Tuesday, January 20, 2015

FHS Volunteers Monthly!



Groups of FHS students volunteer monthly at:


Furniture Friends:  

One Thursday every month a group of motivated FHS students volunteer with Furniture Friends which is a non profit organization that provides essential furniture to the people in Portland who need it most. Recipients include the recently homeless, new immigrants, refugees, people with chronic illnesses or disabilities, veterans, and long time Mainer's who have fallen upon hard times. Before receiving their furniture most of the recipients are living on the floor of their apartment.            




      













                                      "Wow - this is really interesting & meaningful." 

"This is better then soccer. It's definitely a better work-out & it's so great that we're     helping people at the same time!"








Partners for World Health:

One Saturday every month a group of FHS students volunteer to sort medical supplies through Partners for World Health. This organization collects discarded medical supplies from US health care facilities in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and ensures that they are distributed to countries in need throughout our world. These medical supplies destined for the landfill are now making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. 








Ronald McDonald House:

FHS Students volunteer their time once a month at the Ronald McDonald house by cleaning various rooms to keep the house comfortable for those who are staying there. The Ronald McDonald House of Portland, Maine, provides an affordable “home away from home” for the families of children receiving medical care in the Portland area. 



Wisdom Tea at Ocean View:

Each month FHS students gather at Ocean View which is a retirement community servicing a wide range of active elders in Falmouth. The students sit at tables with elders and are prompted with quotes, questions, or pictures over tea which always spark meaningful conversations amongst both age groups which are now intertwined. This program not only benefits the seniors but equally as important benefits the students who attend.









#Just Say their Name

#Just Say their Name 
September 26, 2014



Tom Andrews, president of United to End Genocide visited with Falmouth High School. He met with the student body and launched the Just say their name campaign here at FHS. 

We are thrilled to say that President Obama did say the name of Rohingya people when he visited Burma in November.

Here is a link to a video and article speaking to Tom Andrews about United To End Genocide on News Center 6's website:

http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2014/11/20/genocide-and-maine/70039596/






6th Annual Falmouth Food Pantry Supper

6th Annual Falmouth Food Pantry Suppe
October 16, 2014


The town of Falmouth joined forces with Falmouth High school to create a Harvest Community Supper which benefited the Falmouth Food Pantry.

25 Falmouth High schoolers donated their time and effort to make this annual event a success.





Genocide and ME

Genocide and ME
November 20, 2014

Shining the Light of Truth:
A project of Maine Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project and United to End Genocide

An evening of poetry, art, stories and song depicting the lives of Maine's Native American population as well as genocide survivors.

FHS advanced art students were invited to display their works and artists’ statements they created in response to the stories gathered while meeting with United to End Genocide’s Tom Andrews, members of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission and genocide survivors from Darfur, Rwanda and Maine.

The art was also printed with a short statement to be used as Public Service Announcements for United to End Genocide and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
















Band Together Benefit Concert
November 15, 2014

A very talented group of FHS musicians and performers donated their skills and time to put on an amazing benefit concert to support the Safe Passage and Habitat for Humanity service trips. 

This concert was made possible by the hard work and dedication of the Falmouth Service Club, the Sage Passage Team, and the Habitat for Humanity Service Team.

All the proceeds from this concert went to building supplies for Habitat for Humanity and programming aide for Safe Passage.