News Release:
September 1, 2009

Waterloo, ON: As we begin our second year as a national association, we have a lot to celebrate and a lot to look forward to. We have five new University Chapters at UofT, Dalhousie, Ryerson, Ottawa, and Simon Fraser and three new city-wide High School Chapters in the Greater Toronto Area, London and Montreal. With these new chapter, SOS will have 18 Students Offering Support (SOS) chapters nation-wide for the 2009-2010 school year.

University of Toronto is one of the schools embarking on its 1st year with SOS. Carson McFadden, the founder and Chapter President of UofT SOS, is looking forward to launching SOS on his campus:

"My motivation for getting involved stems from seeing the great work and enormous growth it had accomplished in its first few years. At UofT, we are looking at becoming a truly cross-faculty, cross-university club. I expect us to be the source students come to for assistance with their courses. Working with our high school and nearby university partners, I'm sure we can make SOS a successful and well-respected name in the Toronto area."

Carson also hopes to raise enough money this year to fund an education-based development project for their first development project next summer.

2010 Targets: With tremendous passion, SOS student leaders across Canada are looking forward to reaching new heights this year to raise more marks, money, and roofs hoping to raise $200,000 for 6-10 community development projects in 2010.

If you are interested in attending an Exam-AID review session, volunteering with SOS, or becoming a supporter, please visit us at http://www.studentsofferingsupport.ca.

About Students Offering Support SOS: Students Offering Support is a national charitable organization that raises money to raise roofs through raising marks during our 'Exam-AID' review sessions. The money raised is spent creating sustainable education projects in developing nations. SOS is a network of over 500 student volunteers across Canada who have taught 4000 students and raised $240,000 for development projects over the last 5 years.

Since 2005, SOS has attracted the attention of various local and national publications. As we continue to grow, we are always looking for champions in the media to help spread the who, the how, and most importantly, the why. Child poverty is a global epidemic which needs all the attention and focused efforts we can provide. The organziation is over 200 student leaders strong and still growing, but we are always looking to find others who are interested in getting involved. Find out how you can help spread the word.

If you are looking for a speaker for an upcoming conference or event, SOS’s Executive Director, Greg Overholt, has spoken at numerous conference and banquets. If you are interested in having Greg speak at your event, click here for more information.

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