Stuff the Bus 2015 for Berceni

Not too long ago, the isolated and impoverished village

of Berceni, located around 50 kms from Bucharest, was
virtually unknown to many in the AISB community. Much
of this has changed since the AISB community
partnered with Second Chance
(http://www.secondchanceromania.ro), an organization
founded by Cosmina Pandele and dedicated to provide
the people of Berceni with hope and a second chance.
Stuff the Bus has become an annual event and a tradition at AISB. This event
will take place again on Friday, November 20th and is linked to the Harvest
Festival and the Spirit of Giving to support the less fortunate and needy in our
greater community.
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to discuss with your child/ren the plight of
many families in need and the importance of helping the impoverished. Students
are encouraged not to go home with the suggested list and ask you to buy the
items on the list (list is attached to the Mega Image bag). Instead they should
engage and share their ideas with you for how they can help raise funds to buy
the items themselves.
We appreciate your assistance with this project in helping your child/ren collect the
recommended food items. Please collect the items in the bags (kindly donated by
Mega Image) and send them to school between 9th-20th November. The bags will
be sent home next Wednesday.
This list was given by Second Chance and is based
on the needs of the people so please ensure that
you only buy the items listed and please ensure
that the items on the list are not close to
expiration dates. The approximate cost for all
the items on the list is 75 Ron depending were you
shop.
On Friday, November 20th, we look forward to filling a bus with all the bags of
food collected by your students. The bus will deliver the bags of food to Second
Chance who will then arrange to distribute them to the villagers at the annual
Christmas party.
If you have any questions please contact Janice Myles at jmyles@aisb.ro
Thank you in advance for your supportTOGETHER WE CAN MAKE

DIFFERENCE!

Janice Myles
Elementary Service Learning Coordinator
American International School of Bucharest
http://blog.aisb.ro/servicelearning/