Benefit Concert November 21st

We are so excited to announce that our upcoming benefit concert, will be headlined by The Dares! They will be supported by TKE's The Lifted, and by Will from last year's SunGod Battle of the Bands contenders The City Walls!

Tickets will be sold through UCSD's Box Office, $8 Advance, $10 at the Door.

TKE & S4S Present: Second Annual Rock for Uganda!
Monday Nov. 21
Doors at 8:30
Porter's Pub
RSVP here!

Screening!

Hi everyone!

The Invisible Children Frontline Tour screening of 'Tony' is TONIGHT at 7PM in the Multipurpose Room (Student Services Center)! The screening will be followed by a Q and A with the Invisible Children Roadies and a Ugandan advocate. We hope to see you there!

Best,
UCSD Schools for Schools

PS. If you can't make it to the screening tonight, you should come to our second GBM tomorrow, Wednesday Oct. 19 at 7PM in the ERC Room in PC West.

Welcome Back!

Hey Everyone!

We hope everyone had a great summer! We can't wait to see you at our first general body meeting of the year on October 5th, at 7pm in the Eleanor Roosevelt room in Price Center West. Also coming up, we will be holding a screening on October 18th as part of Invisible Children's Frontline Tour. The IC Roadies will be here, as well as a Ugandan advocate!

Keep checking back for more details, and to find out about future events!

Last Event of the Year!

Hey Everyone!

Make sure you come out to our last event of the year, The Business of Doing Good: How Socially Conscious Businesses are Empowering the World, this Tuesday in the Multipurpose Room! Come hear representatives from Hmlty, One Mango Tree, Krochet Kids, Ember Arts, and Sseko Designs talk about the role of sustainable business practices and development in the third world, and how you, a consumer, can help. Each speaker will discuss a specific business practice unique to their organization followed by a short panel discussion.

The Business of Doing Good
Tuesday May 17
7-9 pm
Multipurpose Room (Student Services Center)

We hope to see you all there!

Spring Quarter Announcements

Hi Everyone!

We have some really exciting events planned for this quarter! Join us next week for the Invisible Children Congo Tour Screening, where the Roadies will be showing the brand new film Tony and we will hear from a Ugandan advocate!

IC Screening
Monday April 11
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Great Hall

Then join us Monday of week 4 for our first GBM of the quarter! We will discuss our Awareness Expo and Fashion Show, which will be held at SunGod! See you all on Monday!

Location for Week 9 GBM

Our Week 9 GBM will be held in the Dolores Huerta and Philip Vera Cruz room, in the Old Student Center (across from the Bike Shop and Food Co-op, on the first floor, below the LGBT center). We hope to see you all there!

Next GBM Week 9

There will not be a GBM this week, but join us in Week 9 for an update on the war, info on upcoming events, and a short IC bracelet film!

GBM Monday Febuary 28th
8-9pm
Location TBA

Leadership meetings are held every Monday from 7-8 in the SRC (PC Theater lobby), and general body members are always welcome to come share your ideas with us!

Winter Quarter Update!

Hey Everyone!

This quarter we will be having our GBMs on the Mondays of Weeks 4, 6, and 9. Join us this Monday, Jan. 24th, for:
*A short presentation by one of our club members who recently returned from an extended trip to Uganda, and had the chance to meet some of the girls who attend the school we fund
*Information about the Spring Quarter IC Screening
*A short IC documentary
*Raffle prizes
*and the chance to learn more about the situation in East Africa, and meet some awesome people!


MONDAY JAN 24th GBM
8-9pm
Eleanor Roosevelt College Room (in Price Center)


As always, feel free to join in for the leadership meeting, one hour before GBM in the same location, and contact schools4schools @ gmail . com if you have any questions!

GBM MONDAY OCTOBER 24TH

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to let everyone that we are having our GBM tomorrow, Monday 25th in the Philip Vera Cruz - Dolores Huerta Room in the old student center at 8 p.m.. The old student center is where the LGBT center/ AS Soft Reserves/ Food Co-Op Is. The room we are meeting at is located directly underneath the LGBT center/ behind AS Soft Reserves. If you can't find it, feel free to call me at 805 823 3842. We will be discussing our future events (the mini golf tournament which is scheduled for Nov 6th and the Reggae concert which is scheduled for Nov 30th). We will also be discussing our awareness events for next quarter! We will as usual be making totes, hats, jewelry, etc for fundraising! Hope to see you all there!

Also, remember that our leadership meetings are open to everyone so come to that instead if you'd like. We meet in the same location at 7 p.m.

If you haven't yet, please subscribe to our google group as we will be transitioning to that for all correspondence. http://groups.google.com/group/ucsd-schools-4-schools

Cheers,
UCSD S4S

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3rd GBM!

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let everything know that we are having our 3rd GBM tomorrow Monday, October 18th at 8 p.m. in the Dolores Huerta - Philip Vera Cruz Room in the old student center. The room is located underneath the LGBT building, right behind soft reserves. Also, if you can't make our GBM's, stop by our leadership meetings which start at 7 pm in the same room; those are open to everyone! For tomorrows meeting, we will be discussing our upcoming events, the Mini Golf Tournament AND the reggae concert at Porter's Pub as well as giving updates, making totes and jewelry, and discussing plans for next quarter. Definitely come to the GBM if you're interested in helping us plan either of those events. We are also scheduled to table on 11/2, 11/4, and 11/5!

Also, please add us on facebook if you haven't yet just because it ensures that you receive our updates (sometimes GMAIL gets confused and doesn't send out emails). You can add it here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2248225124

You can also subscribe to our Google Group here: http://groups.google.com/group/ucsd-schools-4-schools. Please make sure to subscribe here because we will be transitioning all of our email correspondence to this because we have reached an email MAX that disables us from sending emails normally through G-Mail. THANK YOU!

Hope to see you all tomorrow night.

Cheers,

UCSD Schools 4 Schools
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Stories of War: Face to Face- THIS WEDNESDAY

Hey Everyone,

UCSD's Invisible Children Schools 4 Schools is sponsoring the Invisible Children Face to Face Tour. This is your opportunity to come and meet two remarkable young women from Northern Uganda that have overcome incredible odds and now represent peace, justice, and hope for the people of Northern Uganda.The event will take place on Wednesday, September 29th at 8 P.M. in Center Hall 115. The Invisible Children Roadies will be there screening a short documentary and speaking about what they are doing in order to stop this war. It should be an inspiring and eye-opening event and we hope to see you there. This event will also be a great way to find out how YOU can become more involved with us on the UCSD campus. At the event, Invisible Children will also be selling a lot of their merchandise so if you're interested in purchasing anything, bring your money! The event is FREE and we will also have FREE snacks (thanks to the Student Sustainability Collective).

Check out the facebook event page at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142208375814990&ref=ts.
Email us if you any questions or comments at schools4schools@gmail.com

Can't wait to see you all!

Love,
UCSD Schools 4 Schools

Today is our LAST GBM for the year!

Invisible Children is having their last GBM of the year on Tuesday, June 1 at 8 P.M. (leadership is at 7 and everyone is welcome to join) in the sixth college room which is located on the third floor of PC. If you're interested in purchasing some Invisible Children Merchandise then leave a comment and we will be sure to have it at the meeting.

We will also be discussing the plans for next year such as:
-Schools 4 Schools screening where we will be having students from our school Sacred Heart Secendoary in Gulu, Uganda come and speak which is scheduled for September 29th

- Dance Party with Glow in the Dark body paint (Scheduled for mid October)

-Reggae benefit concert

& much much more.

We will also be finishing up some hats & totes so we can have those all ready for next year!

We look forward to seeing you all.

**Also, if you haven't picked up/payed for something that you won at the golf tournament, this is your last chance to do so!**

Obama Signed the Northern Uganda Recovery Act!!!!!

President Obama has signed the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The bill we lobbied for less than a year ago has finally been turn into Law.

Read more about it here:
http://blog.invisiblechildren.com/2010/05/obama-speaks-the-president-declares-his-commitment-to-the-lra-bill/
or
http://blog.invisiblechildren.com/2010/05/obama-said-yes-we-got-a-signing-ceremony-in-the-oval-office/

Some exciting news!

Hi Everyone,

First of all, we want to thank you everyone who came out to our mini-golf tournament this past weekend. We had a blast and raised over $600.00 for our school in Gulu, Uganda! I will post pictures from the event on the blog as soon as I get the chance.

Second of all, if you don't already know, Laren Poole is coming to UCSD for the All Campus Graduation Celebration (ACGC) on June 11th (Laren is the co-founder of Invisible Children). He is the featured speaker for the event so this is your chance to hear him speak. This event is open to ALL UCSD students. More information here: http://seniors.ucsd.edu/acgc.php

Thirdly, we are partnering with the board of ACGC to put on a screening of one of the Invisible Children documentaries this Tuesday, the 18th at the Forum Room in Price Ctr East Level 4 at 7 p.m! This is a lead in to the ACGC event so if you're interested in getting more familiar with Invisible Children and what Laren Poole does specifically for IC, this is your opportunity to do so. There will be representatives from Invisible Children answering any questions you may have about Invisible Children, the war, or anything else! We hope to see you there.

Lastly, we are having our GBM this Monday in the Thich Nhat Hanh Room @ 8 p.m. (leadership is at 7 and as usual, everyone is welcome to join us and share their thoughts/ideas/suggestions). I recommend anyone that has been active in our club these past couple quarters to attend because we have some very EXCITING news that we would like to share with you all. If you can't make the meeting and are an active member, please get in touch with me.

Oh, one more thing. The LRA Bill has fully passed congress and is on it's way to President Obama's desk! THAT'S RIGHT. WE DID IT!! Watch the Invisible Children video here: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/media/videos/detail.php?id=1654839650 and read more about it here: http://www.resolveuganda.org/node/1024

So much exciting news to share with you all so please come to our GBM this Monday! Hope to see you all there!!

Invisible Children Putt Putt Tournament...

Invisible Children's Schools 4 Schools Putt-Putt Tournament is this Saturday, May 8th from 3-5 p.m. at Pelly's mini-golf in Del Mar.

We are providing transportation for anyone that does not have a ride, so please contact us if you need a ride! You can email us at schools4schools@gmail.com, message us on facebook, or comment on here! We would also appreciate it if you would register here: http://tinyurl.com/s4sputtputt so that we can have an estimate of how many people are coming and you can also let us know through this registration form that you need a ride.

We will be holding a silent auction at the mini-golf tournament as well. Some of the things that will be auctioned off are: Acholi Beads jewelry, 31 bits jewelery, skateboards, yoga passes, laugh factory tickets, 30 min golf lessons, buckets of range balls, and etc.

We are selling tickets for the golf tournament on Library Walk this Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. for the presale price of $12.00 (they will be sold for $14.00 at the door). If you can't make it to library walk but would still like to buy them on presale, email us and we will get them to you!

Check out our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=120642171285831&ref=ts.

We look forward to seeing you this weekend and if you have any questions at all, shoot us an email or message us on facebook!

Love,
Schools 4 Schools

Tabling from Tuesday May 4th to Thursday May 6th

Hi Everyone,

We will be on library walk from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We will also be selling snow cones so come out and help us fund raise. Also, if you haven't done so already, this is the time to purchase your pre-sale tickets for the mini golf tournament ($12.00). We hope to see you all there!

Love,
Schools 4 Schools

GBM Monday May 3rd @ 8 P.M.

Hi Everyone,

We having our GBM this Monday, May 3rd at 8 p.m. in the Thich Nhat Hanh Room. As usual, everyone is welcome to come to our leadership meeting at 7 in the same location. This is an important GBM because it is the last GBM before our golf tournament so please try and make it if you can. We will be working on the ribbons and we also need help flyering tonight. We will also be arranging rides to and from the Golf Tournament! Thank you & we hope to see you all there!

Love,
Schools 4 Schools

Flyering @ 9 P.M. April 29th

Hey Everyone!

We are flyering for the golf tournament at 9 P.M. We are meeting in front of the stone balls of Center Hall.We need everyone's help because there is a lot of the campus to cover so come out if you have any spare time! Thank you and we hope to see you all there!

Love,
Schools 4 Schools

GBM April 26 @ 8 P.M.

Hi Everyone,

We are having a GBM on Monday, April 26th at 8 p.m. in the Dolores Huerta Room (it is located behind AS Soft Reserves in the Old Student Center). As usual, everyone is free to join us in leadership at 7 p.m. if you can't make it at 8 or if you would like to help us with the more detailed planning of our events.

If you have any questions or comments, email us at schools4schools@gmail.com.

Hope to see you all tomorrow night. We will have some rice krispies treats and some other snacks at the meeting tomorrow!

Love,
Schools 4 Schools

We need your help for our Mini-Golf Tournament!

Hey Everyone,

The Mini-Golf Tournament is slowly coming up! It's on May 8th at Pelly's Mini-Golf in Del Mar from 3-5 p.m. We need everyone's help to make this event a success. Right now, we just need to get some donations for the silent auction that we will be holding at the tournament. If you are interested in helping us with that, please email us at schools4schools@gmail.com and we will send you all of the necessary information, documents, and fliers.

We also need people to help us get people to the tournament! You can do this by talking to your RA and having them put it in their newsletter, ask your friends to come out, talk to your sorority/fraternity/club that you're involved with, asking your family to come, and any other way you can think of. This event is open to EVERYONE and all proceeds will go to our sister school in Gulu, Uganda. We'll be giving out handmade ribbon awards for: Goofiest Golf Get-Up, Highest Par, Best Group Score, Best Individual Score, Highest Frat/Sorority Participation and more! We are coordinating carpools to and from the event as needed.

Register with us here: http://tinyurl.com/s4sputtputt, and you will receive a follow-up email with instructions to purchase pre-sale tickets (either by seeing us on Library Walk at our next tabling date, at our Monday night General Body Meetings, or emailing us and we will get the tickets to you!).

We will also be having dinner at Chevy's afterwards at 5 p.m. and 25% of everything they make will go to us as well. If you can't come to the golf tournament, you can also support us by having dinner with us!

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at schools4schools@gmail.com!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! Below is our flier for the event that you can use to spread the word!

Love,
Schools 4 Schools