Upcoming Programs: Israel & Palestinian Authority, and Brazil
We'd like to cordially invite you to take part in one or both of our upcoming Global PeaceMaker programs - the first one is in Brazil from 19th to 30th of December. The second one is from 13th to 20th of February in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. For more information on each, please check out our online program. If you are unable to attend but excited about sharing this opportunity with your friends here are two links to the flyers for each of the programs:
Brazil flyer
Middle East flyer
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Help SFP Win $1 Million by Casting Your Vote for Us on Facebook
Chase Bank is doing a contest on Facebook through Dec 11 that involves simply voting for your favorite non-profits. The top winner organization wins $1 million and there are 100 third-place prizes of $25,000 each! The contest is only open to Facebook users and to organizations with an annual budget less than $10 m. People can vote for up to 20 organizations.
Remember, all you need to do is VOTE online and encourage your friends on Facebook to vote for SFP too!
To vote, follow this link:
http://www.facebook.com/ChaseCommunityGiving
Once on the site:
- You can enter your favorite charity (Service For Peace :) on the search box and then click "GO"
- That will take you to sign into your Facebook profile
- And then you click VOTE
It's that simple! :)
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SFP Launches a GPM Scholarship Program in Honor of Irv Stolberg
We have just launched our first scholarship available to GPM applicants.The Irv Stolberg Fund was established in memory of an exemplary friend of Service For Peace - Irv Stolberg. The fund provides a $200 scholarship to one deserving participant per program in one of our Global PeaceMaker programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. The successful applicant will be one who best reflects the spirit of public service embodied by Irving Stolberg throughout his life. That individual will already have demonstrated an enthusiastic commitment to his or her community and the ability and creativity to make a significant, positive impact in society. To find out more click here.
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Ask 10 Friends to Help Empower 900 Filipino Youth
We are developing an exciting project that will Empower 900 Filipino Youth of Christian and Muslim Backgrounds in Peace Building. Mindanao, the second largest city in the Philippines, has a 63% Christian majority and 32% Muslim population resulting in many violent conflicts due to misunderstanding. We are partnering with the regional department of education in a pilot program where 900 students of Christian and Muslim background will learn skills in peace building and conflict prevention through service-learning. To raise funds for this initiative we have joined Global Giving's (GG) Give More, Get More online campaign whereby funds raised between Nov 10 and Dec 1, 2009 will be matched between 30 and 50% depending on the total amount raised.
There are various ways that you can help us - from making a small contribution to becoming a team captain and recruiting ten friends to contribute. Click here to get involved now.
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SFP Elects New Board Chair and Members
At our first board meeting of the new fiscal year, held in Miami, Florida, Service For Peace elected Dr. Michael Lenaghan to the position of Board Chair.Dr. Lenaghan is the Endowed Teaching Chair Professor of Social Sciences at Miami Dade College. Two new board members elected were Ms. Linda McGlathery, organizational development consultant and former Guatemala Country Director for the Peace Corps, and Hon. Maria Palacio, medical and educational services entrepreneur and former First Lady of Ecuador.
To read the full article, please click here
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SFP Comes in 5th at Americas Giving Challenge and Wins a $10,000 Prize!
At the close of the Americas Giving Challenge on Friday November 6, at 3PM EST, we finished the contest in the top five out of 7,875 teams! SFP was part of a coalition for international cooperation and mobilized 2,556 individual donations, raising over $32,000. In addition, having placed in the first 7 places, our coalition received a $10,000 prize. Thank you to all those of you who helped make this happen! We couldn't have done it without you!
Click here to find out more.
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