The next chapter meeting will be at ASME International, located at 3 Park Ave by 34th St.

Agenda:
- Introduction to EWB-NY for non-members
- EWB-NY Project Updates - State of the Project and Call for Volunteers
- EWB-NY Initiatives: Education, Consulting and Volunteering

We are offering new opportunities to engage volunteers from all walks of life. Volunteers can get involved in ways beyond the traditional project model.

Through Education, we engage students from grade school through college in our ongoing projects and offer ways in which they can participate while learning about engineering, health, economics and the arts.

Through Consulting, we are offering opportunities for our volunteers to volunteer for Non-Profits engaged in the fight against poverty around the world. We may not have the capacity to add more and more projects, but we can find ways to offer our expertise and willingness to help.

And finally, through work in the Chapter, volunteers can put their stamp on how we operate, take part in training, and plan their own initiatives.

Everyone is welcome, pass this info along to coworkers and colleagues.

For directions to ASME International, click HERE. Please contact Iana Aranda for a building pass.

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To get involved with projects in EWB-NY, please review the following:

Projects:

Usalama, Kenya School Project: Volunteers are needed to get involved in the development of a comprehensive plan for the development on the school property in the village. The project includes additional classrooms, rainwater harvesting, and planning for future construction. Volunteers of all disciplines including non-technical backgrounds are desired.

For more information, check out the Usalama Project Website.

Please contact Dave Staller for more information, or if you have interest in lending a hand with this project.

Cambodia Dam Project: Construction is underway on a dam to improve rice output for several villages around Balang, Cambodia.

For more information, check out the Cambodia Project Website.

Please contact Bryse Gaboury for more information, or if you have interest in lending a hand with this project.

Matunda Health Center Water Project: EWB-NY's newest project, a potable water source for a health center in western Kenya.

For more information, check out the Matunda Project Website.

Please contact Yuri Estrada for more information, or if you have interest in lending a hand with this project.

Belen Medical Facility Project: In conjunction with EWB-Brown & EWB-SUNY Binghampton, we are designing and constructing a medical facility for the community of Belen, an impovershed village on the outskirts of Iquitos, Peru, deep in the Amazon Rainforest and on a flood plain.

For more information, check out the Belen Clinic Website.

Please contact David Russo for more information, or if you have interest in lending a hand with this project.

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Volunteering in NYC:

Education Committee: Members of EWB-NY are working on activities for students k-12 with support from EWB-USA, ASME, ASEE & Girl Scouts of America. The program seeks to provide opportunities for EWB-NY members to work with students and teach them about Engineering and about Development. For more information or to get involved email Christina or Shannon at education@ewbny.org.

Education Page

Marketing Committee: EWB-NY is working hard to get our name our there in NYC. As such, we are looking for volunteers to help our marketing coordinator in various ways. Anyone with interest in graphic design, branding, grant writing, promotions, events planning, etc. please contact, Kathrine McCullough to start helping.

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