This document provides information about the first general meeting of Students Helping Honduras. The agenda includes introducing new executive board members, an introduction to the organization, information about upcoming trips, and planned fundraisers. Students Helping Honduras is a non-profit that builds schools in Honduras to alleviate poverty and violence through education. Chapters travel to Honduras to begin building schools and then fundraise to complete the projects. Upcoming fundraisers discussed are a Valentine's rose and chocolate sale, t-shirt fundraiser, and bake sale. The group is deciding between funding a new middle school or replacing an old school facility.

1. WELCOME TO THE STUDENTS
HELPING HONDURAS FIRST
GENERAL MEETING!

3. Agenda for tonight’s meeting…
•Introduce new executive board members
•Introduction to Students Helping Honduras
•Trip Information
•Fundraisers
•Pick a school we want to fundraise for

4. Our Story….

5. What is Students Helping Honduras?
• Students Helping Honduras is a
non-profit organization. Their
mission is to alleviate extreme
poverty and violence in Honduras
through education and youth
empowerment.
• To do this - We build schools
• The organization was founded by
CNN Hero, Shin Fujiyama in 2006 -
2 years after he attended a service
trip in Honduras. He has been living
in Honduras for nearly 10 years.

6. SHH is not like other volunteer trips or NGOS

7. What do we do?
•SHH Chapters go down to Honduras on 8- day trips and begin building
schools.
•Chapters then fundraise to FINISH the schools they started!

8. Trips
•Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer Trips available.
•Looking to do a trip as a school in May (more information to come)

9. Fundraising Events!

10. Valentines Day Rose and Chocolate Sale!
•When: Friday, February 12th
Time: 10 AM - 2 PM
•Location: TBD
•Sign up for time slots after
meeting

11. T-Shirt Fundraiser
•$15 per T-Shirt
•Runs for 2 weeks
•Sponsored by Booster.com

12. Bake Sale
•When: Wednesday, February
24th
•Time: TBD
•Location TBD
•Will email more information and
sign up sheet when it gets
closer!

13. Thrift SHHop
•When: End of March after spring
break
•Partner with clubs on campus to
get donations

14. Other Fundraising Ideas for Semester
•Late Night Food Sale downtown
•Renaissance Fair Table
•Restaurant Nights
•Raffle give away

15. Instituto Michiletti Bain Middle School
•Located in El Progresso, Yoro
•Current school serves high
school students
•In need of a middle school to
further serve 400 families in the
area
Carlos Roberto Flores
•Located in Lima Hondruas
•Current learning facility is La
Escuela Carlos, an old Chiquita
Banana factory that is falling
apart
•Over capacity, only 3 classrooms

16. Follow Us On Social Media!
•Twitter: @SHHBUChapter
•Facebook: Students Helping Honduras Bloomsburg University
•Instagram: SHHBloomsburg