Members of Drexel’s Student Athletic Advisory Council collected gently used sports equipment for distribution to Philadelphia Schools in-need. Members of the Drexel athletic community say they have found a philanthropic niche and look forward to hosting more events.
Post by Club President: Nick Chawaga We organized and ran a successful supply drive for our high school. Our club successfully advertised this drive throughout the whole high school and held a homeroom competition to see which room could collect the most supplies. We collected about five full boxes of supplies which were donated to…
Post by Club President: Nick Chawaga On November 17, 2015, we travelled to South Philadelphia High School to participate in a College Fair that Ms. Emily Goodman, the school’s Guidance Counselor, had organized. We were provided with the opportunity to staff a table at the College Fair for the purpose helping students get started on…
On November 30th, 2015, Students Helping Students executed two redistribution efforts that brought 25 whiteboards and one SmartBoard to Bodine International School of Affairs in North Philadelphia. As part of the Saint-Gobain, Corporate Distribution Initiative effort, SHS redistributed 25 whiteboards, which had been designated surplus goods during Saint-Gobain’s relocation period, to Bodine. Saint-Gobain is the…
For the final phase of Saint-Gobain’s relocation, SHS redistributed 39 printers to 8, K-12 schools within the Philadelphia area on December 22, 2015. In total, SHS redistributed roughly $30,000 worth of unwanted/gently-used materials from Saint-Gobain to 8, K-12 schools within the Philadelphia area.
The Corporate Distribution Initiative is designed to give corporations experiencing a relocation/renovation period an opportunity to redistribute their unwanted and or gently-used materials to schools in-need. Shire Pharmaceutical is a global biotech firm that specializes in the development and delivery of innovative medicines for patients with rare diseases and other specialty conditions. This could include…
Sunday, the Saint Asaph Church welcomed Bill Zandi and Mike Chawaga to introduce SHS to their community. As one of the weekly guest speakers, Bill discussed the organization’s mission, accomplishments, and vision for the future. With an open heart, all the members of St. Asaph were eager to support the SHS mission, extending their networks…
Post by Club President: Sadie Buzan In the spring of 2016, the GVHS SHS Club held a very successful drive for basic supplies, including: backpacks, binders, spiral notebooks, pocket folders, scissors, pencils, markers, pencil sharpeners, pens, highlighters, markers, report covers, etc. These supplies were delivered to the James G. Blaine (K-8) School and South Philadelphia…
The Pour House generously welcomed SHS for a fundraising event with proceeds supporting low-income schools throughout Philadelphia. Over 100 members of the SHS family attended, and they loved the new Pour House venue in Exton, PA. All of the Pour House employees wanted to support our mission in any way they could, some even offering…
Students Helping Students is a non-profit group that is working to reform and improve education in Philadelphia…with help from Saint-Gobain. The organization helps large corporations to donate their unneeded extra supplies and furniture to low-income schools in Philadelphia. The organization began in 2005 when Bill Zandi, then a high school freshman, volunteered in New Orleans…
Post by Club President: Nick Chawaga On October 20th Great Valley High School reunited for their first meeting of the year. Our club had nearly 15 members attend. As we discussed the background of the organization and goals for the school year, many students expressed interest. We are proud to announce that our club will…
As the economy has been extremely volatile many people are turning to experts for advice. Students Helping Students is honored to have Matt Cabrey, Jeremy Nowak and Mark Zandi as panelists to discuss the health of the U.S. economy to be held at the Union League September 1st. In the Philadelphia Inquirer, Mark Zandi states,…