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This is the blog from which I found the article for my post on February 17.
I don’t think I’ve ever been featured in another blog before. Pretty cool stuff.
That’s the feeling I have right now, at 3:51 in the morning, after having finally completed a huge project with Cal Do Something.
The project was called Jeans for Haiti and we ended up collecting 1,018 pairs of jeans for homeless teens in America and Haiti. I blogged about it previously, but I just finished the project report and posted the project online. There are some really awesome photos in the project report.
It’s always nice to compile everything into a report and see the project as a whole.
People Involved: 32
People Impacted: 48,908
Room of Jeans, complete with jeans people, and awesome people too!
My friend, Anis, sent me a Huffington Post article by Jeff Rosenthal called Products With Purpose Will Change the World the other day. I think it’s a great representation of the times and definitely recommend that you take a look.
I have a feeling that doing social good will not just be another hip fad, but will be the new benchmark. Don’t expect this wave to ease up anytime soon either. It will continue to grow as this generation of young people matures.
Everyone has the potential to change the world. Young people are the ones who have the spirit to pursue it.
New people come and go everyday of our lives. Those who stay are friends.
But what makes a friend?
I think for me, the main things are that you have to be someone who:
- Listens and considers my opinions, thoughts, and feelings
- Cares enough to look out for me and give advice, but lets me make my own decisions
- Helps me grow as a person
What do you think? Do you go by the same criteria?
From January 19 to February 14, Cal Do Something collected a grand total of 1018 pairs of jeans for homeless teens in America and Haiti. The used jeans will be sent to the YMCA Haiti in Port-au-Prince, which will be distributing them to the locals. This means Haitians will get these much-needed clothes, and will be able to take advantage of the YMCA’s emergency relief and support services at the pick-up spots.
Our Jeans for Haiti drive was one 
of the largest projects that I’ve ever led and it was awesome to finally reach our initial goal of 1000 pairs on the last day. It involved a lot of coordination with other student groups, including many service organizations and the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC). There were some communication gaps along the way and it was definitely a learning experience, but through it all, we still reached our goal.
Do Something is an awesome organization that focuses on empowering and supporting young people to take action. all sorts of efforts tackling problems from social injustice to disaster relief. Cal Do Something was founded midway through last semester and has steadily grown its campus presence.
Last semester, with just four steady members, we executed a Milk and Music project to raise awareness for music education in schools. In the end, we made 21,040 people aware of our campaign and cause, and won a $2,500 grant for music education, a fender guitar, and a rock band set.
Awareness + Action = Impact