School Name: Leland High School
Location: San Jose, CA
Project: Children's Town
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
In Partnership With:
Chartered in 2006: through the generosity of a Bay Area family foundation
Invisible Issues Club
*Sparking Global Awareness
and Activism*
What does this mean?
We will be working all year to bring awareness to international causes and people around the globe! We will be working on one year-long project addressing child mortality, along with many mini projects.
Our year long project is Children’s Town in Zambia. It assists area orphans and other children with their immediate needs, including food, shelter, and medical care; nurtures them in a secure, family-like environment; and provides high-quality primary education to students who have dropped out or never attended government-run primary schools.
Club Coordinators:
Shaina Patel, Senior - Program Coordinator
Elena Santamaria, Senior - Operations Co-Coordinator
Sheila Chen, Junior - Operations Co-Coordinator
Lindsey Freisnig, Junior - Outreach Coordinator
Goals:
Community Education
We hope to reach 500 people through our events. We will be educating students, teachers, parents and community members about the issues faced by children in Zambia.
Advocacy
We will write letters to our elected officials and newspapers. We hope to get a few articles in newspapers, at least on the local leve. We hope to include 150 people in our advocacy campaign.
Fundraising
We hope to raise $3,000 by the end of our project to support Children's Town in assisting orphans and other children.
We raised $6,164!
Upcoming Events:
Tote Bag and Trucker Hat Sales
May 19 - IntraDistrict Dodgeball Tournament 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Willow Glen High School
June 1 - Benefit Concert
June - Hip-hop show
Past Events:
April 23rd – World Access to Education Day
April 1- Dodgeball Tournament 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
October 16 - World Hunger Day
November 27-December 1 - World AIDS Week
December 1st – World HIV/AIDS Day
February (all month) – Global Action Project
In the News:
December 7, 2006
Almaden Times: Philanthropic Leland student (scroll down to 2nd article)
April 5, 2007 Almaden Times: Leland students aim to make a difference (scroll down to 2nd article)
March, 2007 Teen Voices Online: Activist of the month Shaina Patel
June 21, 2007 Almaden Resident: Leland's Shaina Patel inspires other to help children through Invible club
June 25, 2007 San Jose Mercury News: Leland High School: Shaina Patel inspires others to help children through Invisible club
Leland Club Merchandise:
Want to buy a cool Leland Club T shirt, hat or bag? Click here for more information.
Club Quotes:
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi
"Once you take a step, the world steps with you."
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