November 2008

The CSB Makes NBC 10 News!

Unpublished
Nov20
By shawnrubin
The Highlander Community Service Board Made Big News Yesterday! - Click here to see the full piece on NBC.
Today the highlander CSB has written thirteen grant letters with help from a group of Bryant college business students.  The letters were written to various companies that we are hoping will donate money towards computers and wireless routers.   We n

Volunteers To Build Homes For Dalit Widows

Unpublished
Nov09
By shawnrubin
Gummallapadu (GP) Village is home to 59 Dalit families.  Located near low-lying Kolleru Lake.  The village floods often.  Due to a lack of work in the village
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    • Highlander and PROFESA Students Connect!

    Unpublished
    Nov08
    By shawnrubin
    Thursday was an exciting afternoon in Providence, RI as 11 middle school students got to chat live via Yahoo Messenger with 10 students studying across the globe in Abeka, Ghana.  This chat only lasted one hour and at times the connection slowed communication, but it was the perfect meeting between the two eager groups of students. Students chatted about favorite foods, which led to questions about traditional Ghanaian dishes like Banku and Fufu.  Highlander students introduced themselves as Puerto Rican and Colombian Americans, which was surprising to the Ghanaian students who were unsure wh

    Meshach and African Leaders See Bright Future in Obama Victory

    Unpublished
    Nov05
    By shawnrubin
    I received this e-mail from Meshach this morning.

    Shawn,

    Today Americans have shown their democratic power. This is a great transition, not just a transition, but with great opportunities. America is starting another journey to a higher level and I pray and hope you get there.

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