Browsing Archive: June, 2009
Posted by Renzo Pisa on Monday, June 15, 2009,
We had a very successful turn out for our first NYC event on May 22, 2009. Noe Burgos was the man in charge of organizing the event and he was able to collect a good amount of cash for the organization. Many people came out and even strangers at the bar contributed to the cause! A special thanks to all the Fordham and Penn people who came out and supported GBP. Bar owner Jozef Kuzmkowski was great to work with and of course did some fancy bartending tricks along with Ravi Kantha. Overall, ...
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Posted by Renzo Pisa on Wednesday, June 10, 2009,
When we began this challenge, we all knew one of the toughest things would be to keep our energy up at all times. Fortunately, this has not been the case so far. Our adventure has had many different stages which have helped us stay focused and full of energy. When we began we had all sorts of ideas, our main challenge was to narrow them all down and try to draw up our game plan, set some goals for the organization and come up with a name. Once we thought we had a clear idea of the direction w...
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Posted by Renzo Pisa on Tuesday, June 9, 2009,
Our Cupcake Event - May 31, 2009
Saturday: Early morning ingredient shopping was quite an adventure with Maria and her 4 little cousins. Once we had all the ingredients we needed we went to Maria’s house to begin the cooking extravaganza. While Maria and I cooked, the girls decorated the car and made signs which read “give a child a future and we will give you a cupcake”. By the time we were done we had 1 fully painted car, 6 signs, 85 vanilla cupcakes and 85 chocolate cupcakes.
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The Give Back a Pack Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was formed to improve the educational opportunities for disadvantaged children throughout Latin America. Our mission is to collect and deliver as many back packs and school supplies as possible. However, to make a difference, we need the support of individuals, groups, corporations, schools, churches, and local communities. With the donation of one supply-filled back pack, your gift will have a direct impact on a child’s life.
