Recent CBLR-Supported Projects

Music for All

Music for All is collaboration between Lawrence University, the Decoda chamber ensemble, and Appleton community partners such as Riverview Gardens, the Fox Valley Warming Shelter, and Jefferson Elementary School.  Music for All uses an interactive style of classical music performance to make meaningful and positive connections through music with people who are rarely exposed to live, virtuoso performances of classical music.  Music for All is led by Profs. Michael Mizrahi and Erin Lesser.

KidsGive

KidsGive is a Lawrence University affiliated organization, founded by Prof. Claudena Skran, whose mission is to educate students in the U.S. about African life and cultures and promote informed giving while providing children in Sierra Leone with the opportunity to learn and become the next great leaders of their generation.

2015 Summer Experiential Learning Grants

• Globemed Grass-Roots Onsite Work (GROW) internships at Health Development Initiative (HDI) in Kigali, Rwanda

Augie Groeschel-Johnson and Krizhalyn Z. Velaquez will be working on the HDI Community of Potters project which seeks to improve the health and increase the self-sufficiency of indigenous Rwandans in Cyaruzinge through a water project and the establishment of a pig cooperative.  HDI is a partner organization of the Lawrence chapter of GlobeMed.

• Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley, marketing/resource development internship

Alex Kurki has served as a volunteer music instructor at the Boys and Girls Club since 2013 because he has seen the positive impact that the organization has on children's lives.  This internship will allow Alex to gain non-profit administrative experience, expanding his ability to serve others through non-profits in the future.

• Littlest Tumor Foundation internship

Bimalsen Rajbhandari envisions starting a non-profit in the future.  Interning with this relatively new and small non-profit organization will give him the chance to learn how a non-profit works in its early stages.