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This is an archived USAID document retained on this web site as a matter of public record.
Operation Day's Work Elects New National Committee
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC 20523
PRESS OFFICE
http://www.usaid.gov
(202) 712-43202002-023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2002Contact: USAID Press Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Operation Day's Work (ODW), a domestic outreach program to US High School and Middle School students, held their National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota from February 22-24, 2002. One of the top objectives of the National Convention was to vote in a new National Committee. Convention attendees representing 17 school voted in the new National Committee which is made up of 13 students from seven states and range in grade from 12th to 7th grade as follows:
Tom Schalmo, Facilitator Freshman Brookfield East High School Elm Grove, Wisconsin Ashley Ditmarsen, Secretary Freshman Wisconsin Heights Middle School Cross Plains, Wisconsin Marco Campoverde 7th Grade Schroeder Middle School Grand Forks, North Dakota Adam Clay Senior Lake Brantley High School Altamonte Springs, Florida Nikole Engel Sophomore Astoria High School Astoria, Oregon Lauren Harris Freshman Hanover High School S. Strafford, VT Elizabeth Jach Freshman Brookfield East High School Brookfield, Wisconsin Gudrun Juffer Sophomore Shorewood High School Shorewood, Wisconsin Andy Kruse Senior Tipton High School Tipton, Iowa Katie Kruse Junior Patrick Henry High School Minneapolis, Minnesota Ka Ly Junior Edison High School Minneapolis, Minnesota Cat McMurtry Freshman Shorewood High School Shorewood, Wisconsin Jessica Wolfe 8th Grade Newton Middle School Strafford, Vermont The National Committee consists of thirteen members who reflect the diversity of the Operation Day's Work member schools. The National Committee is responsible for making decisions that affect the organization as a whole.
Operation Day's Work is sponsored by USAID. The goal of ODW is to engage students to participate in community service while learning about international affairs and global humanitarian efforts. "USAID is proud to be the sponsor for Operation Day's Work," said Loretta Campbell, Director of ODW. "The dedication of United States students to helping youth in developing countries is a message we want to reinforce, and USAID is committed to increasing the global awareness of American youth."
In addition to voting in a new National Committee, the students had a full agenda, which included amending their Constitution and learning more about their new project country of Ethiopia. Every year, American students in the program select and study a developing country. Students plan and perform community service to earn money on a targeted "work day." Funds raised are donated to help their peers in developing nations. In the past, ODW has earned funds for projects in El Salvador, Haiti and Nepal.
For more than 40 years USAID has been the lead U.S. Government Agency providing humanitarian and economic assistance to transitioning and developing countries.
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