ThurtenE Honorary Washington University in St. Louis




	The main purpose of Thurtene carnival is to put on a wonderful community event that brings together a multitude of student groups and brings the outside St. Louis community on to campus for two days of good food, fun rides and great entertainment. In addition to being a fabulous community outreach event, Thurtene Honorary selects a local St. Louis Children’s charity to partner with for the carnival. The partnership allows the members of Thurtene Honorary and other members from the Wash U community to volunteer with an incredibly worthy organization. It also allows for Thurtene and other organizations, that take place in the carnival, to give a charitable donation at the conclusion of the carnival to a fabulous organization. 2008 SSDN “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has"” -Margaret Mead SSDN: Nurturing the child, the family, the community since 1886. A community anchor for over 120 years, SSDN, formerly known as South Side Day Nursery, has made it their mission to: provide affordable child care and education with resources to make work pay for low-income families; assist families to earn a sufficient living; and promote the development of healthy citizens who contribute to neighborhood economic stability and cultural richness, by providing South St. Louis families with community resources that would otherwise, not be accessible. WHAT SSDN DOES SSDN promotes community wellbeing by providing comprehensive child care and development services; prenatal services and education; and tools and support for individual and community economic development. SSDN instills in their children and families not only the resources to succeed, but the ideals inherent in success. SSDN PROGRAMS A United Way organization, SSDN's programs include, the SSDN Learning Center that is designed to support the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development needs of 120 children, ages birth-12 years, each day; the Early Care Network, a family resource that makes sure that more babies are born at healthy birth-weights, thrive in lead-free environments, and grow up in safe homes; and the St. Louis Head Start Network, that acts as an employment agency for SSDN parents, that provides them with resume workshops, professional clothing drives, and parenting advice. SSDN is a safe and nurturing environment connecting family needs with medical, scholastic, and career releif, that is invaluable to the St. Louis community. To learn more about the SSDN please visit www.ssdn.org. 2007 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER HOUSE “Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” -G.W. Carver The programs and services of The George Washington Carver House are targeted to focus on the family. Carver offers programs to improve life skills, increase family economic development and to promote the general well-being St. Louis Families. Since its inception, Carver has helped tens of thousands of youth with the opening of its doors. Currently the agency serves over 1700 youth yearly through family support and development, special projects and after school programs. WHAT THEY DO! In addition to providing family support and development programs that assist families in developing life skills, GW Carver House actively works to energize and inspire St. Louis youth in a number of ways. Programs like the WCH Radio, Youth Entrepreneur, and Art After School, respond in a creative and innovative way to the digital divide that exists in the St. Louis community. Programs teach broadcast journalism, computer proficiency, communication skills, as well as encourage community involvement, and teach basic leadership skills which include decision-making and problem solving. These projects also elicit economic advancement through the development of teen operated businesses. GW Carver House Mission To promote the development of healthy and productive families who contribute to the betterment of the community. To partner with organizations and individuals to enhance the quality of life for all residents. To be visionary activists and advocates for the rebirth of the community. To inspire in urban children a lasting dedication to education, healthy living, and civic responsibility. To learn more about the George Washington Carver House, please visit www.carverhouse.org. 2006 ST. LOUIS SCORES St. Louis SCORES' mission is to inspire in urban children a lasting dedication to education, healthy living, and civic responsibility. America SCORES is the nation’s only after-school program that uses soccer, creative writing, and community service to build healthy bodies, healthy minds, and healthy communities among at-risk youth. "Teaching kids to write is equivalent to teaching kids to think; giving kids the tools to write is giving them the resources to be successful in life. Combining all of this with soccer is like putting peanut butter with chocolate. I am surprised every public school hasn't adopted a SCORES program." - Best Selling Author Stephen King America SCORES develops programs that use the world's most popular sport, soccer, to energize and inspire public school students. All of our programs require that our children use the teamwork they learn on the soccer field to support each other as poets and authors in the classroom. The combination is unique and it works. Every day, SCORES programs are creating a bond between thousands of our students and their classmates, their teachers, their schools and their communities! Because now, more than ever, we need to improve public education from the perspective of the customers of our public schools-our nation's 50 million kids! What excites them about school? What inspires them to learn? What gives them the drive to be successful? We think we have one of the answers participation in team sports and team learning! To learn more about St. Louis Scores, please visit www.americascores.org.