October 20, 2011. It’s been a little over two month in Pittsburgh. School and everything was set up for proceeding by and large. So I thought it would be the time for volunteering. Joined +Project Sunshine at Carnegie Mellon University and worked with those kids with special needs on arts & crafts projects in the Pittsburgh Children’s Institute for two hours. It’s a great getaway from intense school work. More so, it’s always enjoyable and inspiring to work with kids, especially those with special needs, for you just can’t help but being patient, nurturing, empathetic, and always looking for positiveness in the kids you work with. These are characteristics we normally don’t show gothing through each and every “serious” day. I also was pleased to find out that those Asian undergraduates at CMU were so willing to serve and being part of the change they envision. Based on rough observation gained in those meetings and the picture shown above, Asian student made up of a decent portion of volunteers in project sunshine project.
Beer winning trivia @ Project Sunshine, Children’s Institute
1. Project Sunshine is a national organization based in New York City. Project Sunshine
empowers a dynamic and dedicated corps of over 15,000 volunteers to bring programming -
recreational (arts), educational(tutoring and mentoring) and social service (HIV and nutritional
counseling) - to 100,000 children facing medical challenges and their families in 175 cities
across the United States and in four international locations: Canada, China, Israel and Kenya.
In Pittsburgh, three organizations receive services from Project sunshine chapters: Children’s
Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh Family House,
and The Children's Institute.
2. Children’s Institute was founded in 1902 by Mary Irwin Laughlin. U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr.
has helped secure funding for the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh. This funding has contributed
to the creation of an autism center and pediatric unit, which treat children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders. In 2010, the contributions also secured the purchase of research equipment for the
study of environmental triggers of autism, to further the development of autism treatment.
3. Project STAR at Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh is a program places children in adoption,
foster care, or respite care situations depending on the child's particular needs. The goal is to
match a child with an appropriate resource family anywhere from a few days to on a permanent
basis. Resource families are trained by the institution and are continuously assisted by the
institution if necessary. A man or woman 21 years of age or older is qualified to become a
resource family. Project STAR does not discriminate in terms of marital status, number of other
children, economic status, employment, or home ownership.
Your ID @ Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh
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