UNF students collected 1,500 lbs of school supplies through a pen and pencil drive. UNF student JuanCarlos Villatoro and Students Without Borders then distributed the supplies to schools in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Villatoro later brought 17 refurbished computers to a school in the Dominican Republic. This prompted the Dominican Vice President to allocate $250,000 for improvements to the school including a new computer room, running water, restrooms, and replacing the dangerous asbestos roof. In 2010, the groups aimed to provide more with a solar panel, internet access, and additional school supplies and computers.

1. University of North Florida
Students In Free Enterprise
eCycle Security

2. Pen & Pencil Drive
2008
In just two weeks, 1,500 lbs. of school
supplies were collected from UNF
students by UNF students, who all had
the same goal in mind:
To freely donate their excess to
underprivileged children in the
Caribbean in order to enable and
further education.
UNF student JuanCarlos Villatoro
(CEO of eCycle Security) along with
Students Without Borders distributed
the supplies throughout schools in the
Dominican Republic and Haiti during
Spring Break of 2008.

5. The students have so much potential
yet so little opportunity.

6.  Villatoro promised the students and teachers of Centro
Educativo Pananao that he would return with modern
computers. The Principal contacted the government,
which in turn agreed to provide funding to facilitate the
extra necessities.
 In August 2008, Villatoro arrived to the school with 17
donated, refurbished computers.
 The Dominican Vice President allocated $250,000 to the
school, providing a computer room, running water,
adequate restrooms and gates for security. In addition,
the school’s dangerous asbestos roof was replaced.

7. BEFORE AFTER
Dirt Floor Cement Floor

8. New Computer Room
BEFORE AFTER
Open Porch Enclosed Computer
Lab

9. Providing a Safety Fence
BEFORE AFTER
Dangerous Fences Effective Fencing
Made of Sticks &
Barb Wire

10. Restroom with Running Water
BEFORE AFTER
Unisex, Dirty Latrine Gender-Specific
Shack Bathrooms with Running
Water

11. Improved Roofing
BEFORE AFTER
Dangerous Asbestos Modern, Metal Roofing
Roof

12. The children were given
more than just pencils.
They were given hope.
In 2010, eCycle
Security & UNF’s
SIFE will provide so
much more.

14. UNF and eCycle Security have transformed the lives of many
underprivileged children and adults overseas in just two years. But the
work is not done yet. With the help of Students In Free Enterprise, a group
of about 20 will return to Centro Educativo Pananao and other
surrounding schools during Spring Break of 2010 to provide a solar panel,
an internet satellite dish, and even more school supplies and computers.

17. Contact: April Schulhauser
(904) 874-1009
April.Schulhauser@gmail.com
By: April Schulhauser, Denisa Rekic