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Come celebrate Global Brigades Day on February 8, 2010!

Stop by the Global Brigades table for more information about our summer 2010 trip to Honduras. And the first 100 people who come will receive an awesome Global Brigades t-shirt. So come check us out on Sproul, we will be available from 10am to 2pm to tell you more about Global Water Brigades and the other chapters.

Global Brigades will also be holding a general info-session in the evening. Anyone interested in the various fields – medical, water, law, public health and environmental – are welcome !

Where: Morgan Hall, Room 101
When: 7:00pm – 8:00pm, on February 8, 2009

Photo of the Day: We want to go back to Honduras!

Winter 2010 brigaders met up to have fun and reminisce of their awesome experience in Honduras!

UC Berkeley brigade digging a long trench along side village men and students from San Diego State, Boston University and Colombia. Truly breathtaking~

Here are some last reminders:
Flight Schedule for the Winter 2010 trip:
Airline: Continental
Sun 10JAN10 CO 1743 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 11:59PM HOUSTON, TEXAS 5:35AM
Mon 11JAN10 CO 756 HOUSTON, TEXAS 9:15AM TEGUCIGALPA, HOND 12:16PM
Sun 17JAN10 CO 755 TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS 1:07PM HOUSTON, TEXAS 4:09PM
Sun 17JAN10 CO 361 HOUSTON, TEXAS 7:25PM SAN FRANCISCO, CA 10:00PM

Date: Sunday, January 10th 2010
Meeting at Berkeley BART at 7:10PM on Shattuck and Center:
Andrew, Maha, Bryan, Jennifer, Christine, Ben, and Tulsi
Meeting at SFO at Continental Airlines by 8:30PM: everyone else

If you are running late, please call Andrew ASAP.  Suzanne Zuppello (who is Ben Erker’s partner) will be at the airport to pick you guys up in Honduras. Her cell is: 011 504 9822 2438.

When returning from Honduras, please reserve your own transportation or a shuttle from the airport. The following people are signed up to take the shuttle:
Date: January 17, 2010
Coming from the airport: Andrew, Maha, Bryan, Christine, Tulsi, Ben, Jennifer, John
* Please bring $16 for the shuttle

Baggage: You can pack two 50lb suitcases. Don’t forget to pack a light jacket, raincoat, and art supplies. Also bring snacks such as granola bars so that you are not too hungry. PLEASE DON’T FORGET: YOUR PASSPORT AND $36 USD EXIT FEE! If you want to bring spending money..$30 – $50 has been more than enough for souvenirs and such. You might also want to bring a notebook to take down notes during meetings or surveys.

Education: The topic of your education project is “Water Contamination and its result on Health”. Everyone, not just those in the education committee should bring art supplies, such as markers, scissors, posters, construction paper, glue, and small prizes for games. Here is a list of some activities the education committee has come up with:
Sarah (& Elisa-editing): script for the play
Bueno/Malos Game: You guys should have all the pictures printed *before*
the trip, so keep uploading onto the google doc! *is someone able to print
all the pictures?*
Posters/signs: any ideas?
Sing-along-song? (example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZfvr7K5ajc)

Anyway, I want to thank everyone for working so hard to make the Winter 2010 trip happen. We all had so much fun at our meetings, including our wonderful potluck. I know we weren’t as organized as we’d liked to be, but I can assure you that the staff worked hard to present essential material and knowledge. Thus, if you feel bewildered at times, don’t be afraid – you have each other to lean on. I hope that you guys take with you on this trip a sense of wild adventure into the unknown. I wish you all the best and I want to see all of you come back to help GWB become a strong, permanent student organization at Berkeley. Have a safe and awe-inspiring trip! -Ann

P.S. Here’s some last minute homework! Print this handout below and read it on the plane. This a project specific that was given to the summer 2009 brigade, but your project will contain most of these aspects (excluding the dam and conduction line construction). So read it carefully and consider the different factors that must come together to create a sustainable water treatment system, including infrastructure, water treatment standards, community involvement, culture, hygiene, and education.

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I hope everyone is enjoying their winter break. We recently received a request from GWB staff for additional fundraising of $100 by each volunteer going on the winter trip. This is not mandatory but we will greatly appreciate it if you can all contact your friends and relatives to cover extra costs that have come up in the project you will be working on in Honduras. Below is the original email received by Haejin:

Message from Suzanne

Hope you’re all getting ready and excited for your upcoming brigades. Ben, Joel, and I can’t wait! We finished our project in Zurzular with 18 students from DePaul University. It was incredible to see water entering homes that have never had a connection to the system. The three of us will be going back tomorrow to do some follow up work.

As we’ve been preparing for this project, we’re realizing that because Los Pajarillos is such a large community in such great need, it will cost much more than we had anticipated. With that being said, I have a request for all of you. Each club has been doing a great job so far in planning for the brigades but it would be great if you could all make a final push in fundraising efforts, trying to* get more than the 100 dollars of project money* included in your in-country costs. Send out emails, Facebook messages, and call people on the phone. Pajarillos is a community that is excited to work with your groups on this project and I know we all want to make sure their needs are met.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hey GWB brigaders!

I hope you are all spend a warm, wonderful holiday season with your family.

Thank you for paying the airline fee on time. I just wanted to leave a few reminders. The rest of the program fee is due December 28 online. Please make sure to get all your vaccinations (or take your medication) and make a copy of your passport. I have also posted below the in-country instructions that has the complete list of things to bring.

Anyway, enjoy your winter break because you all deserve it.

-Ann

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This will be our third (and last) general meeting for the winter brigade. It will be on Wednesday 12/9 @ 7PM. The location is Dwinelle Lobby. Please bring any last minute questions or concerns.We decided to make this a SUPER general meeting to wrap up all the loose ends and finalize all the details. Please come on time so we can cover everything. This is a mandatory meeting that will be imperative for a successful and enjoyable trip in Honduras. We will be going over travel documents, US customs, luggage – what to pack,  and other in-country expectations.

I know all of you are busy studying for finals but we look forward to seeing everyone. Snacks will be provided!

I know it’s been some time since you’ve heard from us but we’ve got some exciting news for all our winter brigaders. We tickets are booked! The final price of the ticket is $836.54.  Because you have already paid a deposit of $150, you need to pay the remainder of airfare of $686.54. Now that we’re getting closer to the trip, let’s go through the run-down of important dates:

*December 12, 2009*: Remainder of airfare is due online: $686.54

*December 28, 2009*: Program fee due online: $650

FLIGHT SCHEDULE:

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Sun	10JAN10	CO	1743	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	11:59PM	HOUSTON, TEXAS	5:35AM
Mon	11JAN10	CO	756	HOUSTON, TEXAS	9:15AM	TGU, HONDURAS	12:16PM
Sun	17JAN10	CO	755	TGU, HONDURAS	1:07PM	HOUSTON, TEXAS	4:09PM
Sun	17JAN10	CO	361	HOUSTON, TEXAS	7:25PM	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	10:00PM

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The 2nd general meeting is on Nov. 19 at 7pm in 207 Dwinelle. Don’t forget there is a potluck so come with your favorite dish and an empty stomach!