are: Leadership, Compassion, Teamwork, Health, and the Environment. Within those categories, we will be playing games, working on youth empowerment, and teaching extracurricular activities such as self defense. In preparation, Sophee has arranged a set of self defense classes for GPE taught by Dr. Sam Staley. Anyone is welcome to join! The trainings will be March 23rd, March 30th, and April 6th at 4:00 pm on Landis Green. We’ll be Tie-Dying on Landis Green April 3rd (11:00 am to 4:00 pm) promoting our Jam for Peace event and Holi celebrations on April 5th. We’re also beginning to look for sponsors! If you would like to sponsor this event or donate to GPE Nepal, we will include your business name on the back of our t-shirts. And don’t forget about our Funstation fundraiser this Thursday night! See you there :) As the team’s departure date approaches many circumstances have changed but the project members are commencing with flexibility and ease. A traditional Holi Day event with colorful powder can no longer be held on campus due to University Policy, however, one will be held with the Nepalese Student Association off campus. The location and details will be disclosed at GPE’s Tie-Dye event on campus in late March (be on the look out for the Facebook event!). GPE t-shirts can be purchased at the event and members will happily assist with the tie-dying process. Participants are encouraged to wear them at GPE’s Jam for Peace Event in April. Local restaurants and establishments who wish to make a donation will have their logo printed on the back of the shirts. As for the Boys and Girls Club, the program has moved locations but project members will continue to meet with the children in Leon County Schools to collect more letters for the children’s pen pals in Nepal. On March 27th GPE will be hold a fundraiser at Fun Station. GPE will be selling cards redeemable for activities like go-karts and laser tag at a discounted price, along with 20 game tokens (a $24 value). Contact any GPE member or our Facebook page if you want to save money and have fun for a good cause! Thursday night is also pizza night ($3.99 for a Large Pizza) and proceeds go towards projects in Nepal so don’t forget to mention GPE! Now that the official Nepal project team has been chosen, volunteer bonding experiences, fundraising events, and planning meetings have been heavily underway. Last week, the team spent two days volunteering at the non-profit organization, The Boys and Girls Club, in Tallahassee. On the first day, the volunteers opened with a big “Namaste!” and told the kids some interesting and fun facts about Nepal. The second day, the team returned to pass out pen pal letters that had been written to them last summer by the children from the scout troop in Nepal. The children loved the letters from their pen pals and wrote back with some great stuff! This week, GPE Nepal members have been busy working alongside the fundraising committee to create a Holi Day fundraiser for the Indian festival that celebrates the “good” over “bad”. Members are helping bring information about this wonderful culture to FSU campus and raise money for all of Global Peace Exchange’s sustainable development projects commencing this summer. Students will be able to purchase white t-shirts and colorful powder in order to enjoy a traditional celebration at the event this March! The exact date is soon to be announced. |
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The GPE Nepal team will be posting official updates on the progress of our project as we are able to from our locations in Kathmandu, Meghauli, and Daldale. Archives
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