Trimestral Newsletter of CAF - CAF Casa de Assistência Filadélfia

Trimestral Newsletter of CAF: July, August, September, 2010
Editorial
Dear partner, associate and volunteer of CAF,
What you have in your hands is the
latest edition of our newsletter. In the past
three months great things have happened
here at CAF. We’ve had many special
visitors, numerous activities developed
by
volunteers,
tours,
community
parties, activities focusing on teenager
protagonism, and unforgettable events,
especially for our children and teenagers.
been helping us build a better world with
caring and commitment!
A big hug,
Marcelo da Silva Cruz
CAF’s Team
All we can do is thank those of you
who have worked for CAF’s cause and have
CAF is part of a group of organizations that works for the fulfillment of the 08
Objectives of the Millenium proposed by ONU
SIGNAL - Trimestral Newsletter of CAF: July, August, September, 2010. Casa de Assistência Filadélfia President: Susana Carla Farias Pereira - Executive Director: Ieda Maria Siebra Bochio - Coordenator of
Communications and Resource Development: Marcelo da Silva Cruz - Communications Assistant: Gislaine
Souza - Newsletters: CAF’s Team - Revision: Rita Cavalcanti - Translation: Emili Siebra Breder Gargalaca Page Layout: Marcelo da Silva Cruz - Contact: info@caf.org.br - www.caf.org.br
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Extreme Impact
makes a
special visit
to CAF!
of experience Extreme Impact makes
streets, public squares, hospitals, schools,
prisons and public spaces around town
their stage.
All presentations are free to the
public, as the project intends to show
culture to people in creative ways, as well
as to generate significant moments of
meditation about the true values of life.
For the children and teenagers at
CAF their visit was extremely special,
because beyond the stimulating artistic
work, it contribuited to demonstrate the
importance of each child and teenager
to God, as well as for our families and
community.
On july 13th, CAF received a visit
from Extreme Impact. Extreme Impact is
a project of Liberty Baptist Church that
incorporates many artistic expressions,
including, drama hip hop, street dance,
capoeira, music, fire eating, skateboarding,
rollerblading, acrobatics, breakdance and
percussion. With 60 members and 3 years
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the Family Action Project - living in
community, is held, and also got to talk
to some families, as well as participate in
sports and socio-cultural activities at CCA
CAF receives volunteer Erwin
Köpfle, from Switzerland for a week
of activities
the children and teenagers from CCA in a
soccer match, and gave CAF new official
balls and jerseys to be used in sports
activities. Erwin was part of a very special
night with lots of pizza and soft drinks for
the children and teenagers of the shelter!
(Center for Children and Adolescents).
Erwin helped pick-up donations around
town. He also participated in a workshop
for income generation promoted by CAF
at the Metropolitan Baptis Church in a
partnership with SENAC SP. He played
with the children and teenagers of the
Our Home Shelter and watched all the
day-to-day activities of the organization
very closely.
Those were very special moments.
Before saying good-bye, Herbert joined
During the first week of August,
CAF received the visit of a very special
volunteer. From August 2nd to the 6th,
Herbert Erwin Köfle, dedicated one week
to doing volunteer work at CAF.
During this period, our guest volunteer
got to know CAF and it’s projects better.
He got to visit the community where
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Volunteers from the company
RCN Metallurgy Industries
promote a special activity at CAF
On July 31st, volunteers from RCN
Metallurgy Industries had a morning
of playing games and distributing gifts.
The group mobilized the company and
developed a sponsorship campaign that
raised 100 pairs of tennis shoes for the
children and teenagers from CAF.
It was a great campaign! The company
separated an area where they put trees
with information about the children, such
as name, age, gender and shoe size. In
that tree the green fruit represented the
children that still needed sponsorship. As
the children were getting more sponsors,
the fruit would become yellow and finally
red (ripe), when the sponsor finally
decided to make the donation of the pair
of tennis shoes.
On the day they delivered the gifts,
there was a lot of food. The volunteers
themselves prepared hot dogs, played
games and had group activities, which was
a lot of fun.
CAF would like to thank all the
sponsors and volunteers from RCN that
promoted moments of lots of joy and
integration with this beautiful gesture!
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Children and
adolescents from
CCA visit the
There were computers available
for the children that were intended to
promote interactivity, while the teenagers
visited rooms where they had physics
experiments. It was a very fun visit, as well
as enlightening and scientifically inspiring.
Cultural Space
Catavento
Families from
PAF visit the
Mega Artesanal
2010 Fair
in the Ponte Rasa area, went to the Mega
Artesanal 2010 Fair. This is the biggest fair
in arts and handcrafts in Brazil. Product
launches, classes, demonstrations and the
great variety of brands and products are
the strengths of the fair.
The students got to learn new
techniques, materiais and new trends in
this field.
On July 3rd, Members from the
Handcrafting
Workshops
(Income
Generation Project) and representatives
from the Family Action Project - living
in community, developed by CAF in
partnership with SMADS (Municipal
Secretary of Social Aid and Develepment)
On the July 14th, the children and
teenagers from CCA - Center for Children
and Adolescents visited the Cultural Space
Catavento. During their visit they got
to experience many kinds of tecnology,
chemical experiments, physical activities
and more.
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The main goal of this visit was to
promote a time for more interaction among
the students, aiming for the acquisition of
experiences and the improvement of the
techniques learned in workshops.
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CCA - Center for Children and
Adolescents holds a very special
Festa Caipira (Harvest Party) at
CAF
On the 8th of july, the children and te-
We had many booths, games, local di-
enagers from CCA had a wonderful Festa
shes, a whole table of sweet treats and a
Caipira (Harvest Party).
“quadrilha” (square dance) with a wedding
a beautiful opportunity to celebrate and
It was a moment of great joy and fun.
value the Brazilian culture.
The Festa Caipira (Harvest Party) offered
to all the children and teenagers from CAF
and a priest! It was a lot of fun!
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Family Vacations
- PAF visits
Catavento
Cultural
Taking advantage of the vacation
season, the Project focused on families
with children between 6 and 15 years
old. They got to explore a new place, and
add one more cultural center to their
repertoir.
From the entrance area to the session
space, everything was useful. The children
had fun with the airplane and on the
other means of transportations that were
displayed on the patio. The mothers loved
learning peculiarities about Astronomy.
Many of them even got to touch a falling
star that came from outer space.
The main goal of this tour was to allow
the participants a time of leisure, aiming
for better family relationships.
Looking foward to promote a
moment of cultural contemplation, the
representatives from the Family Action
Project - living in community - Ponte Rasa
in a partnership with the Ludicinadade
Program, visited the Catavento Cultural
museum along with their children, on July
8th.
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Students from
the Income
Generaton
Workshop go
shopping
They got to visit some handcraft stores
located in downtown São Paulo, the 25 de
Março Street, and learned how to use the
money they received to shop.
This was a moment of mutual benefit,
promoting the planning for the production
of what they have learned during the
handcraft workshops.
This activity was based on one of
the main goals of the project, which is
to encourage and help the participantes
to have an independent job, aiming at
income generation.
On the August 6th, students from the
Handcrafting Workshop from the Family
Action Project - living in community, went
shopping with teacher Regina!
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Families from
PAF spend an
unforgettable
day in the theme
park Magic City
During that day they got to enjoy all of
the park atractions, such as the little farm
and the amusement park. But the biggest
hit was the aquatic park. We also enjoyed
a delicious dinner!
The main goal of this tour was to
facilitate a time of leisure aimed at
better relationships with family as well
as with the community. Events like this
one are important to promote more
family integration, as well as giving the
opportunity for the families to have a new
place for leisure in their repertoir.
Aiming to promote a time of leisure,
the participants of the Family Action - living
in community project Ponte Rasa, along
with their children, went to the theme
park Magic City, on September 24th.
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Children and
Adolescents
from CCA visit
the Ecological
Park
children and adolescents.
It was evident that moments like
these were very helpful to strenghten
relationships and therefore to help
the children and adolescents have a
more healthy and humanized learning
experience.
Children and adolescents from CCA,
developed by CAF in partnershio with
SMADS (Municipal Secretary of Social Aid
and Develepment), visited the Ecological
Park on the July 23rd. The goal was to have
a moment of fun and socialization with the
The activities offered by the park
were a lot of fun, but more than that, they
provided for the children and adolescents
a bigger contact with nature, as well as
the possibility of having a time of social
integration and fun during school recess.
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Children and
Adolescents
from CCA visit
Play Center
The day was full of suprises, from the
visit to the scary monkey woman’s house
kids, that up to that day had never gone
to the roller coaster.
to a park. They were dazzled with so much
entertainement and fun!
It was an increadible activity with so
many entertainement attractions and so
many surprises. The children and adolescents enjoyed the satisfaction of a really
On the July 20th, children and ado-
special day.
lescents from CCA, project developed by
CAF in partnership with SMADS (Municipal
At the end of this wonderful day, they
Secretary of Social Aid and Develepment)
all left wanting some more, with hopes to
had an unforgettable day visiting Play Cen-
come back there soon!
ter. It was a dream come true for many
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Quick News
Children and Adolescents from CCA - Center for
Children and Adolescents in the Lego Workshop: “Brick
by brick - the Brazil that we want”.
My Body My Treasure meeting with parents and care
takers at a local school
Pr. Carlos from IPB Ponte Rasa, Missionary Nelo and
Pe. Ticão visit CAF with the coordinator of PAF, Érica
Fugazza. The visitors took the opportunity to talk to a
grupo of Young Protagonists.
Euci Selma Munhóz, Coordenator of the Project My
Body My Treasure presenting her scientific work at the
62nd Reunião da SBPC, Natal-RN.
Members of the projects Families and PAF participated
in the 8th Patchwork Week, promoted by SENAC at the
Sirio Libanes Club.
Children and adolescents from CAF at the 29th Arts
Biennial of São Paulo.
Project Family gathered to say farewell to Mrs. Maria
José. She participated in the handcrafting workshops and
is now going back to Recife with her husband.
Teachers from a local school in a workshop given by
My Body My Treasure intending to replicate the project’s
method.
Gathering of one of the groups from Young
Protagonists.
Teachers from a local school in a trainning workshop
from My Body My Treasure.
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Children and adolescents at the literary criativity
workshop.
Customization Workshop. Children and adolescents
from CAF have participated in the workshops and learned
many techniques work with purses and clothes.
Children and adolescents in the musicalizing
workshop.
Children and adolescents from CCA at the self care
workshop, given by the project My Body My Treasure.
From the last GP2 double round in
Hungary, GP2 Driver and current Virgin
Racing Test Driver at F1, Luiz Razia runs
with CAF’s logo on his car.
The driver has supported CAF’s work,
demonstrating care and commitment to
all the children, adolescents and families
of the organization. He has also been
introducing CAF to other people so that
they can also embrace the cause.
Visit www.luizrazia.com and follow
Luiz Razia on Twitter (http://www.twitter.
com/luizrazia) to get everyday news from
the driver.
Euci Selma Noemi Ferraz and Ieda Bochio presenting
a scientific work at the Brazilian Congress for Prevention
of STD/HIV and Prevention of Viral Hepatities 2010 in
Brasília.
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