'Get FRESH! Documentary Screening and Fundraiser for Guatemala Student Experience'

April 10, 2012

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Student Center
Contact Name: Kelly McPhee
Contact E-mail: kmcphee@ubalt.edu

As a capstone to the Helen P. Denit Honors Program's "Thought for Food" series, the "Get FRESH! Documentary Screening and Fundraiser for Guatemala Student Service Experience" will take place on Tuesday, April 10 beginning at 5 p.m. in the UB Student Center, 21 W. Mt. Royal Ave. The event, including a screening of the acclaimed documentary FRESH, an opportunity to meet and talk with the documentary's director and producer Ana Joanes, and a special dinner catered by the Dogwood Restaurant, will serve as a fundraiser for an important cause: In July, a group of UB Denit Honors students will travel to Guatemala to help improve the lives of indigenous Mayan community members. Each student will build an energy-efficient stove for a deserving family; the students' individual program fee will pay for all materials as well as the labor of a local mason who will help them build the stoves.

The screening of FRESH will begin at 5 p.m. in the Lucy and Vernon Wright Theater in the Student Center. At 7 p.m., a reception and dinner will begin in the Bogomolny Room adjacent to the theater.

Learn more about the event.

R.S.V.P. for "Get FRESH!" here.

The Helen P. Denit Honors Program prepares University of Baltimore students for the 21st century by empowering them with the skills and habits of mind necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing and increasingly interdependent world. Denit Honors signature events enhance the academic experience with opportunities that cultivate leadership, personal and professional development and foster a commitment to civic engagement and cultural diversity.