Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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CISV is an independent, non-profit, volunteer organization promoting peace education and cross-cultural friendship, through multi-cultural camps and international exchange programs for youth ages 11-18.

Contact the Recruiting Committee for more information or to apply for programs. Select the "Programs" tab above to view a list of 2008 programs.

  2007-2008 Officers
Office Name Email Address
President  Meridee Lowry meridee.lowry@verizon.net
Vice President  Terry Holtz holtz007@aol.com
Secretary  Paulette Thomas & Darryl Blecher pthomaspgh@aol.com   Darryl.R.Blecher@gmail.com
Treasurer  Ernesto Cupo cisv.pitt.treasurer@gmail.com
National Trustee  Diana Fitch ddpatch@verizon.net

  Committees
Committee Members Email Address
Recruiting  Paula Flaherty pfshoes@verizon.net
Public Relations  Kelley Denny
Newsletter  
Giant Eagle  Ernesto Cupo cisv.pitt.treasurer@gmail.com
Fundraising  Kelley Denny
Hospitality  Ginny Koenig
Merchandise  Lora Zylstra lzylstra@zoominternet.net
Insurance  Dan Holtz dan.holtz@highmark.com
Jr. Branch Advisor  Janice Cook sadie3957@yahoo.com
Jr. Branch President  Alex Cook ancooky25@yahoo.com
Leader Training  
Membership Directory  Julia Sheffler jfsheffler@verizon.net
Web Site  Erastus Allen eza.cisv@mailnull.com
Village Chair  Jonathan Fantazier jonathanstephenfantazier@yahoo.com
Interchange Chair  Kristin Kovacic kristinkovacic@hotmail.com
Summer Camp Chair  
Village Planning  Michelle Dreyfuss and Donna DiNardo pete_donna_us@yahoo.com

  Contact Information
Pittsburgh CISV
Pittsburgh Chapter
710 Riverside Drive
Oakmont, PA 15139
412-828-9679		 National Ellen Miller
1375 Kemper Meadow Drive
Suite 9-H
Cincinnati, OH 45240-1650
Phone: 1-888-CISVUSA (1-888-247-8872)
FAX: 1-888-686-CISV (1-888-686-2478)
E-Mail: cisvusa@aol.com
Web Site: www.cisvusa.org

  Past Presidents
Sandra Caffo, Founder 1989-1993
Ann & Bruce Gabler 1993-1995
Sylvia Leland 1995-1996
Judy & Rick Matthews 1996-1998
Terry Himes 1998-1999
Susan Small & Ken Joseph 1999-2000
Diane Redington 2000-2002
Mary Wolf & Lucretia Anderson 2002-2003
Pete Frischmann 2003-2004
Terri Good 2004-2006
Meridee Lowry 2006-2007

Pittsburgh Chapter Programs for 2008

2008 Programs include 2 Villages, 1 Summer Camp, 1 Interchange, 1 Seminar Camp, and no International Youth Meeting. In addition, opportunities are available for Leaders over the age of 21 and Junior Counselors ages 16-17. Leaders and participants must be the proper age some day between June 1 and August 31 for summer programs, and between November 1 and January 31 for winter programs.


  • Villages                                      Click here for forms

    • The foundation for global friendship
    The Village is a unique four week international camp that was the original CISV programme and is still its flagship. Delegates to this multilingual and multicultural experience participate in a mix of educational, cultural and sporting activities, which emphasise cooperative global and intercultural living.
    Age 11
    Duration 28 Days
    Size of group Delegations from 10 - 12 countries. Each delegation comprises 2 boys and 2 girls with an adult leader (age 21+). The camp is coordinated by an adult staff supported by Junior Counsellors (age 16 - 17).

    • Belgium (7/5/08 to 8/1/08) Female Leader
    • Askoy, Norway (6/27/08 to 7/24/08) Female Leader

  • Interchange                          Click here for forms

    • Building intercultural competence
    While based on the same educational principles as CISV’s camp based programmes, Interchange encourages a deeper encounter between two cultures by placing young people within families. Group activities such as a mini-camp are vital in complementing the intense in-depth family experience. Interchange takes place in two phases with one delegation visiting another country and then reciprocating by hosting the delegation from the country they visited. Not only is this a profound intercultural experience for the youth participant, but it also engages the whole family, and potentially the community in which they live, in the CISV experience.
    Age 13 - 14
    Duration 14 - 28 days per phase (phases can be consecutive or take place up to a year apart)
    Size of group Delegations come from 2 countries and comprise 6 - 12 youth accompanied by an adult leader (age 21+)

    • Luneburg, Germany (travel & host Summer 2008) Female Leader

  • Summer Camp                        Click here for forms

    • Building leadership skills
    Aimed at young teens, the Summer Camp encourages participants to take responsibility for leadership and programme planning. Each camp focuses on a specific educational theme. Participants work together to plan activities and discussions which build on the chosen theme.
    Age 15
    Duration 23 Days
    Size of group Delegations come from 6 or 9 countries and are comprised of 4 - 6 youths, equally divided between girls and boys, who are accompanied by an adult Leader (age 21+). The camp is coordinated by an adult staff.

    • Mainz-Wiesbaden, Germany (6/27/08 to 7/19/08) Male or Female Leader

  • Junior Counselor (ages 16-17)     Click here for forms

    • The Village is a unique four week international camp that was the original CISV programme and is still its flagship. Delegates to this multilingual and multicultural experience participate in a mix of educational, cultural and sporting activities, which emphasise cooperative global and intercultural living.

    • Great Britain (7/25/08 to 8/21/08) Female Participant
    • Rogaland, Norway (6/27/08 to 7/24/08) Male Participant
  • Seminar Camp (age 17-18)

    • Costa Rica (7/6/08 to 7/26/08) Male Participant
  • International Youth Meeting
    • N/A


                                            Click here for Leader forms





     All families are encouraged to participate in the meetings to make our chapter better and stronger! We all made a commitment to volunteer when our kids were selected to travel; do your part! JB meetings are held at the same time/location as the adult meetings.

Pictures

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Junior Branch

The Junior Branch organization is open for membership to all pre-adult members of CISV Pittsburgh Chapter families. There are no special dues, and ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

  2006-2007 Officers
Office Name Email Address
President  Alex Cook sls2@adelphia.net
Vice President  Nathaniel Blecher ancooky25@yahoo.com
Secretary  Leah Koenig
Treasurer  Mishan Blecher
Advisor  Janice Cook sadie3957@yahoo.com


Volunteering and Support
     
      Volunteers are often needed for help with Village, Interchange, Summer Camp, Leaders, Public Relations, Newsletter, Junior Branch Advisor, Hospitality, and Local Work.    Please send us your name, phone, e-mail, child's name and your area of interest and we will contact you about our needs.

Donations

     Pittsburgh supporters can purchase Giant Eagle Certificates at face value and CISV will receive money back from Giant Eagle.  This is a way in which families can help fundraise without any cost to themselves. You can buy Giant Eagle gift certificates for CISV fundraising from:
Ernesto Cupo   cisv.pitt.treasurer@gmail.com

     Support may also be made by designating part or all of your United Way contribution to CISV. United Way's telephone number is: (412) 261-6010.  The United Way Directed Donation number is 713.

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