Read this wonderful update below directly from our NW regional staff about an exciting new partnership in the works!
We are developing a wonderful partnership between the International
Student Leadership Program and a place here in Spokane, WA called the Hutton
Settlement.
The
Hutton Settlement is a children’s foster care home with some great similarities
to NPH. Their mission is to nurture, educate and prepare children who are in need of a safe and healthy
home.
In
October, the students from the International Leadership Program came over to Spokane (we are about 300 miles
from Seattle) to attend our fundraiser and to do a service project at Hutton
Settlement. The service project was to build a sandbox.
The
children from Hutton were also invited to join in. It was a beautiful, crisp fall
afternoon, and after meeting together and learning about each other, our students
and some of the Hutton children began the project, which involved some digging,
leveling and placing the concrete brick border.
What I found really great about
the experience is that there really seemed to be a bond between the Hutton
children and our students. They really didn’t share any language abilities,
but they worked side by side in this joint effort to create something of lasting benefit for the children.
Learn more about our International Student Leadership Program here and check back for updates soon!
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