December 28, 2011
By Meredith Stabbe
When I heard the words “elevator pitch” during our meeting two weeks ago, I immediately imagined standing center stage in front of a hundred judging eyes with nothing but note cards, a microphone, and my boots (which I would be shaking uncontrollably…
December 4, 2011
Dear Friends of LearnServe International,
We are excited to share with you the results of what has been a productive, inspiring year! Thanks to your collaboration and support, we successfully strengthened our signature LearnServe Fellows and LearnServe Abroad programs, while working with our Board to…
October 31, 2011
By Henry Altman
I am by no means a good painter, yet this past weekend on the first LearnServe service day I found that that does not mean that I can’t help people by painting.
I arrived at the meeting place for the trip a…
October 26, 2011
By Amy
At the October 20th LearnServe meeting, appropriately titled “Finding Your Cause”, the Fellows talked about the issues we are concerned about and what we want to do about it. We then filled out a form that helped us organize our thoughts about our…
October 11, 2011
By Grace Reichardt, a junior at Richard Montgomery High School
Hello all!
Two Saturday mornings ago, I was really looking forward to the weekend LSI retreat. But despite that, I just couldn’t help but think about the piles of homework that were awaiting me upon…
October 10, 2011
By Chloe Loving, a sophomore at Annandale High School
The LearnServe retreat was one of the most formative couple of days I think I have ever experienced. When we arrived at Chevy Chase High early that Saturday morning, we were mere “acquaintances”. We were not…
October 8, 2011
By Omnia Saed, a sophomore at Annandale High School
It was cold, everyone was tired, and small drops of rain were coming down as I boarded the bus that would take the LSI group to West Virginia- not necessarily the best start to a weekend…
October 4, 2011
By Jessica Sun
Never before have I ever: dead-man dropped off a zip-line, used a compost and dirt outhouse, actually slept in a 20°F sleeping bag in 20°F weather or completed a life-sized ball and holes maze with a team. To say the LSI weekend…
September 26, 2011
By Marwa Eltahir
On September 22nd, excited high school students from all around the metropolitan area entered the library of School Without Walls eager to attend their first meeting as LearnServe International Fellows. The energy about the room was a sort of animated frenzy. Students…
September 19, 2011
Early on Sunday morning, September 18, more than 100 runners — and a handful of walkers — gathered at Meadowbrook Park in Maryland for the first annual 5K Run for the C&O Canal.
The race, organized by LearnServe alum Greg Picard (Fellows ’11) and his…
