Perusing Returns: Who are the INDEVOURS?

Greetings, loyal and devoted readers!  As you may have noticed, the once renowned and life-giving fountain that was my blog has since fallen into a state of benign disuse.  Long and dark was the winter of our discontent.  But fear not, for dawn is breaking once again over the barren blogosphere, as the threat of impending deadlines has newly ignited the exigent flames in the lonely lighthouse, and the desire for a passing grade has once more brought forth the impetus for a series of riveting and enlightening blog posts.  Hold on to your handlebars!

To kick off the return of Perusing, I would like to talk about an inspiring group of people with whom I have had the pleasure of becoming much more closely acquainted during my recent blogging hiatus.  I am, of course, talking about the student group called INDEVOURS.  If you have been in Waterloo or on the internet at all during these past few months, you may have seen the word “INDEVOURS” posted onto a friend's status, found it stapled to a public bulletin board, or  heard it mentioned in  hushed tones in a quiet corner of a local café.  If so, you have probably asked yourself something like the following question: “who is this energetic group of highly motivated individuals with grossly inadequate spelling skills?”  If this problem has kept you sleepless through many a sweltering night, my hope is that this current blog post will provide you with the answers that you seek.

INDEVOURS

INDEVOURS is a group of 32 International Development students, of which I am one, at the University of Waterloo (for more information about what this means, see my earlier posts, or visit the blogs of many of my colleagues).  This September, we will be leaving to begin our volunteer placements, working with local organizations throughout the developing world.  In order to fund these placements, INDEVOURS endeavours (get it?) to raise funds to cover some of our costs, while at the same time raising awareness about important issues faced by many in the developing world.  I could go on, but this video really says it better than I ever could:

Hopefully, this answers some of your questions.  If you would like to get involved, visit our website, http://indevours.wordpress.com/, to donate and find out more. Or, come out to an INDEVOURS event.  In July, INDEVOURS will be hosting two events: the Global Gala, on July 13th, and the Farewell Concert, on July 20th.  I would love to see your there, and I’m sure my classmates would too.
Until next time,
Dan