http://ve-global.org Sat, 25 May 2013 20:44:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Thank You Antiguos Lily Gordon, Dominic Lee, Lynn O’Connell, and Jennifer Spindler! http://ve-global.org/thank-you-antiguos/ http://ve-global.org/thank-you-antiguos/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:18:12 +0000 VE Global http://ve-global.org/?p=2583 Thank you antiguos Lily Gordon, Dominic Lee, Lynn O’Connell, and Jennifer Spindler for your incredible support!

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]]> http://ve-global.org/thank-you-antiguos/feed/ 0 Fundraising Campaign January 2013 Volunteer Class http://ve-global.org/fundraising-campagin-january-2013-volunteer-class/ http://ve-global.org/fundraising-campagin-january-2013-volunteer-class/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 21:47:01 +0000 VE Global http://ve-global.org/?p=2558 In April, the January 2013 volunteer class began their fundraising campaign to help raise money for children at social risk in Santiago, Chile.   They came up with the idea to film themselves dancing to the “Harlem Shake” in public areas around Santiago after their performance to the song was a success with the children at [...]

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]]> http://ve-global.org/fundraising-campagin-january-2013-volunteer-class/feed/ 0 VE in Pictures: Liga de Deportes April 2013 http://ve-global.org/ve-in-pictures-liga-de-deportes-april-2013/ http://ve-global.org/ve-in-pictures-liga-de-deportes-april-2013/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:10:05 +0000 VE Global http://ve-global.org/?p=2458 Hunter Stephan,  from the September 2012 volunteer class, taught 30 children how to play ultimate frisbee at our monthly health and wellness program, Liga de Deportes.   They also played soccer, ate a healthy lunch, and were quizzed on frisbee trivia!  

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]]> http://ve-global.org/ve-in-pictures-liga-de-deportes-april-2013/feed/ 0 A Learning Process http://ve-global.org/a-learning-process/ http://ve-global.org/a-learning-process/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:48:50 +0000 VE Global http://ve-global.org/?p=2479 By Aubrey Todd, VE Volunteer, January 2013 If I had been asked what I would have learned after my time spent volunteering in Chile, I know I would’ve have said something about maturing and growing up to become an adult. I surprised myself not by the fact that I was right, but how I got [...]

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]]> http://ve-global.org/a-learning-process/feed/ 0 Ve in Pictures: Festival de Arte April 2013 http://ve-global.org/festival-de-arte-april-2013/ http://ve-global.org/festival-de-arte-april-2013/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:09:32 +0000 VE Global http://ve-global.org/?p=2389 We celebrated our biannual Festival de Arte this month! The theme was recycled art and the categories were plastic, cardboard, group art, mixed materials, and performance. It was great to see all of the creations the children came up with!

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]]> http://ve-global.org/festival-de-arte-april-2013/feed/ 0 What`s NEW with VE? http://ve-global.org/whats-new-with-ve/ http://ve-global.org/whats-new-with-ve/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:24:41 +0000 VE Global http://ve-global.org/?p=2295 Our office team keeps growing!  We are excited to welcome Nicole Hoyrup from Copenhagen, Denmark to the VE Global community.  Nicole is our new Assistant Executive Director Intern and will assist with program management and resource development. The annual event, Carnaval, at the end of February, celebrating the end of our ¡Vamos a Leer! reading [...]

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]]> http://ve-global.org/whats-new-with-ve/feed/ 0 Making a Difference http://ve-global.org/making-a-difference/ http://ve-global.org/making-a-difference/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:52:37 +0000 VE Global http://ve-global.org/?p=2345 By Laura Muñoz de Benito, VE Volunteer, January 2013 Being a volunteer and committing myself to work in a place outside my comfort zone was something I had been considering for quite a while. It took around 7 years for this decision to be made and for the idea to take shape, but at last, [...]

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]]> http://ve-global.org/making-a-difference/feed/ 1 VE in Pictures: Liga de Deportes March 2013 http://ve-global.org/ve-in-pictures-liga-de-deportes-march-2013/ http://ve-global.org/ve-in-pictures-liga-de-deportes-march-2013/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:35:04 +0000 VE Global http://ve-global.org/?p=2312 At this month`s Liga de Deportes, we had a great yoga workshop taught by VE Global`s Chilean Board Treasurer, María Jose Fuentes.  The children also enjoyed playing basketball and soccer, eating a healthy lunch, and answering trivia questions about yoga for prizes.  

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