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During the month of December, our class scrounged for change, sacrificed allowances, and collected spare change and dollars to raise money to donate mosquito nets to children and families in Africa. The students learned about malaria during the month of November. They colored pictures and wrote letters to children in Africa who were undergoing testing and treatment for diseases. During the month of December, we raised money to donate moquito nets to help prevent the contraction of malaria. As a class, we raised $150.00!! The program, Malaria No More, DOUBLED our contribution, so we helped to raise a grand total of $300.00! At $10 per net, our class was able to donate 30 nets to help children and families.
I am SO proud of our students for demonstrating a true spirit of giving. Our students really are one of a kind and proved it with their kindness, compassion, and generosity.
I'd like to offer a BIG thank you to all those who contributed to our cause. There are going to be 30 very appreciative families, who will be relieved to know their children and families are able to sleep safely at night. Thank you!!
Here is the letter from Malaria No More thanking us for our contribution:
(It says $150.00 because this is the canned letter they automatically generate & send. There was a specific time frame in which they doubled contributions & we made it in that timeframe.)
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Dear Amanda,
Thank you for your donation of $150.00 to Malaria No More! Your generous gift brings us closer to our goal of covering every man, woman and child at risk of malaria in Africa with a mosquito net by the end of 2010.
Your investment in malaria translates directly into lives saved. Countries like Ethiopia, Rwanda and Eritrea have already dramatically reduced deaths from malaria and we are seeing significant progress across the continent. Your support bolsters our effort to stamp out malaria deaths by 2015 and with each donation we make great strides toward controlling this disease.
You have already taken the first step in helping to save lives. Would you now take the next step and tell your friends and family why it is imperative to join the fight against malaria? As you know, every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria in Africa. But it doesn’t have to be this way – malaria is a totally preventable and treatable disease. We have the tools to solve this crisis. With your help we will continue our focused efforts to engage the world in this battle, to secure the resources that are needed and to accelerate progress toward our shared goal to end malaria deaths.
Again, thank you so much for doing your part to make malaria no more.
Sincerely,
Scott Case
Vice Chair and CEO
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Debby was able to visit a class during her trip where the students were able to draw us pictures back! I am so excited to get them to share with our friends here. I don't know about you, but I am blown away by this project. I am so proud of our students for being so giving and empathetic with children less fortunate around the world. I am so touched to know that there are children halfway around the world who recieved our letters, and those letters put smiles on their faces. I am so thankful for Debby allowing us to participate in this project with her - Thanks Debby!
To check out Debby's blogs from her trip:
If you want to see all blogs, just click on "notes from zambia home" at the top, and then you will see Debby's name. Click on that to view all entries!
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sphpod/zambia/2009/01/post.html
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