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March 15, 2023 - March 31, 2023

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Build a Better World
"The future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.
Pema Chödrön
Photo Credit: Amanecer Team, Ecuador; February, 2023
Bi-Monthly News & Update
IN THIS ISSUE:  
  • B3 Raffle
  • Brains Beyond Borders
  • April Team Meetings
  • B3 Photo Contest
  • Midnight Run Drive
  • President's Volunteer Service Award
  • Ecuador Photos + Videos
  • Important Dates
B3 RAFFLE
Have you bought or sold the winning raffle ticket?
Tickets $25
Grand prize $10,000
2nd Prize $1,000
3rd Prize $500
BRAINS BEYOND BORDERS
2023 Brains Beyond Borders - Friday, March 31st
6:30 - 9:30pm
Christ & Holy Trinity Church
APRIL TEAM MEETINGS
The final meetings for both the
Estrellon and Rock-It! teams will be held
Sunday, April 2nd  at the B3 office.
Estrellon Team meeting - 2:00PM
Rock-It! Team meeting - 3:30PM
Important team travel information will be discussed and supplies distributed at the meetings. 
All April Students + Advisors - Please bring your passport and vaccination card to the meeting.
This is a mandatory meeting for all students and at least one parent!

The B3 Bodega is fully stocked with travel supplies - Water bottles ($20),
Sunglasses ($10), B3 Buffs ($5 or 3/$10). Get yours at the meeting!
If you'd like to contribute to the Midnight Run drive, you can bring your donation to your meeting.
Estrellon Team: Baseball caps (no logos)  
Rock It! Team:  T-Shirts (No logos, sizes Medium – XL)
B3 PHOTO CONTEST
Amanecer, Odyssey + Equipo Esperanza team members don't forget to enter!

Estrellon + Rock-It! team members don't forget to pack your camera!
MIDNIGHT RUN DRIVE
Support the B3 Advisory Board and Midnight Run in NYC by donating items from the list below.
Please drop-off donated items to the B3 office by Tuesday, April 18th, or April team members, bring them to your team meeting.
(Although each team has been asked to donate a specific item, please feel free to donate any items listed. For most items larger sizes and dark colors are requested.)

Amanecer Team Sweatshirts (Large and XL. Dark colors preferred. No graphics or logos please) Hooded sweatshirts are especially useful.
B3LOCAL Team Socks (men's crew socks; white or black)
Equipo EsperanzaTeam   Underwear (New - Men's jockey style sizes 36-44)
Estrellon Team Baseball caps (no logos)        
Odyssey Team Baseball caps (no logos) 
Rock It! Team  T-Shirts (No logos, sizes Medium – XL)


               Thank you for your generosity and support!
PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
B3 is proud to offer the President's Volunteer Service Award for volunteers (B3 students and advisors) who complete at least 100 volunteer hours over a one-year period of time (5/1/2022 - 4/30/23). (B3LOCAL students are required to complete at least 50 volunteer hours to receive an award.)
These hours can be community service hours performed solely on B3 community service projects* or combined with hours contributed to other volunteer organizations.
(if combining hours, the volunteer organization would need to send a letter to B3 certifying projects and hours)
The deadline for certifying hours earned for the award is April 15, 2023.
Please email Kathy Sabitsky (b3accounting@buildersbeyondborders.org) to let us know that that you are applying for the award and forward letters certifying your hours from volunteer organizations by April 15th.

*B3 students/advisors receive 48 hours for global service completed in Ecuador, in addition to local B3 community service hours earned.
B3LOCAL students are eligible to earn local B3 community service hours.
CALL FOR PHOTOS + VIDEOS
Students and Advisors from the Amanecer and Odyssey teams -
PLEASE SEND US YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS*!
1. Visit wetransfer.com
2. Click on + Upload Files and upload the file of photos you would like to share
3. Email to: b3news@buildersbeyondborders.org
4.  Add your email address
5.  Message: Enter your team name
6. Click Transfer

*Please send photos and videos separately.
B3LOCAL CORNER
The B3LOCAL team was busy competing in the cookie challenge and responding back to pen pals in Ecuador at the last team meeting.
Participating in the cookie challenge competition
The team writing pen pal letters
See what your pen pals have to say and write back to them at the next meeting.
B3LOCAL Team Meeting
Sunday,March 26th
2:45pm
B3 Office

If you'd like to contribute to the Midnight Run drive, you can bring your donation to your meeting.
B3LOCAL Team: Socks (men's crew socks; white or black)  

IMPORTANT DATES

March 17
St. Patrick's Day

March 18
Equipo Esperanza Team Returns from Ecuador

March 31
Brains Beyond Borders
Christ & Holy Trinity Church - 75 Church Lane, Westport
6:30 - 9:30pm

April 2
Estrellon Team Meeting
B3 Office - 66 Fort Point Street, Norwalk
2:00pm
Rock-It! Team Meeting
B3 Office - 66 Fort Point Street, Norwalk
3:30pm

April 8 - 15
Estrellon + Rock-It! teams travel to Ecuador

April 18
Midnight Run Donations Due to B3 Office