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@CoachTorsiello is showing in more ways than one how his time as a @RutgersMBB manager helped shape him.

"Dan's just another perfect sign of good people graduating from Rutgers doing great things to make life better."

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Allentown Couple Built Congo School, Now Seek Help For Orphanage

In late October, Allentown couple Dan Torsiello and Jackie Jaramillo visited to the Democratic Republic of Congo to witness the opening of a school they funded.

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Alumnus Builds Better Future For Children In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Dan Torsiello’s passion for education and his approach to challenges – shaped as an undergraduate at Rutgers-New Brunswick – are driving him to help children 7,000 miles away through a project to build a primary school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Helping The Poorest Of The Poor Achieve A Better Life

Allentown resident, Dan Torsiello, never expected his visit last year to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would be so fulfilling, and that what he saw there would weigh heavy on his mind, enough to motivate him to do something about it. goes here

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After Building School, Central Regional Teacher Plans Next Big Project

BERKELEY, NJ — What was once a dream for Dan Torsiello has become a reality.

The world history and African studies teacher at Central Regional High School decided after a 2021 visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo that he would build a school.

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African School Built By Central Regional Teacher Ready For Students

BERKELEY, NJ — In 2021, Central Regional High School history teacher Dan Torsiello set out to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now, he's built a school and is changing the lives of the children in the area.

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Central Regional Teacher Helps Fund New School In Rural Africa. Here's How You Can Help.

BERKELEY - The idea came to Dan Torsiello when he was visiting the village of Mushaki while waiting to go on a mountain gorilla trekking tour of the Democratic Republic of the Congo a year ago.

"The school was clapboards and lean-tos," said Torsiello, a social studies and history teacher and girl's basketball coach at Central Regional High School. "When I came back, I asked my girlfriend, Jackie, 'Do you think we can build a school?'"

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From The Hardwood To Rural Africa: 7 Questions With Dan Torsiello

Dan Torsiello a history teacher at Central Regional HS as well as the head girls basketball coach and assistant boys and girls volleyball coach. However I’m not talking to him today about anything to do with sports but rather a project he has taken on that is much bigger than high school.

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NJEA Members Works To Build School In Africa

Despite having taught in some very economically disadvantaged school districts in my career, nothing prepared me for what I saw in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this past summer.

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Allentown Resident Works To Help Fund School Construction In Africa

ALLENTOWN – A high school teacher who lives in Allentown is leading an effort to improve educational opportunities for children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in central Africa by having a new school built.

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Raising Money to Raise a School in Rural Africa

A humanitarian fundraiser is seeking to build a new school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Kivu Project was started by Dan Torsiello, a high school history teacher in New Jersey, for the children in the rural village of Mushaki.

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Interview with Dan Torsiello, Teacher & Co-Founder of The Kivu Project

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Central Regional Teacher Building A School In Africa

BERKELEY, NJ — When Dan Torsiello visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2021, he had no idea he would end up working to change lives.

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Central Teacher & Coach Building A School In Central Africa

So where did you go on vacation last summer? Disney, the Outer Banks, Myrtle Beach, London? Dan Torsiello used his time off to visit the DR Congo, a country in Central Africa. The Central Regional High School World and African history teacher and three-sport coach was fulfilling a lifetime goal of visiting the endangered mountain gorilla but when his guide suggested a side trip to a local orphanage Torsiello took him up on the offer.

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Central Teacher & Coach Building A School In Central Africa

So where did you go on vacation last summer? Disney, the Outer Banks, Myrtle Beach, London? Dan Torsiello used his time off to visit the DR Congo, a country in Central Africa. The Central Regional High School World and African history teacher and three-sport coach was fulfilling a lifetime goal of visiting the endangered mountain gorilla but when his guide suggested a side trip to a local orphanage Torsiello took him up on the offer.

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Teacher Raising Money To Build School In Africa

BERKELEY – Summer school took on a different meaning for Dan Torsiello. The Central Regional High School history teacher went off the beaten path during trip to Africa. Now he might just end up creating something historic for the children there.

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Local Resident Works To Build School In Africa

As a teacher and coach, educating children is a passion of mine. Despite having taught in some very economically disadvantaged school districts in my career, nothing prepared me for what I saw in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Mr. Torsiello: I am going to build a school in the DR Congo

As a teacher and coach, educating children is a passion of mine. Despite having taught in some very economically disadvantaged school districts in my career, nothing prepared me for what I saw in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this past summer.

These Central Regional Teachers Are Making A Difference

A charity to help others during natural disasters. A nonprofit helping veterans with PTSD. The work of Central teachers makes a difference.

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