www.SanTanSun.com Teens needed for service project
To help abused and neglected children, Be The Change, a leadership and diversity group for Chandler teenagers, is organizing a community service project from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., May 14. The group seeks volunteers who can sew, as well as fi nancial and material support from the business community for the “Sew for Survivors” project, where volunteers will make 300 duffl e bags to be donated to local social service agencies and used by children who have been removed from their homes due to neglect or abuse. The duffl e bags will help address a common issue faced by the social service agencies and one that causes anxiety for the displaced children in their care: the care of a child’s personal belongings.
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Flower Girls presented at annual Charity Ball
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: At the Sew for Survivors event, volunteers will make 300 duffle bags to help Child Protective Services’ kids keep track of belongings.
The Chandler Service Club recently held its 77th Annual Charity Ball, during which the Club’s 2011 Flower Girls were presented. Channel 12’s Syleste Rodriguez served as mistress of ceremonies for the program. The 42 high school seniors chosen as this year’s Flower Girls represent the nine high schools in the area. During the past year, the girls put in more than 4,000 hours of community service through projects ranging from serving Thanksgiving meals to raising money for children’s
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FLOWER GIRLS: The 2010-11 Chandler Service Club Flower Girls, 42 Valley high school seniors who volunteered more than 4,000 hours of community service in the past year.
causes. Participants also learned about etiquette, fi nances, social manners, personal and Internet safety, self-defense, public speaking and formal dancing. Each girl was also required to design and implement her own community service project. Flower Girls Kathryn Keefe, Ellen Hill and Nicole Keefe were awarded scholarships at the event.
“A victim of child abuse has enough to handle without the added anxiety that comes from worrying about protecting their clothes, toys, books and other things,” says Be the Change team member Sam Bonar, 17, a Basha High School junior. “These things have meaning, and giving them a sturdy bag for their few belongings can help ease their anxiety and make this diffi cult situation more bearable.” For more information and location details, call 480-782-2718 or visit
www.chandleraz.gov/teens.
The other 2010-11 Flower Girls include Katie Anderson, Bridget Bohman, Molly Brady, Sara Christman, Sarah Clark, Taylor Crupi, Kara Danner, Natalie Davenport, Laura Davis, Brooke Ferguson, Victoria Fernandez, Kasey Gates, Kaitlin Godziela, Thalia Harrison, Brianna Houlihan, McKenzie Hulme, Madyson Jensen, Marisa Lewis, Taylor Marmie, Cayley McLean, Hayley McManimie, Katelyn Moore, Yazmine Moore, Katrina Morris, Allison Reynolds, Abby Rudd, Natalie Samuels, Kendall Sandoval, Whitney Schedeler, Alyxandra Schmitt, Madison Serrano, Jessica Smith, Vanessa Stoll, Margaret Sullivan, Ashley Swanson, Johanna Turner, Haley van Raaphorst, Cristina Ventoza and Brittany Vogl. The Chandler Service Club is a nonprofi t local charity providing the community with thousands of volunteer hours. For more information, visit
www.chandlerserviceclub.org.
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