Papa Gino's Fund Raiser

Thank you all to who supported this fund raiser by going to Papa Gino's today! We raise close to $70.00. Not bad when the only thing you need to do is eat pizza.
Through our fund raising efforts Pastor Frank (I pray) purchased land yesterday for the orphans. He put a down payment of a $1,000 dollars and I am hoping to pay off the difference of $1100.00 by the end of September.

The next fund raiser is at the Flat Bread Pizza in Bedford August 26, 2008.
$3.00 per large pizza and $1.75 per small pizza will be donated to the land/building for the orphans.
I will be there from 5:00 to closing so if you come I am sure to see you! We will be selling our paper dolls and having a 50/50 raffle (you don't have to be there to win) as well as showing a video of the trip. (Not the video that will be played at the Mission night)

September 16th we will be having a Fund Raiser at the Chateau in Waltham 5:00- 8:00 25% of the proceeds will go to the orphans.

September 19th at Trinity Covenant Church we will be hosting a Mission night. I will talk about the trip and show a video, we will also eat. What is a fund raiser without food. The cost for this has not been determined yet it depends on what we will be eating. (between 5 and 8 dollars per person would be my guess) If you attend this you will be able to get a sneak peak at the Gifts from around the world Arts and Craft sale. It will be opened for an hour before the dinner and and hour after the dinner.

September 20th at Trinity Covenant Church we will be hosting the Gifts from around the world Arts and Craft sale. (Including Lexington and Waltham etc....)

Fund Raising Events

We have several Fund Raising Events lined up to raise money to purchase the land for the orphans.

July 27 th at Papa Gino's Lexington Street Waltham -11:00am - 4:00Pm - Certificate needed for it to count towards the fund raiser. E-mail me if you would like one. 20% of proceeds goes to orphans

August 26th at Flat Bread Pizza Burlington Road, Bedford 5:00pm - Closing

September 16th Chateau Restaurant School Street, Waltham 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm 25% of proceeds goes to orphans.

September 20th Arts and Craft Fund Raiser for Children Living in Poverty around the world.
Camden, Boston, Uganda, Reynosa.....

Orphan Update

I received an update from Pastor Frank yesterday. The renovations are not taking place at the school because the landlord is selling the land. They will be uprooted by the end of the year.
They are looking into a 3 year lease to set up a temporary structure. I am praying that that we can get the resources to buy the land for them. $10,000 dollars will buy the land.

They are doing a Gospel Crusade in the village to bring the word of the Lord to the adults in the village. He plans to provide the children with the gifts we shiped to them at that time. They are inviting officials to witness this event so they will be able to see what the JPC and the Christian Academy are doing for the community. Please pray this is successful the Christian Academy is in jeopardy of being shut down. I truely wish I could be there.

Anyone out there?

Hello All,
I am wondering if I am writing this for my own entertainment. If you are reading and want me to keep posting updates. Please click on the comments link and sent me a message.

This week I sent $1,200 collected from the fund raising efforts to Pastor Frank for them to start work on the school.
They finally received the boxes that we sent last November. (Talk about a slow boat). The cost of shipping was $1,700. (that took a lot of fund raising). Then when they received the boxes customs wanted to charge Pastor Frank $300.00 to receive them. The note I put on every box help them to recognize that they were for the Orphans so they reduced the charge to $127.00. The orphans should receive them this week. The shipment included a blanket, a t-shirt and a beanie baby for every child.

The balls we bought as gifts for the Orphans enabled them to compete with the region schools. Small gifts can make a HUGE difference.

The Flat Bread Pizza fund raiser is scheduled for August 26th. $3.00 for every large pizza and $1.75 for every small pizza will be donated to the children.
Mid- September we will be have a craft sale at TCC. I will keep you all posted.

I will stop posting if I do not receive any response so please send me a post.

Post Cards

Hello All,
Ok I have yet another thought on how to send a message to the orphans that people in the U.S. care about them. This summer as we travel on vacation pick up a post card and send it to the Orphans. (It can even be a post card from where you live)
They do not have an actual address so they can be sent through the JPC (Jesus Power Church)
Jesus Power Church/Christian Friends Mission International
P.O. Box 34547
Kampala, Uganda Africa

The cost to send a post card is .94 cents

Links to pictures

http://web.mit.edu/user/m/l/mleskiw/www/2008_uganda/index.html

This is the link to Michael's pictures. You will be able to tell by his web site how much fun he was to be with during this trip.
My pictures are on snapfish, where I need to send an invite to you to allow you to view them. So if you want my link send me an e-mail.

Orphan Shoes and Uniforms

Hello All,
I am requesting support from my readers. Please help provide the Orphans with shoes and Uniforms. The need is only $37.00 per child in the US this is not much money but in Uganda this is more than a couple months pay. Please sponsor 1 child by sending a check for
$37.00 for both the shoes and uniforms
$31.00 for shoes
$6.00 for a uniform.

Trinity Covenant Church
7 Clematis Road
Lexington MA 02421
Attention Sandy Gannon

The total needed to fund this project is $4,440.00
There are now 136 Orphans in the school program this year. (There school years starts the end of May.)
The shoes are sturdy and will last for a couple of years and can be passed down as they grow.