Thank you for participating in the East Villagers Service Scholar Essay Contest! We really enjoyed reading every one of your essays and were truly inspired by your enthusiasm and passion for service. Your commitment to serving the community and making the world a better place is very commendable. We thank the Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation for their generous support and sponsorship.  All winners will be interviewed by our EV Team in-person or via Skype and featured on the East Villagers Non-Profit News Home Page. Winners from Northern California will be invited to read their essays at the annual Service Scholar Award Celebration hosted by the Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation.

It is our great pleasure to announce our 2010 Winners:

High School Service Scholars

First Place ($500 + EV T-Shirt): Brian Wong, Age 14 (Alameda, CA)

Second Place ($350 + EV T-Shirt): Subha Mohan, Age 17 (San Jose, CA) & Stephane Fouche (Spring Valley, NY)

Third Place ($150 + EV T-Shirt): April Sylvester, Age 18 ( Sywanee, GA) & Thy Vo, Age 18 (Anaheim, CA)

Runner Ups (Prize: EV T-Shirt):
William Bauer, Age 18 (Closter, NJ)
Grace Li, Age 14 (Manvel, Texas)
Jenny Combs, Age 16 (Alabaster, AL)
Verushka Soto, Age 16 (Moca, Puerto Rico)
Hurjane Vongsachang, Age 16 (San Marcos, CA)
Stewart Pence, Age 17 (Joplin, MO)
Max Wallack, Age 14 (Natick, MA)
Angela Hart, Age 17 (Reading, MA)
Leighton Bell, Age 18 (Metairie, LA)

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Middle School Service Scholars

First Place ($300 + EV T-Shirt): Sharon Li, Age 12 (Manvel, Texas)

Second Place ($200 + EV T-Shirt): Ashleigh Santaliz, Age 13 (Howard Beach, NY)

Third Place ($75 + EV T-Shirt): Zack Anderson, Age 13 (Renton, WA) & Breanna Berry, Age 13 (Clovis, CA)

Runner Ups (Prize: EV T-shirts):
Eric Li, Age 9 (Manvel, Texas)
Daniel Colina, Age 13 (Waco, Texas)
Justus Aarhus, Age 13 (Georgetown, Texas)

Please comment below or email us your size (adult S, M, L, XL) to claim your EV T-shirts. (eastvillagers@gmail.com)

Honorable Mention Service Scholars (Prize: 2000 points)

 

Joshua Caleb - Brazil Church Builder

Shanique Thomas - Sister has Cancer

Carolyn Walker - Shoeboxes for Homeless

Sabrina Schiermeyer - Cancer Patient

Chanapa Tantibanchachai - Tutor who had to deal with her own blood disorder 

Lauren Rohrs - Missionary to Louisiana and West Virginia

Tylyn Trummer - Service Trip to Uganda Africa to help school children and AIDS patients

Annika Mizel - Freed 12 slaves through her initiative in "Loose Change to Loosen Chains"

Linda Myrna Pachero - Mother has Cancer yet still perseveres to help tutor spanish and at local offices

Carrie Baum - Raised over $15,000 to build church and orphanage in India with best friend

Julie Tran - Painted chicago Asian American Mural in downtown chicago

Charles Allen Tillery - Initiated ongoing food collection and donates items to their community

Alexander Silady - Started ESL courses to benefit his community

Dane Austreng - Started Kelso Clean-Up to help beautify community -- 3 friends became hundreds of volunteers.

Esther Machibya - Community Altruism by working closely with Teen Court

Caroline Pledger - Father is blind, but has tons of initiatives and is a serial volunteer and organizer

Johanel Caceres - Youth Justice

Alan Li - Takes the initiative to do things, namely the optimist club at his school

Michelle Tan - Helps brother with disability and volunteers at St. Agnes Center

Kayla Davis - Has fiery attitude regarding lack of care in today's society. Works for human rights as well.

Colleen Tan - Realized a cultural disconnect between Chinese and Chinese-Born Americans regarding culture. Volunteers as English teacher in Nangken, China.

Eric Dice - Built benches and gardens to beautify his community

Chanelle D. Baker - Felt need to raise awareness for irresponsible drivers. Started "Stop Texting, Just Drive" initiative and Hats for Haiti.

Mary A. McIntosh - Teen Feed to help provide meals for homeless teens

Jessica Guthrie - Fought her personal demons and helped promote Relay for Life

Kayla Brock - has a HUGE heart for service in St. Louis, Alaska, Mexico, etc..

Jennifer Lysaythong - Tutors in Asia and America

Josefina Ruiz - Greatly serves the Hispanic community around her

Jasmine Pettaway - Has great insight into service work and the world while appreciating everything she has

Victoria Hwang - Brother has Down Syndrome, teaching her the importance of service and volunteerism

Chelsea Wallace - After helping research Celiac Disease, found out that she had the disease as well and the importance of raising awareness for Celiac Disease

Brandon Lucas -Missions in Mexico, Alaska, and in America

Jessica A. Jordan - Gained confidence through her initiative of a Blanket Donation project.

Kathleen LaRiviere - worked with Habitat for Humanity for over 9 years (since age of 13)

Cara Palmer - Absolutely fanatical about Water, teaching about its importance around the world

Colleen Kendall - Spiritual Volunteer at a Hospital

Alexis I. Foxx - Artist for childrens' stories and has a good sense of business initiative

Amy Hyman - Feminist Activist for Womens' rights

Amanda Dlugi - has tremendous work ethic and leadership experience

Heather Carmichael - After father passed away, she matured as a volunteer and citizen

Sara Argabright - Loves Nature and works at the Creative Learning Center Nature Exchange

Kevin Huynh - Embraced a variety of community service opportunities in his city

Ashley Howard - tireless social worker

Mackenzie Jacoby - Works in Brazil and shows a tremendous business mind because of it. Works with children in Central America and anywhere else she can help

Ayla Pelton-Cox - Serves a great deal despite family's financial disposition.

Jessica Barajas - Started Photovoice for Gangs and struggling minorities

Victoria Hurley - Camp NOVA for children with Seizures after her mom sparked her interest (she was current director)

Chelsea Lynne Sandmeyer - Changed a great deal due to selfless service. Worked everywhere from Bethea to Liberia

Cassandra Kay Howey - Persevered a great deal in her life and continues to help others through volunteer work around the world.

Donovan Westbrooks - His life is to serve. He can't live a day without it.

To claim your points, please comment below or email eastvillagers@gmail.com with your login email for East Villagers. Thank You.

 

EV Service Scholar Essay Contestants: Due to the large number of essay entries received, we would like to extend the winner announcement time to June 30.  Winners will be announced on our website.  Thank you for your patience. Please stay tuned! Happy Summer!

This is the first year the East Villagers Non-Profit Community is offering a chance for young service scholars within the local community to express their passion for community service through essay writing and art. Our goal is to promote a spirit of volunteerism among the younger generation around the world. Winners from Northern California will be invited to read their essays at the annual Service Scholar Award Celebration hosted by the Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation. Students must complete 5 hours of community service and fill out the Service Requirement Form to provide proof. All students enrolled in schools Kindergarten through High School in the United States and Canada are eligible to apply.

Choose one of the following prompts to write an essay:
Prompt 1: Please share a volunteer experience and its impact on your life.
Prompt 2: Why is community service important in your life?
Prompt 3: Share about an experience when someone helped you and how it impacted your life.
Poster Theme: Having Fun Helping Others

Community Service Requirement: All applicants must complete 5 hours of community service and show proof of service to qualify for the contest. 

Contest Deadline: Wednesday, May 31, 2010, 5:00pm

High School (1000 - 1500 words)
Middle School (500 - 750 words)
KG - Grade 5 Poster Contest (Maximum Size 16" x 20")

Awards
High School
1st Place $500, 2nd Place $350, 3rd Place $150
Middle School
1st Place $300, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $75
KG - 5th Grade
1st Place $100, 2nd Place $75, 3rd Place $50

Submission Instructions
1. Please fill out the Contest Entry Form and Community Service Requirement Form. Click here to download. Contest Entry Form, Service Requirement Form, and Essay should be mailed to 800 High Street, Suite 408, Palo Alto, CA 94301 or faxed to (650) 323-2179.
2. Essays should be posted as a blog entry on www.eastvillagers.org.  We encourage you to include photos of your service activities in your blog entries.

Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is this open to only Northern California students? No, this is open to all students enrolled in K-12 throughout the United States and Canada.
2. How do I post a blog entry? Click create a blog entry at the top.
3. Why are there funny codes on my blog entry? First paste your word document into notepad, and then paste it into the blog editor to clear word formatting.
4. I am confused about the instructions, what am I supposed to do? Two simple steps: a) Mail the paper application, service requirement, and paper essay to us b) Post your essay as a blog entry
5. Can I send in past certificates and proof of community service instead of getting more signatures for the service requirement? Yes.

Please email eastvillagers@gmail.com or call (650) 924-1104 for more information.

This Contest is Sponsored by the Ping & Amy Chao Family Foundation to Promote a Spirit of Volunteerism Among the Younger Generation

Dear East Villagers,

On this Thanksgiving day,
we come together on ev,
we share on ev,
we celebrate on ev,
we donate Thanksgiving points on ev, … and,
we simply GIVE THANKS .. on ev.

THANK YOU charities.
THANK YOU fellow East Villagers,
THANK YOU ev staff.

Happy Thanksgiving and Holidays to all.

親愛的東村族朋友們

今天是感恩節
我們一同來到ev網
我們分享
我們慶祝
我們捐出.....感恩節積分
我們單純的感恩

感謝 慈善公益機構
感謝 東村族朋友們
感謝 東村族同工們

祝大家感恩節曰快樂

- Ping & Amy Chao

Thanksgiving Challenge Prizes
First Place Winner - $2000
Second Place Winner - $1500
Third Place Winner - $1000
Fourth Place Winner - $800
Fifth Place Winner - $700
6th - 15th Place Winners - $400
Total Prize: $10,000

 

Thanksgiving Points Challenge Participating NGOs

Little Red Scarf (小紅巾) - 40142
Team HBV Collegiate Chapters - 34974
Technology and Education: Connecting Cultures - 7415
Project RISHI - 4743
Sino Canada Culture Association - 3177
4C the Power - 2099
Good Samaritans Medical Ministry - 1211
Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps - 1163
Yang Guang Gong Yi - 900
Alberta Chinese Zither Association - 518
Asian Liver Center - 400
Go and Love Foundation - 0
Rural China Education Foundation - 0
Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network - 0
Fudan Elite Leadership Program - 0


Total Donated Points: 97,210
Total Villagers Donating: 82
Last Updated on Monday, November 23, 2009, 2:58 PM PST.
*Red colored organizations still need at least 10 villagers to donate their cause to qualify for the challenge.

Useful Information
- Donation Form: Fill out this form to donate points.
- Points Vault: Click here to check your point balance.
- EV Thanksgiving Points Challenge Information
- Point Leaders Board
- Points FAQ

 

What Villagers are Saying about the Thanksgiving Points Challenge:

• This activity is very amazing.
• it's lovely.
• Exciting, fun.
• Awesome!!
• Very interesting. I hope to join it.
• This is a great idea! It really gets users more involved on the EV site.
• This is a very rewarding program. 
• it's great! thank you so much!
• I think this is an awesome way for EV to promote this site and allow members to realize it's full potential. It is also a much needed fundraiser and a good way to promote teamwork among members!!!
• Thank you!!!
• Ultra cool.  Feels like you can make a difference.
• I think it's a great idea.  Not only is giving money to these organizations a great thing, but it also motivates the users of EV to go check out each organization and see what they do.  Who knows where that could lead in the future.
• Nice Active
• I love this idea! It allows me to show supports to organization even if I'm a poor college student. It also helps a lot of small progressing organizations out there to get their voices out and to be heard.
• 中文字再大一点
• 很好的一个活动，有利于EV网络的推广，更有助于支持民间的公益活动。
• It should continue again next year!
• It's a great idea!
• Awesome
• 非常好的活动，意义深刻。希望中文版尽快开站，让中国的草根NGO组织得到更大的支持。
• 这是个很棒的方法，其实还可以有更多增加积分的方式，比如把身边的人介绍进EV
• It does good to the nonprofit organizations especially operated by college students.They will have enough money to do activities.
• I would like to donate my point to SCCA which has been doing a lot of good things for the community over the years. 
• 感谢给我们团队参加的机会，让我们团队更加壮大，能帮助更多的人。
• Very nice gesture, especially during this time of year.
• Giving those who dont have the time to actually help physcially, a chance to help others who are in need.
• 很好的活动，“感恩节”献爱心很好。
• Very generous!!!
   

 

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最新声明：
立刻参加“感恩节 送积分 赢奖金”的活动。我们欢迎更多的中国公益组织参与这个活动。你即使不在美国也没有关系，只要EV和Chao基金能够证实你在你自己的国家里是真实存在的就行，就可以参加这个活动。在eastvillagers.org 注册并创建了机构的主页，至少有10人捐赠积分，你的机构就有机会赢取最高金额为2000美元的奖金！还犹豫什么呢？

点击这里: http://www.eastvillagers.org/tg_form.php 参与这个活动吧！

 

感恩节 送积分 赢奖金积分捐赠表: 又是一年一度的感恩节了。这个星期，你将有机会把你辛苦获得的积分捐赠给你最喜爱的非营利机构，表达你的感谢和喜爱，并把这样的关爱传播到世界的每一个角落。

Thanksgiving Challenge Prizes 奖金分布表
First Place Winner - $2000 冠军：2000美元
Second Place Winner - $1500 亚军：1500美元
Third Place Winner - $1000 军：1000美元
Fourth Place Winner - $800 第四名：800美元
Fifth Place Winner - $700 第五名：700美元
6th - 15th Place Winners - $400 第六名至第15名：各400美元

It's that time of year that you've all been waiting for -- that's right, Thanksgiving! This week, you will have an opportunity to donate your hard earned points to the causes you are most passionate about.  You'll be able to show them how thankful you are that they exist and are doing amazing things all around the world. Click here to fill out the donation form: http://www.eastvillagers.org/tg_form.php

Thanksgiving Challenge Prizes
First Place Winner - $2000
Second Place Winner - $1500
Third Place Winner - $1000
Fourth Place Winner - $800
Fifth Place Winner - $700
6th - 15th Place Winners - $400
Total Prize: $10,000

Thanksgiving Points Challenge Participating NGOs

Team HBV Collegiate Chapters - 60,593
Little Red Scarf (小紅巾) - 40,560
4C the Power - 36,269
Technology and Education: Connecting Cultures - 12,814
Sino Canada Culture Association - 12,316
Yang Guang Gong Yi - 12,183
Project RISHI - 8,764

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*Still need 10 villagers to donate to qualify for the challenge.
Rural China Education Foundation - 6227
Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network - 2,928
Good Samaritans Medical Dental Ministry - 2,523
Alberta Chinese Zither Association - 1,986
Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps - 1,463
Asian Liver Center - 1,119
Go and Love Foundation - 0
Fudan Elite Leadership Program - 0

 

Total Donated Points: 200,632

 

Total Villagers Donating: 193

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009, 1:14 AM PST.

*Red colored organizations still need at least 10 villagers to donate their cause to qualify for the challenge.

 

Useful Information
- NGO Application Form: NGOs can still apply.
- Donation Form: Fill out this form to donate points.
- Points Vault: Click here to check your point balance.
- EV Thanksgiving Points Challenge Information
- Point Leaders Board
- Points FAQ

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the EV Thanksgiving Points Challenge?
A week before Thanksgiving, members of East Villagers will have an opportunity to donate their points to their favorite nonprofits. On Thanksigiving Day, the top 15 nonprofit organizations with the most points will receive a total donation of $10,000 dollars from the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation. First place organization will be awarded $2,000.

How can I earn points?
Villagers can earn points by doing any of the following activities listed on this page: http://www.eastvillagers.org/topusers.php

How do I donate my points?
You can donate your points by filling out this donation form: http://www.eastvillagers.org/tg_form.php

When can I donate my points?
You can donate your anytime points from November 19, 2009 12:00 AM PST to November 25, 2009, 11:59pm PST. If you earned additional points during the period, you can fill out the form again.

Where do I go to check if my donation is added to the database?
You can check your points vault here: http://www.eastvillagers.org/user_vault.php

When will you announce the winners?
We will announce the winners on Thanksgiving Day before noon.  We will be posting daily donation updates on the EV homepage. Winners will be asked to record a short "YES! I WON!" video describing how they feel about winning, expressing thank you to the Chao Foundation, and post the video on EV within a week.

Can I save my points for next Thanksgiving?
No, points will refresh on December 31, 2009, 11:59 PST.  You will still maintain your point ranking but your balance will be "0".

Will points subtract if I purchased an item at the store?
Yes, you can spend your points at the store or donate them during Thanksgiving. If you are the first 25 to purchase the tshirt for 1/2 off, your points will not subtract from the Thanksgiving program.

I heard that there is a limit on the number of points you can earn each day, what is the maximum number of points I can earn in a single day?
Check here for the daily limits of number of points you can earn: http://www.eastvillagers.org/user_points_faq.php

What do I do if I see people not following the rules?
Please go to the user's profile and click "Report this Person" if you see users creating blank/meaningless/spam blogs and deleting their blogs for points or joining and leaving groups/projects.  We always closely monitor activity on EV to prevent this.  We will subtract points as a warning and if  the situation persists, we will have to disqualify the user from the Thanksgiving Challenge.

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最新声明：
立刻参加“感恩节 送积分 赢奖金”的活动。我们欢迎更多的中国公益组织参与这个活动。你即使不在美国也没有关系，只要EV和Chao基金能够证实你在你自己的国家里是真实存在的就行，就可以参加这个活动。在eastvillagers.org 注册并创建了机构的主页，至少有10人捐赠积分，你的机构就有机会赢取最高金额为2000美元的奖金！还犹豫什么呢？

加入东村族，注册成功的村民可以通过各种活动 （参见右下角的列表）获取积分。在感恩节前一周，东村族的成员将有机会捐出自己的积分，送给自己喜爱的非营利机构。在感恩节当天，积分排名前15位的非营利机构将获得来自赵修平夫妇基金会捐赠的，总额为10,000美元的奖金，其中，积分排名第一的非营利机构将获得最高奖金额2,000美元。中国的非营利组织请点击此链接 ：参与此次活动。

点击这里: http://www.eastvillagers.org/tg_form.php 参与这个活动吧！

 

感恩节 送积分 赢奖金积分捐赠表: 又是一年一度的感恩节了。这个星期，你将有机会把你辛苦获得的积分捐赠给你最喜爱的非营利机构，表达你的感谢和喜爱，并把这样的关爱传播到世界的每一个角落。

奖金分布表
First Place Winner - $2000 冠军：2000美元
Second Place Winner - $1500 亚军：1500美元
Third Place Winner - $1000 军：1000美元
Fourth Place Winner - $800 第四名：800美元
Fifth Place Winner - $700 第五名：700美元
6th - 15th Place Winners - $400 第六名至第15名：各400美元

East Villagers Thanksgiving Points Challenge

You Donate Points, EV Donates $10,000!

On Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26), the Top 15 Organizations with the most donated points will win a total of $10,000 grant from the Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation.  First place gets $2,000.  You can directly help by earning points today! Click here to see the Thanksgiving Points Leader Board. Non-Profit Organizations - Please fill out this application to qualify: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFgtTFJhR3c3RDFHNnpSM2NINDVKLVE6MA

Point donations begin on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Please spread the word and FORWARD this email to all your friends.

 

The 1st Annual Team HBV Conference 2009: Sharing strategies and best practices among college chapters focusing on hepatitis B and liver cancer awareness, community outreach and education as part of the Jade Ribbon Campaign will be held at Stanford University on November 13-15, 2009. Representatives of the China university chapters are invited to stay at Stanford for a few additional days from November 9-16, 2009. Follow your friends and chapter members throughout the conference! All Team HBV Conference attendees will be sharing their thoughts and experiences LIVE throughout the conference using East Villagers and other social media networks. Visit www.eastvillagers.org on November 14 & 15 to watch the conference LIVE!

赵修平“青年人如何参与社会公益和公益创业”北师大沙龙诚邀参与

主讲人：Ping Chao赵 修 平

主题：青年人如何参与社会公益和公益创业

主讲人简介：

 美国硅谷著名企业家，凯登斯（Cadence）创办人

 赵修平家族基金会（Ping Amy Family Foundation）创始人

 东村族公益平台（East Villagers Non-Profit Community）创建人

内容简介：

       在美国，从公益领域进行创业已成为许多青年人寻求就业和实现自我人生价值的途径，但如何在创业中运用最好的理念，善用最新的科技，发挥青年人的优势和创造力，在创业中有优胜的把握？曾经创办过美国著名的凯登斯（Cadence）等三家赚钱公司的赵修平，2005年开始公益创业，创建了赵修平家族基金会和东村族公益平台，他将结合自己多年在美国硅谷的企业创业经验和公益创业理念，与我们分享如何将企业、科技创业观念带到公益创业事业中来，并分享他的公益创业的心得和乐趣，鼓励青年思考和探索公益创业，分享他的资源来支持和指导大学生进行公益创业。

时间：2009年11月10日（周二）下午2：00—3：00

地点：北师大英东楼318

 

Zhao Xiu-Ping, "how young people participate in social and public entrepreneurship," Beijing Normal University are invited to participate in Salon

Speaker: Ping Chao Zhao Xiu-Ping

Subject: how young people participate in social and public entrepreneurship

Speaker Introduction:

  Well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Cadence (Cadence), founder of
  Zhao Xiu-Ping Family Foundation (Ping Amy Family Foundation), founder of
  East Village Family Community Platform (East Villagers Non-Profit Community) founder

Brief Introduction:

        In the United States, from the public area of entrepreneurship has become a lot of young people to seek employment and achieve self-life value of the way, but how to use the best ideas in business, make use of latest technology, strengths and creativity of young people play in the There are better grasp of business? Founder of the United States has been well-known Cadence (Cadence) and three profitable companies Zhao Xiu-Ping, public business in 2005, created the Family Foundation, and Zhao Xiu-Ping Tung family welfare platform, he will combine his many years in the U.S. Silicon Valley corporate entrepreneurial experience, and social entrepreneurship ideas to share with us how business, technology entrepreneurs bring ideas to the cause of social entrepreneurship, and to share his experiences and fun social entrepreneurship and encourage young people to think and explore the public enterprise, to share his resources to Community college students support and guidance to entrepreneurs.

Time: 2009 11 Yue 10 Ri (Zhouer) 2:00-3:00 pm

Location: Beijing Normal University East Building 318 United Kingdom