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American Chemical Society 2 La Semana Nacional de la Química (National Chemistry Week) First time event held in 2011 and repeated in 2012 Children from an underprivileged local Hispanic community participated in hands-on chemistry demonstrations Event held at Casa Esperanza, a house offering after-school programs to keep children in a safe environment ACS – Savannah River Hispanic Outreach Event

American Chemical Society 3 Activity Development & Planning: –Local section member volunteers at a church in the Hispanic community – Local section saw an opportunity to reach out to a community that may not otherwise be exposed to National Chemistry Week –Activity was planned through the ACS – SR National Chemistry Week sub- committee –Activities were flexible in order to provide relevance for the large age span (toddlers to teenagers) –Several Spanish speaking members of the local section volunteered ACS – Savannah River Hispanic Outreach Event

American Chemical Society 4 Activity Funding: –Funding provided through the ACS –SR local section –ACS tools such as the Spanish version of hand-outs were given to the students and their parents –Local church provided facilities to hold the event Impact: –2011 event had 3 students attend –2012 event had 20 students + parents attend –Event was deemed an extreme success –Students still ask the ACS section contact when she will bring "more science experiments". ACS – Savannah River Hispanic Outreach Event