Southeast Regional Activity
April 2009 Put on your walking shoes to help South Africa! What: Aid to South Africa - Fourth Annual Community Fair at West Chester University
http://www.wcupa.edu/honors/aidtosouthafrica/eventInfo.asp West Chester University Hollinger Field House West Chester, PA 19383 (Directions - see below) Students in the PALCS Service-Learning group have been learning about the AIDS pandemic in South Africa, and have decided to participate in West Chester University's Aid to South Africa- an event that benefits both those who attend the event by providing them with unique, hands-on educational experiences and also two charitable organizations in South Africa that serve food to approximately 6,500 people per day and take in children who are HIV-positive, respectively. The PALCS team will consist of teachers and students who would like to make a difference by donating to this cause. Throughout the six-hour time period, at least one member of the team will be walking around the indoor track at any given time, to show support for those in South Africa who battle for each and every day. Students and families who attend will have the opportunity to walk through a replica shack, which is home to approximately 11 people in South Africa; write cards to send to students in South African schools; listen to live musical performances and watch magic shows; participate in raffles and carnival games and rides; learn about South Africa by looking through photo albums or watching short films put together by West Chester University students who have been to South Africa and seen the devastation first hand. When: Saturday April 4, 2009 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. - but students may come any time during the event and stay as long as they wish. Who: All PALCS students and their families Cost: $10 per student to walk in the event, which includes one tee-shirt per registered walker - Please bring the money to the event to register. Additional money will be needed to pay for carnival rides, games, food, etc. Questions? Ask Ms. Dollard, who had the opportunity to travel to South Africa in 2006 and who has been a part of Aid to South Africa for the past three years. RSVP: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Contact one of the following teachers: Donna Dollard PALCSMail or ext. 1347 Dan Slusser PALCSMail or ext 1205 Alenna Pistentis PALCSMail or ext. 1345 Directions: From Philadelphia: Take Schuylkill Expressway (Rt. 76 West) to exit #328. Follow Rt. 202 South, West Chester, for approximately 20 minutes. Take High Street exit to second traffic light at Rosedale Ave. and turn left. Go one block and cross Church Street. Admissions(#12) is on your left. Or take West Chester Pike (Rt. 3 West) to Rt. 202 S. by-pass. Follow Rt. 202 S. to High Street exit. Go to second traffic light at Rosedale Avenue and turn left. Go one block and cross Church Street. Admissions (#12) is on your left. From Western Pennsylvania (Pa. Turnpike): Take Pennsylvania Turnpike to exit
#312, Downingtown. Follow signs for Rt. 100 South. Shortly after the
intersection of Rts. 100 and 30, follow the signs
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