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Congratulations to the following 2011-2012 elected officers:

President Elect/Membership Coordinator: Sarah Pelissier
Treasurer: Kim Lowe
Secretary/Communications Coordinator: Courtney Warren
Project Coordinator: Vince Miller
Community Affairs Liaison: Erica Marti

The ASCE Student Chapter is running two professional workshops each at $200.00 for 6 PDHs. Contact Janegela (Jane) Cretty at crettyj@unlv.nevada.edu or Jeff Jensen at jefferyjjensen@gmail.com if you are interested in attending.

Trimble Workshop: December 3, 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D Workshop: December 10, 2011

About the Drifting Angles Orphanage

As most of you know, this project will provide a new orphanage complex with improved living conditions, clean water and educational opportunities to over 80 kids in the Drifting Angels Orphanage in Tsito, Ghana. The current orphanage houses 50 orphans and its founder, Mama Elise. It is just a couple of old structures on rented land leaving almost 30 more orphans in foster care. We have already successfully completed a well to provide clean drinking water and a latrine. Just a few weeks ago EWBLV members returned from Ghana and the new orphanage building and latrine is currently under construction. But additional funding is needed in order to complete this project and future planned projects including an additional latrine and a school.

About Engineers Without Borders Las Vegas

Formed in 2008 the Las Vegas Professionals (EWB-LVP) Chapter of Engineers Without Borders-USA mission is to partnern with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life. Through the use of sustainable engineering projects, EWB-LVP strives to improve environmental and economical disadvantages. The members donate time, skill, and hard work to help improve disadvantaged communities’ infrastructure by resolving their civil needs.

If you have any questions about the "Open Challenge" or want to host a fundraiser to help raise money for the challenge please email our Fundraising Chair, Marisol Aponte at marisoljaponte@yahoo.com.

Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA) is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and engineering students. The activities of EWB-USA range from the construction of sustainable systems that developing communities can own and operate without external assistance, to empowering such communities by enhancing local, technical, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills. These projects are initiated by, and completed with, contributions from the host community working with our project teams.

The EWB – Las Vegas Professional Chapter was formed in March 2008 with a mission to implement and carry on sustainable development projects in the US and abroad, while training members to become project mentors and leaders; to mentor local student chapter(s) and facilitate chapter development; to involve and educate the local community about issues related to EWB¬USA; and to promote and foster ideas and projects related to sustainable development in a manner consistent with the objectives of EWB-USA.

EWB-USA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation created under the laws of the State of Colorado, USA. EWB-USA was created in Fall 2000. EWB-USA is also a member of the Engineers Without Borders - International network.