Pencils of Promise
Pencils of Promise builds schools in the developing world and trains young leaders to take action at home and abroad.
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PoP school inauguration: Los Planes de Chuchexic
We are proud to announce the inauguration of Shreddies‘ second school in Los Planes de Chuchexic, Guatemala. The three room school was officially inaugurated on Monday afternoon and will host over 200 students daily. 
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Need fundraising ideas?!
We’ve heard about some AWESOME Pencils of Promise fundraisers lately — everything from steak nights to car shows to bake sales! The PoP movement sure is creative, and we’d love for you to be a part of it. 
Every week, we feature a PoP star on our blog — so make sure to check it out for inspiration. Who knows, maybe you’ll be our next PoP star!
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PoP Staff Volunteering in NYC!
Here at Pencils of Promise, we love finding volunteering in our local communities! So last week, our NYC PoP staff volunteered at Baby Buggy, an awesome national organization that provides essential clothing, gear and services to families in need.
Check out more pictures on our blog!
What do you do to give back in your local community?
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50 SCHOOLS!
We just got news that we’ve completed our 50th school!
Quite an amazing feeling, thank you so much to everyone in the Pencils of Promise movement! It’s thanks to your involvement and dedication that we’ve gotten to this point.
Now join us as we reach for our goal of another 50 schools before the end of 2012!
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Digital Storyteller Chris Battaglia blogs on Laos!
Chris Battaglia, a Digital Storyteller Fellow at Pencils of Promise, wrote a wonderful blog on his time in Laos — check it out below!
The word “novelty” beckons a feeling of originality and “freshness.” Having been in Luang Prabang for a week now, something so simple as driving a motorcycle is, I must say, novel. I don’t foresee it ever getting old. This thought catalyzed my desire to comment on the novelty of traveling…
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To our best year yet, 2012!
Thank you so much to everyone who made 2011 an amazing year. Together we’re empowering a generation, one pencil and one student at a time! We have big things coming in 2012, and we can’t wait for you to get involved!
