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Youth and Service
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Fun and Games with Homeless Children in Beirut
- Saturday, November 15, 2008
Beirut, Lebanon - During the Youth Service Weekend, a group of volunteers from the Jamhour School in Greater Beirut visited the Home of Hope, which is a place of residence for any and all homeless children on the streets of Lebanon.
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A Special Outing for Orphan Girls in South Lebanon
- Saturday, November 15, 2008
Sarafand, Lebanon - South Lebanon’s coastal plains are a vibrant and fruitful area but, due to their exposure to conflicts and economic restraints, a number of social issues require attention. Inspired by a call to service, 35 students and four or five teachers at the Sarafand High School decided that they would give 27 orphan girls a special outing.
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Students Record Stories for Blind Children in Beirut
- Friday, November 14, 2008
Beirut, Lebanon - On Friday, November 14, the students of Grade 9 at the Beirut Evangelical School for Girls and Boys in Rabieh visited the Lebanese School for the Blind in Baabda in response to a call to participate in a Youth Service Weekend.
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Volunteers Sing and Play with Orphans in Beirut
- Friday, November 14, 2008
Beirut, Lebanon - A group of volunteers partnered with the Hope Foundation, a Lebanese charity, to perform for a group of orphans on November 14, 2008, as part of Youth Service Weekend. When they arrived they found Mr. Ghosn, president of the Hope Foundation, busy giving a bunch of little kids pink and blue crowns/hats in dim light coming from barred windows.
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Gifts and Songs for Beirut Children with Special Needs
- Friday, November 14, 2008
Beirut, Lebanon - Whereas integration of children with special needs into society has improved over the years, it is still a pioneering task to make sure that mentally disadvantaged children receive more respectful, positive attention. A group of 30 students, ages 11 to 13, from Aksar Kassardjian School chose this for their project on the weekend of service.
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Service Projects Lift the Spirit in Gama, Near Brasilia
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Gama, Brazil - Global Peace Festival of Brazil participants had the opportunity to raise community awareness of the importance of the GPF efforts to introduce a new model of peace and implement a culture of peace in accordance with the motto, “One Family under God.”
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An Appeal to Students to Reach Out in Service
- Monday, November 10, 2008
Beirut, Lebanon - Global Peace Festival organizers seek the participation of schools, universities, and youth organizations in a special program of voluntary service November 14-16 throughout Beirut and beyond.
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Families Bond During Cleanup on Arakawa River Banks
- Sunday, November 9, 2008
Tokyo, Japan - On November 9, 880 people gathered at 9:30 am in Adachi City, part of metropolitan Tokyo, Japan, to clean the banks of the Arakawa River that flows through the eastern part of the city.
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Itu Stream in São Paulo State Cleaned by GPF Crew
- Sunday, November 9, 2008
Itu, Brazil - On November 9, at 10:00 in the morning, we carried out a Social Impact Service project in the city of Itu, in São Paulo state. We began by gathering the participants together and explaining to them the social importance of doing the service project, at the same time connecting it to the vision of the Global Peace Festival. Thirty-four people cleaned the Jardim Santana stream by removing garbage and rebuilding the bridge.
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Scholarships for Children of Zambia
- Saturday, November 1, 2008
New York, New York - The International Relief Friendship Foundation is raising money in 2008 for its Supporting Success scholarships through the Global Giving network of funders and partners.
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Training Leaders of Guatemala City's Peace Vacation
- Friday, October 31, 2008
Guatemala City, Guatemala - Religious Youth Service representatives, in partnership with sports organizers, taught RYS's experiential education curriculum to participants in Guatemala City's Peace Vacation Oct. 27-30, 2008, during a six-week sports and character education program.
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Youth Plant Trees and Hope in Northern Lebanon
- Sunday, October 26, 2008
Northern Lebanon - A tree-planting project on Oct. 26, 2008, provided a rare opportunity for young Lebanese to see other parts of their own country.