For those who aren't aware, the donations for the orphanage have surpassed $1000...
we are currently a $1,184.58 (online) + $125.00 (cash)
= $1309.58
... whatdaya' mean only 10 days ?!?!
Jenn, Andrea, Ryan and I leave for Swaziland in 10 days n' counting
What have we done ?
Dr. Lapointe at Vancouver General Hospital has boxes and boxes of medical supplies for us
Opus Framing and Art Supplies ( Opus website ) is donating a bunch of Sculpey III molding Clay that the orphanage will use to make jewelery to sell
Kids supplies and items from Jill, Heather, Kala, and many, many other offers
Aarm Dental clinic donating ~20 Lbs worth of dental supplies
Dr. J. Buckley in Radiology has given ~ 50Lbs in Radiology text books
Karen over at troll-baby has put up a wager to try and collect $10,000 for the New Hope Orphanage in Manzini, Swaziland. I won't actually tell you what this challenge is... you must read it for yourself ( the fact is, i just can't bring myself to type it.... you'll understand once you read it) http://troll-baby.com/
every penny is going to New Hope Orphanage in Manzini ( i still need to figure out how much physical cash can be brought into the country)
Online donations are through a secured Paypal account ( the same system Ebay uses )
to the orphanage ( no middle-man organization )
Swaziland has the world’s highest
HIV/AIDS rate ( 38.8% )
life expectancy :
male: 31.84 years
female: 32.62 years
I will take all your money out of the country, in an envelope, straight to Swaziland ( where you'll never have a chance to be refunded ) and it will be all be spent on something that will benefit kids in an AIDS-ravaged country. We might buy pre-school supplies. We might buy sandals and shoes. We might fix their water filtration system... i have no idea.
But without your help - we wouldn't be buying anything.
Regular updates with new total will follow
many thanks
Chris & Jenn
2 comments:
Hi: This is from Andrea's cousins, Don and Marcia, in La Jolla, CA---we wish you well on this exciting adventure---we'll follow your blog regularly, and we'll check with Andrea's mom (Don's first cousin) about sending $$$$. Imagine what the study of medicine must have been like when I entered med school--in 1951! It's a different world now---HIV/AIDS being only one of many challenges. Have fun!
Don (Queen's Meds '57) and Marcia
Hi, I'm Andrea's mom and of course I am looking forward to helping any way I can to support your charitable challenges. I wish you a safe journey and I am applauding your efforts. Following your blog will help all of us feel closer to you when you are so far away.
Best wishes,
Phyllis BSc (UBC 1967) MSc (U of T)
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