Granby Girl Scouts Rock!

Granby Girl Scout Troop 66262 will be helping with the collection of new Twin bed sheets and school supplies. They have collection boxes at both Wells Road and Kelly Lane Schools. On Monday night I was welcomed by the girls to come speak at their meeting regarding my upcoming trip to Korah. The girls were so polite while I spoke, asked curious questions and decided they would be eager and willing to help the children of Korah with the needed items. They enthusiastically made up posters and were excited about making announcements on the school PA system in the morning. I am so lucky to have their help!!

Peep!

As we celebrate Easter (and Spring birthday parties) with gifts and eggs and candy and family...I'm wondering what the day will hold for the children in Korah. July can't come soon enough! I've updated my fundraising progress and I've met the 1/3 mark! Thanks to everyone who is contributing and also purchasing sheets for the school. We will do such awesome things...I promise!

...Coltsville rocks!

Thanks to my colleagues and friends at the Coltsville Autism Program who donated $200.00 through the purchase of raffle tickets for the Korah quilt. Susan was the winner...and I am so appreciative of their support. Thanks also guys for all the compliments on the quilt. It's a good thing we had so many snow days this winter!

Ethiopian Orphans

A new friend and Two Hearts travel mate, Jen Kiran, recently posted this short video. While it is not exactly what we will be doing in Ethiopia...the message is still the same...there are so many beautiful children in Ethiopia who could need more food...more hugs...a mom!! I just watched this with my daughter Ellie (the shoe photo is strikingly similar to the piles of dirty shoes I photographed in her orphanage)...she wishes she could come too to play with the babies and the boys. lol. I have no doubt she will do bigger things when she is older.

Hope for Korah

Another wonderful group of people...doing wonderful things...for beautiful people in Korah. These are the people we will meet...and yes, it will be raining! :) Go to the following site for more: http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d6a49324f546b794d44633d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link

Thanks Mom and Dad!

My mom and dad are official supporters (even though they think this is by far the craziest thing I have ever done). Also.... I discovered what I meme is today (I must have been under a rock or something...) but knew instantly what I wanted to share.... You'll be seeing this again!

beds and fabric...we need sheets!

As the weeks continue, I am discovering odd circumstances about the trip... Paths crossing...small world "people" experiences...you know...not the sci fi kind of stuff, but the little nuances that reaffirm your decisions. Today's? We need yards and yards of cotton bed linens. Let me explain... As a mission group, not only will we be volunteering our time in Addis, (I always want to type Adidas) haha...but we will be bringing bags of donations. Stacy contacted Project 61 today and discussed their wish list. They need bed sheets. Twin bed sheet sets for approximately 150 beds at the boarding school. Each student will start the new year with one new and clean set of sheets. We aren't talking the bed-in-a-bag comforter and bolster pillow deal. Just a clean set of solid color bed sheets. That's a Target item for approximately $15.00. An item that the kids won't be coming to school with on their own. So we'll do it! We will raise the money needed to purchase some, ask our friends and family to donate some, involve our communities (I will have our Girl Scouts working on it!) and our little group will bring over 150 sets of bed sheets. Yards and yards and yards of cotton...see...I WAS MEANT TO DO THIS! Here is a picture of a typical dorm room that Stacy took several months ago. And oh, there are six beds to a room this size.