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March 1, 2022 - March 14, 2022

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Build a Better World
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Albert Einstein
Photo Credit: Martine Trinka, Odyssey Team, Guatemala; February, 2022
Bi-Monthly News & Update
IN THIS ISSUE:  
  • Welcome Back February Teams
  • Call for Photos and Videos
  • March Team Meetings
  • B3 Photo Contest
  • Brains Beyond Borders Raffle Prizes Needed
  • B3 Raffle
  • AmazonSmile
  • Advisor Spotlight
  • Important Dates
WELCOME BACK FEBRUARY TEAMS
Welcome Back and thank you to the the Amanecer/Mejuntos and Odyssey teams for Building a Better World in the communities of San Mateo Milpas Altas and Balanya in Guatemala.
Your hard work and friendship was inspiring and appreciated.
Amanecer/Mejuntos Team
Odyssey Team
CALL FOR PHOTOS + VIDEOS
Students and Advisors returning from Guatemala, please send us your photos and videos*!

1.   Visit WeTransfer.com
2.   Email to: b3news@buildersbeyondborders.org
3.   Add your email address
4.   Message: Enter your team name
5.   Click on the "+ Add files button and upload the photos you would like to share
6. Click "Transfer"

*Please send photos and videos separately.
MARCH TEAM MEETING
The final meeting for the
Equipo Esperanza team will be held on
Sunday, March 6th at 12:30 pm at the B3 office.
Important team travel information will be discussed and supplies distributed at the meeting. 

March 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!

Plus the B3 Bodega is fully stocked with travel supplies:
Water bottles ($20), Sunglasses ($10), B3 Buffs (2/$5).
B3 PHOTO CONTEST
March team members don't forget to pack your camera!
Grab your camera & enter your favorite photos from Guatemala!

It’s easy to enter:
Bring a camera or use your team’s GoPro/FauxPro
Take photos in Guatemala*
Post photos using #B3Photo2022 when you return
Tag BuildersBeyondBorders in photos
Follow BuildersBeyondBorders on Instagram 
(Photos must be posted by April 30, 2022)

Sponsored by the B3 Ambassadors. Photos judged by the Board of Directors.
Prizes awarded at the Despedida, May 6, 2022.

*No limit on the number of photos entered
BRAINS BEYOND BORDERS
Brains Beyond Borders 2022 Raffle Prize Donations Needed!
2022 Brains Beyond Borders - Friday, April 1st

Brains Beyond Borders is a special game night sponsored by the B3 Advisory Board.
B3 teams compete against each other to win the coveted Golden Shovel. To make this event even more special, prizes are raffled off throughout the evening.

You can help make this signature B3 event even more fun by donating a raffle prize.

Ideas for raffle prizes include: gift cards for restaurants, movies, sporting events, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, gas cards, clothing stores...
Prizes can be dropped off at the B3 office.
Thanks for your help!

B3 RAFFLE
AMAZONSMILE
Shop at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate a percentage of every purchase to B3 without any any extra fees or charges to you.

CLICK HERE to shop at smile.amazon and choose 
Builders Beyond Borders or turn AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app.
ADVISOR SPOTLIGHT - ALUMNI EDITION
Learn more about the exceptional volunteers that give their time and expertise to travel with our B3 teams.  
Mike Pavlis
Advisor - Odyssey Team
I was a member of B3 for three years in high school. I worked on projects in Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala from 2006-’08.I graduated from Greens Farms Academy and graduated from Boston College in 2011 with a degree in history and film studies. For the past 10 years, I have worked at Brooklyn East Collegiate, a charter school in Prospect Heights serving students in grades 5-8, and for the past 15 years I have taught summer school in Bridgeport, through a GFA program called Horizons. During my free time, I enjoy listening to music, reading the newspaper, watching movies and I am an ardent college basketball fan. I am thrilled to be back with B3 and I’m excited to get to know all of the students of the Odyssey Team. This will my eleventh trip with Builders Beyond Borders.
Ayelet Gat
Advisor - Estrellon Team
I have been a part of Builders Beyond Borders since 2008! I started B3 as a freshman in high school on the April Riggio trip, later known as Team Rock-It. My senior year on the team, I was the advisory board team representative and a student advisor. I went off to Lehigh University and stayed involved in volunteer activities while there but always knew I wanted to return to B3. As soon as I graduated, I made sure to apply to be an advisor, and am so happy I did. This will be my 6th trip as an advisor and my 5th year on team Estrellon! I have been to Guatemala a few times now and love being able to see different parts of the country each trip there. I am very excited to finally be able to travel again and cannot wait for this year! 

Linleigh Smith
Advisor - Rock-It! Team
I am ecstatic to bring B3 back into my life again this year on Rock-It! I was a member of B3 as a student from 2001 to 2003 where I traveled to Cuba, Chile, and Costa Rica. The experience was life changing. Fast-forward seventeen years, now I live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn where I work for an interior designer in Manhattan and also bartend on the weekends. In 2013, I joined my father as an advisor on the C-4 team. I LOVE to document each moment as the days move so quickly, I look forward to everyone's help collaborating with this undertaking.
Drew Martin
Advisor - Equipo Esperanza Team
An alumnus of the B3 organization, I was a part of the original Equipo Cambio team before graduating from GFA in 2014. I then went on to study chemical engineering at Villanova University where I volunteered with Habitat for Humanity during my spring breaks—two as a participant and another as a leader. Now, I am living in Boston and working as a product manager for a tech company, PTC. In my free time I love doing anything outside, particularly running, hiking, or skiing if it is wintertime.


IMPORTANT DATES

March 6
March Team Meeting
B3 Office - 66 Fort Point Street, Norwalk
12:30pm

March 9
March Team COVID Testing
B3 Office - 66 Fort Point Street, Norwalk
4:30pm - 5:15pm

March 11 - 19
March team travels to Guatemala