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October 15, 2022 - October 31, 2022

B3Bulletin
Build a Better World
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do," Steve Jobs
Photo Credit: Tony Riggio; Rock-It! Team; Dominican Republic; April 2014
Bi-Monthly News & Update
IN THIS ISSUE:  


  • B3LOCAL Kick-Off Meeting
  • Team Retreats
  • Community Service Challenge
  • Team Community Service Opportunities
  • Local Community Service Opportunities
  • Donation Drives
  • Fundraising Products
  • B3 Team Pallet Art
  • B3 Enrollment
  • Amazon Smile
  • Important Dates
B3LOCAL KICK-OFF MEETING
Calling all B3LOCAL students + parents and 7th/8th grade Middle School students + parents interested in learning more about B3LOCAL.
Come to the Kick off meeting!
Wednesday, October 19th
6:00pm
B3 Office - 66 Fort Point St. Norwalk
TEAM RETREATS
B3 Team Retreats
Saturday, October 22nd
Amanecer 9:30 - 11:30
Odyssey 12:00 - 2:00
Equipo Esperanza 2:30 - 4:30

Sunday, October 23rd
Rock-It! 10:00 - 12:00
Estrellon 12:30 -2:30
B3LOCAL 3:00 - 5:00

The Team Retreat is the first team get together. Meet your teammates and have FUN!
All retreats are held at the B3 office: 66 Fort Point St. Norwalk

Bring your Pink Aid and Coat Donations to the Team Retreat!
COMMUNITY SERVICE CHALLENGE
Help your team win the Community Service Challenge!
The first team with all team members completing at least six hours of community service will win a special prize in Ecuador.
There are new community service opportunities announced in every B3 Bulletin. Make sure to sign up and get your hours completed.
 There's still time for your team to win!
TEAM COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
Work together with your B3 team and local community partners.
Be the first team to complete local service hours and win the B3 Community Service Challenge for a special prize in Ecuador!
AMANECER TEAM
Saturday, 10/29
9:30am - 12:30pm
ROCK-IT! TEAM
Saturday, 10/29
9:00am - Noon
LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE
BUILD A BETTER WORLD WITH B3 
Earn community service hours
Complete your B3 local service requirement
Help your team win the Community Service Challenge
Earn hours towards the President's Volunteer Service award
Work with your friends - all service projects are open to students + Advisors on all teams
Saturday, October 22nd
9:00am - Noon
Person to Person Coat Give Away Event
Saturday, November 5th
9:30am - 12:30pm
and/or
1:30 - 4:30pm
98 South Main St. Norwalk
DONATION DRIVES
B3 is proud to support our community partners with their donation drives. Please consider making a donation. Donations can be dropped off at the B3 office or brought to the Team Retreats.
SHARE THE B3 LOVE FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN NEED

This October, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, B3 has partnered with Pink Aid’s Pink Posse to collect items for hospital bags given to underserved breast cancer patients.
★ Toiletries Needed: lotions, creams, chap sticks, body soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, throat lozenges
★ $25 Gift Cards to Stop & Shop
★ Fuzzy Socks

Please drop off your donations to the B3 office - 66 Fort Point Street, Norwalk by October 21st or bring them to your Team Retreat.
P2P COAT DRIVE
SHARE THE WARMTH AND DONATE TO THE P2P COAT DRIVE

In collaboration with Person to Person, B3 is collecting new and gently used winter coats, new hats, new gloves & mittens and new socks to distribute to clients in need.

Children, Teen and Adult sizes needed. URGENT need for kids coats!

Please drop off your donations to the B3 office - 66 Fort Point Street, Norwalk by October 21st or bring them to your Team Retreat.
FUNDRAISING PRODUCTS
Order for yourself or as a gift...
B3 Coffee, Cookie Dough and Candy make the perfect gift and orders arrive just in time for the holidays.
Orders must be in by Thursday, November 10th for pick-up at the B3 Office on Saturday, December 10th.
B3 Java Blend
 South American Blend ~ Organic/Fair TradeGround or Whole Bean
1 lb.bag
$17 
Order B3 Coffee on the B3 online fundraising product order form below.
Coffee orders to be picked up at the B3 office on product pick-up day.

B3 Cookie Dough
Sugar, Chunky Chocolate Chip, White Chocolate Macadamia, M+M’s Candy, Oatmeal Raisin, and Snickerdoodle. 2.7 lbs. tub
 $20
Order cookie dough on the B3 online fundraising product order form below or use this link for cookie dough only orders: Cookie Dough Online Order Form
All cookie dough orders to be picked up at the B3 office on product pick-up day.

B3 + See's Candy 
     Assorted Chocolates 16oz. $28
Toffee-ettes 16 oz. $28
Assorted Peppermints 8 oz $17
Truffles 16oz $25
Peanut Brittle 24oz. $28
Peanut Brittle 5oz. $10
Order See's Candy on the B3 online fundraising product order form below or contact b3news@buildersbeyondborders.org for an online order form link to send to your supporters.
Orders purchased through the See's Online order form link will be shipped directly to supporters.
All other See's candy orders to be picked up at the B3 office on product pick-up day.

B3 + LeRouge Chocolate Bar
Dark Chocolate Bar with the B3 logo
$16 
All Le Rouge Chocolate Bar orders to be picked up at the B3 office on product pick-up day.
B3 PALLET ART
The first of three Leadership workshops for B3 Advisors and Student Advisors was held on Sunday, October 1st.
With the theme for the year of Build It!, each leadership team was provided with a wood pallet and told to construct B3. Each team had their own vision. The results are gallery worthy works of art on display at the B3 office.
B3 ENROLLMENT
AMAZON SMILE
Purchase with a purpose!
Shop AmazonSmile and get your shopping done and support B3 at the same time!
 
If you are already an Amazon customer, you can use your same login information when you visit smile.amazon.com or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon app, select Builders Beyond Borders as your charity of choice and AmazonSmile will donate to B3 at no cost to you.
IMPORTANT DATES

October 22
Person-to-Person Community Service
(Open to all students + advisors)
1864 Post Rd. Darien
9:00am - Noon

October 22
Team Retreat
B3 Office - 66 Fort Point St. Norwalk
Amanecer Team: 9:30 - 11:30am
Odyssey Team: 12:00 -2:00pm
Equipo Esperanza Team: 2:30 - 4:30pm

October 23
Team Retreat
B3 Office - 66 Fort Point St. Norwalk
Rock-It! Team: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Estrellon Team: 12:30 -2:30pm
B3LOCAL Team: 3:00 - 5:00pm

October 29
Norwalk River Watershed Association Team Community Service
Oyster Shell Park, Norwalk
Amanecer Team: 9:30am - 12:30pm

Person-2-Person Team Community Service
1864 Post Rd. Darien
Rock-It! Team: 9:00am - Noon

November 5
Person-2-Person Coat Give-Away Community Service
(Open to all students + advisors)
98 S. Main St. Norwalk
9:30am - 12:30pm
1:30pm - 4:30pm