Purposeful Penny, officer positions available, please nominate you or your friends!

Purposeful Penny, a student charity organization registered with the
University of Pittsburgh and the Graduate School of Public and
International Affairs, announces its executive board election for the
next year's project.

The openings include president, vice-president, and business manager
position. The positions are open to anyone who are interested in
Purposeful Penny's mission and vision. By the constitution of
Purposeful Penny, anyone who are interested in assuming position on
the board, including incumbent board members and general members, have
to run for the election every year to start or continue to assume
those positions.

If you are interested in running for election for any the officer
positions in the Purposeful Penny, please send us an e-mail at
purposefulpenny@gmail.com
by Friday December 11.

Please write down your full name, affiliation, contact information
(e-mail and phone number) and the position you are interested in.

You may read the summary of our activities for the last three years
through our webpage at
http://purposefulpenny.blogspot.com/

We look forward to many applications for the officer positions.

Please feel free to send us e-mail if you have any inquires regarding
this executive board  election.

Best regards,
Purposeful Penny Executive Board

Purposeful Penny's Donation to Bright Kids Uganda

The donation ceremony and guest lecture by Brook White, President of the Bright Kids Uganda Foundation, on Monday November 7th, 2011, was another milestone for us. Professor White's photos and stories were so inspiring and beautiful. She emphasized and requested that students and faculty at GSPIA spread the words of Bright Kids Uganda Foundation's cause and activities.

After the lecture, there was a brief introduction of Purposeful Penny's work, which was followed by the donation ceremony. Purposeful Penny delivered total amount of money of $2,819.11 to Bright Kids Uganda. Today is another milestone moment for us to continue our initiative with strengthened determination.

Below is the wrap-up summary of this year's project of Purposeful Penny.

Total collection of fund: $3,897.76

1) Donation to Japan relief through Brother’s Brother Foundation:
     $1,078.65 (May 11, 2011 & July 12, 2011)
2) Donation to Bright Kids Uganda:
     $2,819.11 (November 7, 2011)

This tremendous amount of money is a testament to all Purposeful Penny members'  dedication and contribution. Thank you to all of you who joined and participated in Purposeful Penny's initiative.

Best regards,
Purposeful Penny Executive Board