WELCOME Celebrating Service Learning Success Celebrating One Day to End Homelessness in Franklin County and El Salvador

Constructing a Day of Service Each classroom’s special service activity Guest speakers - Serving our Country

Service Learning at St. James Purpose – Making a difference one village at a time – Leaving a legacy – Learning about other cultures and places – Living the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy “Thank you for sending me to St. James. I like St. James because we do service to help people in need.” Syndey W. 4 th grade

Leaving a Legacy History – Build a Boat - India – Rafiki - Kenya, Africa – Feed My Sheep - Chile – Helping Hands - La Oroya, Peru – Run the Race - West side of Columbus – A Kid Again! - Columbus, Ohio

Under Construction El Salvador Homeless in El Salvador - Loseta House Building Projects – 1.2 million people in El Salvador are homeless – For every Loseta house built 100 more are needed – Each house cost $ to build. St. Vincent De Paul Children’s Home – 160 students from infants to 16 years of age – Orphans because of gang warfare or natural disasters

Local Homelessness Franklin County Statistics – 8000 individuals experienced homelessness – Emergency Shelter System helped served over 5000 – of them were children – 2/3’s were 7years or younger – “Some cities’ response to rising homelessness is simply to build more shelters, in Columbus, we rebuild lives.” – Prevention – Rapid Re-housing – Permanent Supportive Housing – Average rent per month in Franklin County – $30.00 contribution – goal of $300, – Ch. 10 update

Our Difference Loseta House Building Project – Teens – $8-10 a weekend – Over 2 years to earn enough for 1 house – Donations from outside resources – Ohio Dominican University missionaries

The Families Previous Home

A Work in Progress

Kayla and Crew building their house.

The Teen Team

Another Job Well Done

A Family and Their New Home

Opening Kick Off Videos: – Minute-to-Win-It video – Skype with Nan

Our Candy House Replicas 21st year of the Candy House Village – Donation to St. Stephen’s Community Center Gingerbread Fantasy Auction – Raffle to fund a scholarship for St. James’ students Loseta House St. Vincent De Paul Children’s Home – Located on stage

Candy Houses

Fundraising I Sub Sale - OSU vs Wisconsin $1800 6th-8th graders and parents made delicious sandwiches for all to enjoy Parishioners and faculty help support this cause.

Sub Sale

Fundraising II Spare Change Houses – Collection of spare change within each homeroom – For El Salvador and One Day to End Homelessness – Raised $ – Check Presentation to Melissa for El Salvador

Spare Change Houses

Fundraising III Concession Coins for Change Weekend Basketball Games $50.00 Church Appeals Students asked their churches to donate

Concession Coins for Change

Lower School’s Collections Christmas Toy Drive Bilingual Children’s books – Wrote and illustrated a dozen books – Translated into Spanish

Bilingual Books

Toys from Tots

Intermediate School’s Book Drive

Extreme House Build Mr. Fenner and 6th graders 7th grade committee Life size replica – Building materials – US cost verses El Salvador cost – size

Loseta Schematics Techo LOCETA

Mr. Fenner’s Model/Plans

Building the House

“Move that Curtain”

Future Plans Valentine Shoeboxes Clothing Drive Construction Hat Drive Hardware Stores as Partners

Celebration We invite all of you to come back and celebrate our success at the end of the year. Thank you for coming.