Aaron Kaiman Ainsley Galipeau Amanda Charbonneau Carly Roy Katie Wong Rebecca Zunder Rob Cole Stevie-Lee Voisine Taylor-Faith Mundee

 In Northern Tanzania, living in a patriarchal society, women have limited opportunities for employment and very few rights.  The annual income for families in Tanzania is $ – the cost for one girl to go to secondary school is $ This barely leaves enough money for basic food and shelter needs.  Girls who do not go to school are married off to older men by their fathers and begin child bearing immediately. (Project TEMBO, 2010)

 To educate the public about the inequality and poverty in Northern Tanzania  To raise awareness of the organization Project TEMBO  To raise as much money as possible for educational opportunities through Project TEMBO  To gain experience in community service  To learn how to put others’ needs before our own

 Bake Sale  Project PJ’s  Merchandise Tables  Red Carpet in Tanzania

 Bake Sale was on Friday, March 4th  Everyone was responsible for contributing baked goods  We set up our table outside the Registrars’ Office  While selling our baked goods we educated our customers about Project TEMBO and exactly where their donations were going  This was a joint effort with Seminar Class 040 – together we made…

 We held our event at P.J. Quigley's, a local family restaurant, on Sunday, March 20 th  We sold raffle and door prize tickets, TEMBO merchandise, and had a donation jar  Friends, family and members of the community came out to enjoy our live jazz band and to support us!  We made…

 We set up a TEMBO merchandise table on 4 different occasions  While selling merchandise, we educated our customers about Project TEMBO and the origin of the merchandise  We made…  March 16 th -  March 18 th -  March 20 th -  March 28 th -

 This was our major fundraising activity which we planned with Lorie’s Field Preparation Seminar Class  This event took place in the Observatory at Algonquin College  We had a pool tournament, TEMBO merchandise, silent auction, quilt tickets, and donation jars  All together we made….

 Through all our events we made…

 For each event, we had sub-groups where different students were in charge of specific tasks  At team meetings, we alternated the position of chair and minute-taker between each member of our group  This gave each team member the chance to take initiative and show their leadership skills

1. We agreed upon a schedule for weekly team meeting for the role of chair and minute- taker 2. We created a financial goal - $ We discussed which fundraising events and activities we would implement 4. We partnered with Lorie’s Field Preparation Class and held joint meetings to discuss our joint events 5. We designated roles for each team member 6. We agreed upon the timeline

 We may not reach our financial goal  Event booking issues  Conflicting ideas  Different schedules  Soliciting the community for our raffle or silent auction items  Balancing the community service learning project with the other class demands  Find attendees for our events  Different levels of participation and expectations  Communication

 Our group consists of 9 students and 1 teacher/facilitator  With Lorie’s class we have 19 students and 2 teachers/facilitators

 Project TEMBO  Handcrafted Tanzanian merchandise was generously donated to us to sell  Algonquin College  Allowed us to use the bake sale area, merchandise selling area, and the Observatory  Beth Cameron  Handcrafted baby quilt and matching pillowcase donated  We made….

 P.J. Quigley’s  Allowed us to use their space and invite our friends and families  They helped us advertise for our event  Provided us with gift baskets and raffle tickets  Community Businesses  Donated gift cards, baskets and products

 Tickets and posters were donated by P.J. Quigley’s  Money was raised through ticket sales for the quilt  All other funding was donated by local community businesses

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 This experience has been rewarding and has enhanced our ability to communicate, work as a team and identify the needs of others  We have built strong team spirit and have learned to recognize one another’s strengths