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Lafayette recently approved the new student organization Pards to People. The group is a chapter of People to People, which was founded in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to advance international understanding, tolerance, and world peace through direct people-to-people contact.
Pards to People’s first activity is a logo design contest open to all Lafayette students that will also act as the group’s first fundraiser. Entries must be in color, and Pards to People will reserve rights to logos submitted. The fee per entry is $5, and there is no limit to the number of entries allowed per person.
All design entries are due to club president Alan Raisman ’10 (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) by 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. Entries must be sent to Raisman’s campus mailbox 8642.
“Pards to People hopes to become very active within the Lafayette community and also in the City of Easton,” says Raisman. “We want the student body to feel that they can take part in starting an organization that hopes to have a large impact on campus and in Easton. Next semester, we hope to have multiple events to formally introduce ourselves to campus and to the city.”
In addition to Raisman, other officers include vice president Kyle deCant ’10 (Orange, Conn.), secretary Lindsey Greenfield ’10 (Staten Island, N.Y.), and treasurer Devin Prowell ’10 (Landing, N.J.).
For more information on Pards to People, the logo contest, or to get involved, email Raisman.
Having celebrated its 50th anniversary in September, People to People seeks to accomplish “peace through understanding,” by fostering interaction among people of different cultures. Nonprofit sector People to People International is based in Kansas City, Mo., and focuses on humanitarian relief efforts.
One of its largest initiatives is the chapter networks that support its mission at the campus and community levels. Currently, there are 25 university chapters, 45 student chapters, and 133 adult chapters throughout the United States, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Campus chapters focus on helping members acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to live and compete in an increasingly multicultural and global society.
People to People International sponsors four global projects.
The Global Youth Murals Project allows children from around the world to teach others about their own communities by creating murals representing their unique experiences. People to People selects six murals to be shown in various exhibits around the U.S.
Global Youth Forums allow young people between the ages of 13 and 18 to explore different perspectives and skills through dynamic speakers, interactive workshops, and rewarding activities. Speakers at this year’s conference being held in Kansas City will include actor Gary Sinise, Winston Churchill’s granddaughter Celia Sandys, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Craig Kielburger.
Peace Camps offer a safe environment for young people of different nationalities and religions to freely express their views and experiences while learning valuable listening, communication, and conflict resolution skills. The last peace camps were held in Egypt and Russia.
Operation Iraqi Children was formed in 2004 by actor Gary Sinise and author Laura Hillenbrand to enable Americans to send school supply kits to Iraqi children.