Sunday, May 24, 2009

Spring 2009 Roundup


1. We have raised $236 for Grassroots Reconciliation Group(GRG), an organization that works in Northern Uganda to help rehabilitate former child soldiers and to strengthen their communities. You may read more information about STAND and WeCAN's fundraising concert at GRG's official news site

2. We got a huge response for our Brown Bag Lunch! We donated $347 to buy solar cookers for Darfuri Women in refugee camps in Chad. We donated this money to
Jewish World Watch, an organization that initiated the solar cooker project in Darfur. The solar cookers ensure that women don't have to step outside of refugee camps and risk their lives, which they otherwise would, when they would collect firewood.

3. Final Update: We have launched our own blog!


Welcome to UC STAND Blog!

Welcome to the official blog of Ursinus College Chapter of STAND (Student Anti-Genocide Coalition). Here we will be posting updates, opinion, articles, links, meeting minutes and other relevant information that will keep you all updated on the UC STAND events as well as other news related to campaigns and fundraisers in other chapters. 

Feel free to write back to us: You can either leave feedback in the form of comments or directly contact any of the contributors to this blog (Serena, Ryan and Lindsay).