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Community Service | Events
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| GARDEN SCHOOL VOLUNTEER DAY |
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| March 2008 |
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The Society of Young Philanthropists helped to plant spring vegetables
and flowers in the Garden
School Foundation's garden at 24th Street Elementary School. view
pictures... |
| L.A. WORKS DAY! |
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| June 2007 |
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Are you are interested in innovative ways to help the community?
Do you like to volunteer? Do you want to spearhead volunteer projects?
Do you know of worthy causes/organizations that SYP should be aware
of? If so, please contact us to voice SYP
your suggestions. |
| BIG BROTHERS & SISTERS MENTORING DAY |
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| March 11, 2006 |
| WHEELS FOR HUMANITY |
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| January 20, 2007 |
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Wheels for Humanity's mission is to provide
increased self-sufficiency and mobility to people
with disabilities throughout the world. Wheels
of Humanity collect and refurbish used wheelchairs
and deliver and individually fit them to impoverished
children and adults in developing countries. SYP
volunteers helped organize parts, and refurbish
wheelchairs; as well as assist with packing, loading
and labeling the newly refurbished wheelchairs
for the children and adults waiting for them in
developing countries. SYP volunteers accomplished
20 wheelchairs. All of them were shipped to Uganda
on Feb. 15th for children that had to crawl or
be carried because of their terrible disabilities. |
| AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES |
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| October 15, 2006 |
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SYP Volunteers helped the fight against AIDS
epidemic. The walk raised a record total of $3,768,295.
The money raised by AIDS
Walk Los Angeles (AWLA) benefits AIDS Project
Los Angeles and other AIDS service organizations
across Los Angeles County. AIDS Project Los Angeles,
one of the largest non-profit AIDS service organizations
in the United States, provides bilingual direct
services, prevention education and leadership
on HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation. |
| AVIVA CENTER CAREER DAY |
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| August 23, 2006 |
Mentored at risk teens at the Angels’ Flight Shelter
regarding their career and professional aspiration.
| L.A. WORKS DAY! |
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| June 2006 |
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SYP volunteers painted John Muir Middle school.
Volunteers created murals and beautified the once-grafittied
school. view pictures... |
| AVIVA CENTER MENTORING DAY |
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Aviva
Family and Children's Services is a non-profit,
multi-service agency serving the greater Los Angeles
community. Aviva provides care and treatment to abandoned,
neglected, abused and at-risk youth and their families.
Services include residential treatment, community mental
health services, family preservation, after-school care,
special education and foster family placement. We played
sports, did arts and crafts and mentored with at-risk
teens.
| ANGEL'S FLIGHT HOLIDAY DINNER |
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| December 15, 2005 |
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Angel’s Flight, located in Downtown Los
Angeles, provides a temporary shelter for runaway
and at-risk teens located in the MacArthur park
area. They have an extensive program that includes
counseling, life skills training, drug prevention
education and classes. SYP donated food for the
dinner and participated in various holiday activities.
SYP and teens danced to the electric slide and
the Macarena as wells as opened Christmas Gifts. |
| DODGER DAY |
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| August 15, 2005 |
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SYP collaborated with Children Uniting Nations
to mentor foster kids at a Dodger game. Each of
the volunteers paired up with two or three kids
and conversated and shared our experiences while
enjoying a Dodger game. |
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