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CISV Pittsburgh - Newsletter
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July 2015
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WELCOME TO OUR 2015-16 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS!
Amy Raslevich - President
Gina Wynn - Vice President, Operations
Nonie Heystek - Vice President, Programs
Dawn Gull - Treasurer
Alison Wolfson - Risk Manager
Dighan Kelly - Secretary
We are so grateful to those who are extending
their time to continue the great work of our chapter!
WELCOME BACK PICNIC 
SUNDAY, AUGUST
23 - 2:00pm-5:00pm
Overlook Shelter, Schenley Park (map)
Join us for picnic food, delegation presentations, program debriefings (mandatory for all travelers), and new season planning/information. All CISVers, old and new, are welcome to attend! Please bring a reusable water bottle!
Hotdogs and drinks are provided. Please click to RSVP.
As we have members with food allergies (nuts, gluten), please consider listing ingredients for prepared foods. Please contact Cate Axtman if you have any questions!
JUNIOR BRANCH CARWASH FUNDRAISER
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
10AM - 4PM
Metered lot next to Jiffy Lube in Aspinwall (map) at 201 Freeport Road
Proceeds from this annual fundraiser will benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and the Junior Branch Annual Fund. Sign up to join us!
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VOLUNTEER NOW! 
We are so grateful for the outpouring of volunteers willing to accept key positions for next year. If you haven't thrown your hat in the ring yet, please do so! If you have any questions, please contact Amy Raslevich. Current roles available: - Youth Meeting Committee - working with the YM Planner and Director for our YM in the summer of 2016
- Local Interchange Co-Chairperson - working with Sally Nava this year, learning to support our yearly Interchange
- Village Program Chairperson - assist with Village applicants, leader applications, selection and coordinating delegations
- Step Up Program Chairperson - assist with Step Up applicants, leader applications, selection and coordinating delegations
- Regional Mini Camp Coordinator - coordinating our chapter members who attend and chaperones that will accompany the juniors
- National Mini Camp Committee - working with Jennifer Burns and Nancy Wolfson to help facilitate the 2016 National Mini Camp being hosted in Pittsburgh
- Public Relations Coordinator - working with press releases and social media assistance
CISV FAMILIES: HELP AJAPO
AJAPO refugee resettlement agency is welcoming new families this month. CISV families are needed to accompany them to a museum or fun, Pittsburgh outing! Contact Elaine Hyder to see how you can help!
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CHAPTER RETREAT 
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Beginning at 10:30am
This will be a day-long event, with Junior Branch members and adults working to plan for the upcoming year. It's a great time and we look forward to all chapter members joining us to help continue the good work happening in our chapter. More details coming soon!
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Thank you to everyone who came to the Bon Voyage Picnic and helped make it one of our most attended picnics ever!
THANK YOU to our World Refugee Day volunteers! This was our second year to participate and it was a much bigger crowd than last year. Our appreciation to Elaine Hyder
for helping to facilitate this year's event!
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Recruitment to CISV is a year-round activity!
If you know a family who might be interested in CISV,
please forward this email (see link below)
and suggest they subscribe.
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CISV Pittsburgh 2014-15 Executive Board
Jennifer Burns
president
Amy Raslevich
president elect
Dawn Gull
treasurer
Cathy Bubash
secretary
Nancy Wolfson insurance chairperson
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2014-15 JB Board
Dighan Kelly
jb president
Charlie Wolfson
president elect & national junior board of trustees
Drew Klein
jb treasurer
Max Rogow
jb historian & national mini camp committee
Lydia de la Parra jb secretary
Nancy Golio adult jb advisor & national jb advisor
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EVENTS
CALENDAR
August 23
Welcome Back Picnic
August 29
JB Car Wash Fundraiser
September 1
Program Evals Due
September 12
Chapter Retreat
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2015 DELEGATIONS
VILLAGE - DENVER
Ali Pabrinkis, Leader
Mona Gerges
Dania Stewart
Sofia Wynn
Collin Murphy
VILLAGE - BRAZIL
Rebekah Laslow, Leader
Sofia Acosta-Mikulasek
Libby Raymond
Danielle Jordan
Ian Zimmerman
STEP UP - PORTUGAL
Brenda McGrath, Leader
Peyton Klein
Ali Axtman
Isabel Kinnane-Smith
Cal Zimmerman
STEP UP - FRANCE
Nancy Golio, Leader
Morgan Morrison
Lauren Marvon
Emma LeFebvre
Jake Hopeman
JUNIOR COUNSELORS
Sawyer Dill - Austria
Charlie Axtman-Canada
SEMINAR - TENNESSEE
Bryson Gull
SEMINAR - PORTUGAL
Andrew Golio
YOUTH MEETING-ITALY
Lydia de la Parra
INTERCHANGE - SPAIN
AJ Golio, Leader
Sofia Llovet-Nava
Sam Llovet-Nava
Kristen Axtman
Emma Stewart
Babita Heystek
Ben Gutschow
SAFE TRAVELS
TO ALL!
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