Choosing to Participate:
A Social Justice Service Project on Sustainability

The day of learning was fun and worked out a lot better then I thought it would. The people in our workshop were respectful and paid attention when we were talking. All of our group members did what they were assigned and we had fun. I enjoyed hearing Josh talk about other schools and how they were sustainable. I also learned a lot about how much we waste and how we can recycle.

P.s I also enjoyed watching the short videos about sustainability.

From Aaron

I have already given some information about Mdness for Malaria, but if you wish to know more check out the websites listed below;
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/malaria-nets-the-latest-fashion-accessory/?scp=2-b&sq=malaria&st=nyt

http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/malaria/overview.html?8qa&scp=1-spot&sq=malaria&st=nyt

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/raging-malaria.html

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/malaria-article.html

http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=malaria&srchst=nyt

These websites will fill you in on how Malaria effects people, where it effects people, and who it effects.

Today I have created a page on www.againstmalaria.com to allow people to sponsor me for my run. The link is www.againstmalaria.com/aaronnaves. You can help me raise money at this site by clicking on the sponsor button and giving whatever you can to help buy Malaria nets. I will be running for this cause with a few of my group members after spring break, and if you would like to run with us, you can contact me.
-Aaron

This week my group talked to Rob Mather the head of Madness for Malaria. He told us how he had gotten the idea to start the fund from watching a show on a poor crippled girl from Africa. He started by raising money for the girls with a few friends of his. He and his friends raised enough money to support the girl and her opperations for the rest of her life.Someone then asked him what he was going to fight for next, he then replied that it had to be a big global cause, preferably nothing to do with politics and something to do with medicine and disease. Madness for Malaria is a program that distributes malaria nets. These nets protect the people under them from catching malaria from the infected insects. At www.againstmalaria.com you can sponsr people to take part in certain events like fasting, running, and swimming. All the money you collect will go straight to the children in Africa. You can sponser me at www.againstmalaria.com by typing in my name in the box intitled particapants. My name will show up and you can click on it and choose the amount you want to spend.
-Aaron