David SOOOO talented!

Last weekend R.E.A.C.H. had the great honor to be the beneficiaries of NCSU ASA’s Annual Asia Nite. Amid a night filled with excitement and talent, some of our R.E.A.C.H. staff had the opportunity to meet and befriend the headliner of the night, YouTube comedic sensation, David So. Not only did David captivate the audience with his comedic routine, but he also made it a point to speak on pursuing passions, and doing so deliberately. It is always a great honor to see, meet, and befriend individuals that truly follow their dreams. If you have not had the opportunity to see David in action, check out his YouTube channels:

http://www.youtube.com/user/DavidSoComedy?blend=2&ob=0

http://www.youtube.com/user/DavidSoMusic?blend=2&ob=0

It was a great pleasure to befriend David and we hope that we will have the opportunity to work with him again in the near future.

Ask Sunflower Mission!

Dear friends,

As we kick off the new year, I wanted to remind everybody that our efforts do, in fact, create a global impact. Whether at Guangxi, An Giang, or Binh Phouc, the site of our latest project this year, we affect not only the lives of students themselves, but also the well-being of their families and communities.

It is not enough for us to simply say we’re making a difference, though. A successful philanthropic operation requires transparency, so that an informed onlooker can understand who the charity affects, or how operations work, or what challenges the organization faces. UNC’s research team demonstrated strong commitment to this value earlier this year during the selection phase, and their work led us to chose Binh Phouc province for our school because of its growing industrialization and subsequent demand for primary education.

Sunflower Mission itself is also dedicated to transparency, and to show this, they have volunteered to answer any questions you may have about the organization or their operations overseas building and maintaining schools.

How do you participate? Simple — just post an informed question in a comment reply to this entry here and we will publish answers on a biweekly basis to you!

A few common questions we’ve gotten:
1. How long has Sunflower been in operation?
2. What percentage of Sunflower’s revenues goes toward charitable ends?
3. How much has Sunflower raised thus far toward their goals?

Of course, Sunflower’s website gives us the answer to these questions: 2002, 97%, and $1.7 million, respectively.

Yet there are many other questions that are beyond the scope of their website. For example, what are some or the challenges working with local organizations to build schools? Or — what kind of opportunities are present to those who have earned a primary education versus those who do not?

We look forward to hearing and answering your questions!

More Than Dance Presents: Exit ’11 Recap!

“On November 12th, 2011, More Than Dance was privileged to be able to bring in Chris Munar and Andrew Ton, two very successful choreographers that are well known on the East Coast dance scene, for the last workshop of the year. MTD’s very own Sam Kim taught the first class, with Chris teaching the second and Andrew finishing up the workshop. Overall the workshop was a great success, with proceeds going towards R.E.A.C.H.”

Thank you all so much for sharing your passions with us and embodying change through them!

UNC’s Journey Into Asia Cultural Show!

UNC Asian Students Association is thrilled to present this year’s Journey Into Asia this Saturday, November 5 at 7PM in Memorial Hall!

JIA is UNC ASA’s annual showcase of exciting and dynamic talent pertaining to Asian culture. This year, with the theme being “Embrace,” we want to inspire everyone to truly take pride in their cultural heritage, be it Asian or not! Check out our awesome promo video HERE if you haven’t already seen it!

We will be pitsitting all this week on UNC’s campus selling tickets in person, but tickets can also be purchased online at http://memorialhall.unc.edu/ or at the Memorial Hall Box Office in person.

PRICES:
$8 in advance
$10 at the door

We STRONGLY recommend you buy your tickets in advance to avoid long lines on the night of & the possibility of not getting a ticket at all if we sell out. And don’t forget about our JIA Afterparty at Pulse Nightclub from 10PM-2AM right after the show! As always, a portion of the proceeds from the night will be donated to R.E.A.C.H., so we hope you all will join us for our biggest night yet in support of this cause!

- Angela Ju, UNC ASA President

This is OUR Story!

A huge thank you to Aaron Chen for his hard work in directing and producing this very special piece of work.

Also huge thanks to Angela Ju, Justin Huang and Michael Cherry for their wonderful contributions and sharing their experiences.

THIS is what REACH is all about. I am so in love with this movement – and the best is yet to come!

REACH For Your Skates!

The Asian Students Association at UNC-Charlotte is holding an Iceskating event is this Friday October 28 at 7:30 at the Pineville Ice House. Mention ASA or R.E.A.C.H. $3.50 will go towards our newest project in Vietnam! Spread the word, bring your, friends, roommates, anyone! Its a public event!

YouREACH in less than a week!

Check out the last installment of our webseries! And guest appearances from our friends at More Than Dance.

YouREACH Conference Registration Is Full!

We are excited to say that on October 1st, 180 young leaders will be joining us for our first annual conference. If you wanted to come to the conference but did not have the opportunity to register, please follow us on twitter, facebook, and here on the website for more information on how to get involved during the course of the week.

But even if you didn’t register you can join us for the afterparty!

T-Shirts!

Check out our awesome YouREACH t-shirts! You can pick one up from a campus rep at UNC or NCSU, or you can bring $5 to the conference!



YouREACH In Less Than 2 Weeks!

Check out the latest webisode and make sure that you register for the conference before spots run out!