Tuesday, January 16, 2007
An amazing early birthday gift
I received an amazing early birthday gift today! Late last year, we raised money for an orphanage in Indonesia to buy a new minibus to transport the kids to school.
The orphanage is home to about 50 children ranging in age from 6 - 17. Because of the wide range in age of the kids, the orphanage must transport the kids to several different schools, which means several bus trips a day. In addition to school transport, the orphanage also needs a vehicle to go to the market each day to pick up fresh produce for the children's meals.
The project reached it's goal back in November with most of the funds being raised directly through the site and additional donations being raised off-line.
This video is what we got from the Canadian charity responsible for this project.
Jess and I watched it together first and we were moved to tears! Talk about "Return On Generosity!!!"
The orphanage is home to about 50 children ranging in age from 6 - 17. Because of the wide range in age of the kids, the orphanage must transport the kids to several different schools, which means several bus trips a day. In addition to school transport, the orphanage also needs a vehicle to go to the market each day to pick up fresh produce for the children's meals.
The project reached it's goal back in November with most of the funds being raised directly through the site and additional donations being raised off-line.
This video is what we got from the Canadian charity responsible for this project.
Jess and I watched it together first and we were moved to tears! Talk about "Return On Generosity!!!"
Labels: charity, fundraising, indonesia, media, orphanage, philanthropy, world, youtube
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