Month: January 2020

(LO 4 Show commitment to and perseverance in your CAS experiences)

After performing for the PACE Willy Wonka Parent-Child Dances, we successfully raised $100,000 for the following projects:

• A Nutrition Program which feeds 100 scholars a hot lunch (and often their only meal) in Cebu, Philippines and
• Construction of a middle school for 120 students in rural Mandalay, Myanmar + rebuilding a crumbling teachers’ boarding house on site.

Besides the positive impact that we brought to these communities as well as the enjoyment our audiences achieved, I learned a lot personally as well. Being the first time that I DJed an event for kids, I realized the power of music in affecting their behaviors, especially in lifting their mood and reducing their stresses, which is quite beneficial for them. After seeing them cheering in happy faces, I feel deeply satisfied.

It was an amazing experience that motivates me to participate more in similar events, as I see the huge impact I can make to the world around us.

Photos&videos during performance:

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(LO 6 Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance)

Being new to the GC group, I quickly understood how the group works and started contributing. Participating in the holiday fair for my GC during lunchtime and after school, I successfully sold many silk products and decorations from the Cambodian retrieved women workforce and raised thousands of dollars. I also helped with sorting, accounting, and cleaning the goods as well.

In one of the sessions where the head of Tabitha NGO visited our group, I raised tow valuable suggestions. One being about adopting a better design for the basic housings for the homeless that is more sustainable in saving costs for building more; another being about increasing the variety of services for the project week group visiting the NGO, for example cleaning the hospital. Both ideas are being discussed and considered. 

In all, the GC enriched my experience in cooperating closely with new people that I never knew before, it also reveals to me how significant impacts our actions could be in helping the people in lower power. I learned a lot from it and wish to explore more!

One of the planning charts for the holiday fair: