CARP USA Newsletter: New Beginnings in Springtime — Jinil Fleischman

New Beginnings in Springtime Spring is a time for new life and new beginnings. The winter cold starts to melt away, and buds begin to grow. It is a time of hope and excitement for the future. Our CARP chapters are experiencing that springtime energy, as their activities pick up and they spread their impact to new members and old friends. CARP is also experiencing new life in the form of new chapters! Several groups of students have organized in order to form new chapters in several locations: Boston, MA; Austin, TX; Atlanta, GA; and Northern Virginia.

Spring also brings new beginnings for our National CARP staff. Last year, we welcomed one new staff member, C Katalama, who serves as the Chapter Support Coordinator. This year, we say goodbye to Jennifer Pierce, who served as the Communications Coordinator for National CARP for four and a half years. Under Jennifer’s leadership, CARP was able to grow its online presence through social media, our website, and this newsletter. We wish Jennifer the best in her next endeavors! At the same time, we welcome Ryota Naito to the team! Ryota is inheriting the mantle of Communications Coordinator from Jennifer. We’re excited to see him take things to the next level!

Let’s check out what our chapters have been up to this year:

CARP Princeton: It’s the Year of the Tiger

CARP Princeton was officially approved as a new student group on February 9th, 2022 at Princeton University! The fresh chapter will be led by Yujin Angolio as the chapter president and Yoo Shin Tanai as the chapter vice-president, both juniors in their university.

Read more here.

Establishing CARP Chicago at Harper College

Efforts for the establishment of CARP Harper started back in November 2017. CARP alumni Zaiya Konno returned to her home city of Chicago after some years on a faith-based leadership training program called STF Europe; she had a desire to establish a positive environment for the youth in her local community to come together.

Read more here.

Beautifying Oakland, California

On February 26th, 2022, CARP Bay Area, in collaboration with Service for Peace and High Street Coalition, carved out time on their Saturday morning to volunteer for a off-ramp garden beautification project in Oakland, California.

Read more here.

Creating Ohana on Campus

“Ohana means Family. Family means that no one gets left behind.” This is a quote from Disney’s Lilo and Stitch. We chose the word Ohana for our CARP event “Ohana Talk” because our vision and motto for our chapter is to create a family-like environment where the participants are able to feel a lot of love and a place where they would want to come back to. Just like the great state of Hawaii, CARP Hawaii greatly treasures family.

Read more here.

Abbreviated News: Sharing CARP on LA Campuses

The CARP LA hub was present on many of their chapters’ campus club rushes in the Los Angeles area! Students were at Pasadena City College (PCC) and California State University, Fullerton in mid-February, sharing the CARP LA mission statement. They had a total of 38 students sign up at PCC!

Read more here.

Welcome to the Team, C!

Hello, my name is C Katalama! I was born and raised in Toyama, Japan and lived there until I graduated high school. When I was 18, I decided to come to the United States to join a faith-based leadership program called Generation Peace Academy (GPA). Being part of the program for two years, I learned and practiced life principles similar to CARP.

Read more here.

So Long, CARP - Jennifer

It’s 2017. I had graduated from university not too long before this. I was volunteering all my time with the local CARP chapter (the infamous CARP LA) when I got a call from then National CARP President, Teresa Rischl.

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Welcome to the Team, Ryota!

Hello everyone! My name is Ryota Naito. I am honored to be the newest staff on the National CARP team! I graduated cum laude from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Media Studies. I was a member of the CARP Las Vegas hub for five years.

Read more here.

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Thank you for your continued support for CARP.

Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or comments.

Ryota Naito Communications Coordinator ryota@ carplife,org

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Establishing CARP Chicago at Harper College March 26. 2022

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On February 26th, 2022, CARP Bay Area, in collaboration with Service for Peace and High Street Coalition, carved out lime on their Saturday morning lo volunteer for a off-ramp garden beautification project in Oakland, California.

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Creating Ohana on Campus March 4, 2022 news, newsfeed

“Ohana means Fam ily. Fam ily means that no one gets left be hind.” This is a quote from Disney’s Lila and Stitch. We chose the word Ohana for our CARP event “Oha na Talk” because ou r v isio n and motto for our chapter is to c reate a family-like environment where the participants are able to feel a lot of love and a place where they would wa nt to come back t o. J ust like the great state of Hawaii, CARP Hawa ii greatly treasures fam ily.

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CARP Princeton: It’s the Year of the Tiger February 19, 2022 news, newsfeed

CARP Princeton was offi cially ap p roved as a new student group o n February 9th, 2022 at Princeton University’ The fre sh ch apter will be led by Yujin Angol io as the chapter pres ident and Yoo Sh in Tana i as the chapter vice-president, both junio rs in their university. The sc hool’s Student Group Recognition Committee (SGRC) app roved their group upo n receiving req uisite documents, an interview meeting, and del iberations by the Senat e of the Unde rgraduate Student Government.

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Abbreviated News: CARP Dallas starts the year with Divine Principle January 23, 2022 news, newsfeed

CARP Da llas (Dallas Col lege, North Lake Campus) held its annual Win te r Divine Principle retreat at the Da ll as Fort Worth Church in Irv ing, Texas fro m Janua ry 10th to the 13th.

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CARP New Jersey explores the Heart of God January 18, 2022 news, newsfeed

CARP New Jersey (New Jersey Institute o f Technology, Mon tcla ir State University) and Ph ilad e lphia (Co mmunity Col lege of Philadelphia) teamed up to h old a four day retrea t at the Unifi cation Theological Seminary in Barrytown, New York from January 5th-8th, 2022 . To ring in the new year, the participants determined to experience God through in-depth st udy o f CARP’s core p rinciples, bonding as b rothers and sisters, and setting new determ inations for 2022. The wo rkshop cent ered arou nd the theme, “The Heart of God .” God’s profoun d j oy, sorrow, and hope throughout history was captured in the p resentations, bringi ng life to the theme of the wo rkshop. To conclude, CARP’s mission was expressed, motivating the stude nts to impact and convey God ‘s heart to their respective campuses.

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CARP LA embarks quest to experience Heart of God January 15, 2022 news, newsfeed

On January 3 to 5, CARP Los A ngeles hosted their winter ret reat to experience the heart of God by digging deeper into CAR P’s principles and encouragi ng students to make it a part of their life. The first two days were hosted on line, and the last day was in person. Fifty to sixty students attended the onl ine portion and al most 70 attended in person. Three professors were also able to j oin the firs t two days.

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CARP Midwest gathers for winter retreat January 12, 2022 news, newsfeed

Midwest CARP hosted thei r w inter workshop the first week of Ja n uary. The workshop was origina lly intended to be he ld in person in Michigan, but as a result of the nation ‘s coronavirus situation, the setting changed to a virtua l p latform. Despite this last minute change, members stated that they had a g reat time at the event and enj oyed meeting other CARP stud ents from

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