Thank You Bricks for Burere Supporters

EWB-UC Friends and Supporters,

Let me take a moment to thank you for your generous support of the University of Cincinnati Chapter of Engineers Without Borders. Your contribution to our most recent fundraising event, Bricks for Burere, has allowed us to take one step closer toward our funding needs for the Burere project. The people of Burere have been patiently waiting for our return to their community to begin construction. Through fundraising events like these, you allow our group to ensure our projects come to successful implementation as soon as possible. In its first year, Bricks for Burere raised $1,000 dollars towards the Burere School Project. This money alone will cover half of the expenses for masonry materials.

In December, our group will submit our Pre-Implementation form. This form details the entirety of the school projects, including: all design calculations, engineering and architectural drawings, project budget, material costs, and all the work that will be completed during the first phase of construction. Pending the success of this project submittal after our design is reviewed by a panel of professional engineers, we will traveling to break ground this coming March. The first trip goals will be to completely lay out the school site, dig out the foundation mold, and pour the concrete foundation.

Without your help and support, this project could never be realized. Thank you again for your contribution and all of us at EWB-UC thank you for your generosity!

Regards,

Mark Schutte

Vice President – External Affair, EWB-UC

Special thanks to Corporate Sponsors:

Consumer Solutions, Inc.

EMA Construction

Star Building Materials

Snazzy New EWB T-Shirts

This past Thursday EWB held its first T-shirt Printing Party of the school year. The party brought a great turnout,especially from our new EWBers, as well as great new T-shirt designs from our very own design committee. The new logo emphasized our chapter's work on water and school building projects.


Among the new things in EWB this year, we are also building a stronger relationship with the Orientation Board. The O-Board works with incoming freshmen to get them connected to student groups at UC. A better relationship with this group could allow us to reach out to incoming freshman as soon as possible and get them excited and involved in our cause. Be sure to stay posted on all the new EWB events to come.

EWB Kicks Off 2011-12 School Year

The UC 2011 school year has just begun and EWB-UC has already hit the ground running. Another school year brings new students, new ideas, and new vigor. This past week has seen the first general meeting and has brought a bunch of new and excited EWBers.

The new excitement surrounding this time of year brings immense potential for progress towards our projects. Look for more project specifics in the weeks to come.

EWB kicks off Bricks for Burere

As EWB-UC ramps up its efforts to begin implementation of its second major project, the organization hopes to close the gap in its monetary needs through a truly exciting event in Bricks for Burere.

What: A fundraising event to help raise money to build the walls of the Kingigoro Primary School in Burere, Tanzania. Most students currently learn in collapsing classrooms - or must have class outside due to an already collapsed classroom.

When: September 19th - October 16th (last day of Homecoming week), the "brick wall" will begin construction at the start of October.

Where: Lobby of the Rec Center (where the old smoothie stand used to be)

How: For every donation, a brick will be given to the donator to be decorated and returned to EWB to be placed in the wall. Pricing is as follows:

One Brick, Student = $2

One Brick, Non-Student = $5

Family Brick (4 Bricks) = $20

Student Organization Brick (3x3) = $30

**Families and Organizations can purchase another row/column of bricks for $20 per added dimension.

Companies are being contacted to match on campus support.

EWB cannot not wait to demonstrate the support and encouragement found in its own university through this event.

Be on the look out for EWB's wall!

June EWBer of the Month: Linea Olsson

Congratulations to Linea Olsson for being our June EWBer of the Month.

Linea just finished her first year in Chemical Engineering, and an actually international student from Sweden. She has definitely earned this award many times over, being one of our most active freshman in the group. She's shown incredible dedication and initiative, forming partnerships with the professional practice office and becoming one of our youngest exec board members.

Probably the best example of this initiative was Linea traveling on our recent Burere assessment trip to Tanzania. She helped perform crucial soil and material tests needed to move our school design forward. She also help gain final measurement data from the school site. Finally she interacted with members of the community and helped strengthen our partnership with Burere.We look forward to much more from Linea in the coming years.

Click here to see more photos of Linea from our Assessment Trip

Linea & Jim taking measurements inside the Burere school