Post on 20-Jan-2016
WELCOME
Celebrating Service Learning Success
Celebrating One Day to End Homelessness in Franklin County and El Salvador
Constructing a Day of ServiceEach 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. 4th 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 ConstructionEl 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 $900.00 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– 1400-1700 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 $300,000.00 – 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$18006th-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 ChangeWeekend 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.