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20 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday December 26, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Appleby students at work around the world Almost 30 Appleby College students are involved with international service projects this month. From improving living conditions in the slums of Peru to rural village improvement in India, these dedicated students are helping make a difference. In 2007, about 150 Appleby College students and faculty participated in service projects -- an incredible number. Since 1992, Appleby College has been involved with Round Square, a worldwide association of almost 60 schools that helps students become compassionate, globally aware leaders through hands-on experiences. Participating in international service projects exposes students to the realities and hardships that other people face, and gives them a stronger perspective of the need for their involvement. In response to the growing number of participating students, Appleby College created its own international service projects, offering an even wider breadth of opportunities for students. Once students complete their project, they share their experiences with the wider Appleby community through school assemblies, publications and the International Service Project Fair. the northern Andean mountains to build cooking stoves. · Rajasthan, India ­ The group will be completing classrooms in a village school which will open educational opportunities for girls in this region. Their efforts, on the edge of the Rajasthani desert, will complete work that was started by an Appleby group last March. · Uttaranchal, India ­ This group will continue with the next stage of a comprehensive rural village improvement scheme for a population of displaced tribal families. Work will include completion of a community centre and the initial building for a new home for a village family. · South Africa ­This group will compete in the annual Adventure Challenge for Schools -- the only North American school to do so -- and engage in a cultural service project in the Waterberg Biosphere reserve of South Africa, assisting in a soup kitchen in Vaalwater, and helping improve conditions at a rural primary school. Adventure Challenge for Schools is a seven-day, multi-discipline event that leads teams through a 300-km route of South African rural terrain. The team is expected to mountain bike, hike, rock climb, kayak, raft and orienteer. PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER HELPING: Appleby students help out at South Africa's Mphemeetse School. They painted chalkboards, windows and doors. They built drop toilets and stripped bark off logs to create playground benches. The December destinations improvements, as well as partici- Appleby College groups. They included: pate in environmental conserva- will spend close to a week in the · Belize ­ An environmentally tion and education programs in slums of Lima, improving living focused service project in the this area of rich Mayan heritage. conditions for children there as rainforest region of Belize. This · Peru ­ Six students and two well as doing some earthquakegroup will be working with a faculty members will continue response work. Their second rural primary school to make the work done by previous week will include travelling to WHY ARE SO M ANY LOC AL BUSINESSES JOINING ? ET RK MA E E AG LET M P PA C K O n ent I nthly tisem FREE Mo s dver h it ffer · A site W Special O Web r · Y ape ONL ewsp · N FOR ING C ctory Dire ates Upd Jason Handa, Cedar Spring Gold C lub Mem s Pharmacy ber ALL THIS AS K T H E G OR I L L A . $ 36 00 . th mon Directory Commercials Talking Directory Characters Free Website & Update Service Rewards Points & Newspaper Offers Gold Book Local Directory Call 310-GOLD or email sales@goldbook.ca to find out more.