Christmas
in May" News
You may
recall we had a special fundraising event this spring to help
bring joy to the lives of impoverished children in Kenya.
Juliana Mbuthia put me in contact with the orphanage. Our
efforts toward helping those orphans was/is greatly appreciated,
as you will see from the e-mails I received from the Yatima Our
Lady of Mercy orphanage in Othaya, Kenya. The first is the
response from my initial inquiry of how and when to wire the
money. Their July 14th e-mail was to confirm they had received
the money. (We sent $400; the Western Union fee was $28. So,
the total money involved was $428.)
Thanks to
all who donated. (Can you feel the
love?)
--Jan
Rounds
June 19, 2007
Receive much greetings from Yatima our lady of Mercy group. I
gratefully acknowledge deep appreciation of all your efforts
towards these less fortunate children, indeed miserable.
I
confirm that they have never received any gifts of any kind and
this will be a great excitement more so because regardless of
the distance, you are nearer than none other.
Be
assured that whatever you send will be spent wholly on our
children. I am sure they will feel loved, wanted, valued and
their lives will be renewed. Thanks for joining hands with us.
Leah
Wambui Gatheru
----------------------------------------
July 14, 2007
Receive much greetings. We would like to confirm receipt of the
money for xmas gifts for our children. We intend to hold the
party on 15.08.2007 during the school holidays. This is because
we have taken most of our orphans to boarding schools, both
primary and secondary schools. Too, this day is the feast of
"ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN HEAVEN." As our
matron, we like celebrating her feast.
We
promise to let you know how the party was soon afterwards. We
shall still give you our xmas plans for the next season. Yatima
group is in short of words for your heart-felt concern for our
children.
We
sincerely thank all concerned whole heartedly and we pray for
God's blessings in your lives. Be assured you will be part of us
on the said date and an intention too during the mass on the
feast day.
May
God bless you mightily and protect all of you always. The money
will be wholly spent on our children, no doubt. Once more thank
you.
Leah
Gatheru
Corvallis AAUW Receives
Thanks for Local Scholarships
Each
year, Corvallis AAUW awards scholarships to two girls so
that they will be able to attend Oregon State
University’s Expeditions (third and fourth
graders) and Adventures in Learning (fifth and
sixth graders) summer camps for talented and gifted
students. The funds for the scholarships come from your
generous donations to the local scholarship fund. The
following letters show how much the scholarships meant
to these students.
Our
Expeditions student wrote:
Thank
you for the donation money. I can’t believe anybody
would want to donate some money for day camp. I wanted
to thank you so much. I am taking chemistry, doll
design, and design your own dream house. If it wasn’t
for you I would not have been in this program. In
chemistry, we were growing crystals. We voted which
crystal garden was the best and I won! Two weeks ago I
didn’t really like chemistry but because of you I love
it now.
Our
Adventures in Learning student wrote:
I would
like to thank you for the great summer you gave me.
Without your generosity summer would be meaningless for
me. I have learned so much from my classes. My favorite
class is forensic science. We have learned about
different types of fingerprints and how to tell them
apart. Our current case is about counterfeit money and
how you can tell what type of pen a letter was written
in. I am looking forward to coming again next year.
Thank you very much.
|
