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The drawing for the $52,000 give-away will take place at the November 19 th Auction. Contact
lhaines@ursulineacademy.org for phone orders, or www.uaraffle.org for online orders. Tickets are one for
$100 or three for $250. The Grand Prize is $25,000. The additional 21 prizes make the prize total $52,000.
Along with the Auction and Annual Fund, the Raffle helps to close the $2,351 gap per student. Thank you
everyone for your support.
From the Community Service Office
Dear Parents,
I am excited to announce UA’s Service Trips for the Summer of 2012! This upcoming summer, Ursuline
will offer two unique and eye-opening service trips for students:
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, June 23 rd -June 29 th , 2012
$800 per student, includes all transportation, housing, and meals.
The Oglala Lakota people are some of the poorest citizens in our nation. With the unemployment rate at
90%, it is no wonder that the life expectancy on Pine Ridge is the second lowest in the Western Hemisphere
only to Haiti. A third world country within our own borders, Pine Ridge is a community stricken with
poverty but blessed with a rich and inspiring culture.
This UA service trip will work with Re-Member, a non-profit agency located directly on the reservation.
Service work will include painting, hauling wood, insulating trailers, and various construction projects as
needed. The agency provides education throughout the week including nightly local speakers and a tour of
the reservation. Participants will visit the site of the Massacre at Wounded Knee, eat lunch with Black Elk’s
great granddaughter and learn extensively about the Lakota people’s history and culture. Students are not
required to have construction knowledge prior to visiting South Dakota. Re-Member teaches basic
construction skills to their volunteers and only assigns service work that aligns with the ability levels of their
visitors.
Washington, DC, July 7th-July 14th, 2012
$375 per student, includes all transportation, housing, and meals
This trip merges community service, advocacy and education centering on the issue of the wealth gap in the
United States. We will work with NETWORK, a Catholic Social Justice Lobby, and other local non-profit
agencies in the region. Participants will explore the many ways an individual can make a difference: in
serving, advocating, and learning a bit about what lobbyists do, too. We will work with a variety of service
agencies and NETWORK throughout the week. While the trip focuses on wealth inequalities, the greater
goal is to teach students about the variety of ways they can make a difference and let their voices be heard -
regardless of the issue!
A parent must attend one of the information sessions about the summer service trips in order for his or her
daughter to be eligible to apply. I will discuss and address both of the service trips at the meetings. Attached
to the end of this week’s Rapport is a flyer advertising these mandatory information sessions. At the meeting,
I will cover details including expectations for the trip, the application process, and trip payment schedules.
Your daughter is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting with you. Summer Service Trips are open for
students who will return to Ursuline the following year. Unfortunately, graduating seniors (Class of 2012)
are not eligible for UA Service Trips.
Info sessions are scheduled for: