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Newsletter 22 ~ Spring 2014Welcome! Please note: You can view this email as a Web page by CLICKING HERE. This is a great option for those who use a
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“Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world.”
—Nelson Mandela |
Welcome.
And thank you for choosing to receive our newsletter the paperless way. When we don't print a newsletter we save both energy and paper, but most importantly we save money for the children at Crossroads Springs. We hope that more and more of our friends and supporters will select the email version of our correspondence. Thank you! |
• Happy 10th Anniversary, CSI!
• Three Priorities
• A Prized Goat
• The Van Fund
• Upcoming Events
And so much more. Please keep scrolling for all of our wonderful news. |
 Founders Alison Hyde and Helen Isiaho. |
Happy 10th Anniversary, CSI!
2004-2014
Ten years ago Alison and Arthur Hyde and longtime friends Meshack and Helen Isiaho became partners in a shared vision: a school and care center for Kenya’s AIDs orphans. What a joy to see Crossroads Springs Institute blossom, from vision to reality! Today, CSI boasts 109 graduates and current enrollment is 340, with CSI students regularly earning top marks in regional exams.
The school and care center is thriving thanks to administrators, teachers, and staff, and thanks to donors from around the world. As we look ahead to the next 10 years, please consider making a special 10th anniversary gift in celebration of all that we’ve accomplished. Crossroads Springs Africa, Inc., the fundraising arm of Crossroads Springs, is run entirely by volunteers. At least 97 percent of your gift goes directly to the school, benefiting the children, their community, their country, OUR world. |
 Nicholas Kisala teaches Grade 7 science, social studies, English, and math. |
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1) Quality Education Continues to be a Priority
We are proud of CSI’s 12 dedicated and talented teachers, who deserve much credit for the school’s No. 1 ranking in its division. CSI teachers work six days a week as required by Kenyan law, and also have responsibilities outside the classroom. Nicholas Kisala, shown in the top photo at left, teaches Grade 7 science, social studies, English, and math. He also is responsible for the 4K Club (a student garden club) and assists the debate team.
Please consider a Special Anniversary Gift of a teacher’s salary ($2000 for the year). The gift of education!
2) Food and Health Care
Students learn best when they are healthy and well fed. The CSI kitchen staff cooks continuously from dawn to dusk in huge vats over wood fires. They serve nourishing, simple foods, including millet porridge, rice, tomatoes, onions, beans, greens, and ugali, a traditional staple similar to grits. Because meat and fruit are expensive, they grace the tables only every other week. It costs $12 per month to feed one child and $4,080 per month to feed all of the children.
Please consider a Special Anniversary Gift to feed 100 children for a month…$1200 will do it!
3) Co-curricular Activities
A quality education is more than just book learning. At CSI, the primary co-curricular activities are music and scouting. Both of these programs are standard in Kenyan schools, but for our orphan children at CSI, the participation and competitions serve as valuable confidence-building and normalization opportunities. CSI placed in the top five in the Kenyan National Music Competition two years in a row, and the scouts (both boys and girls) represent the Hamisi District in retreats and competitions.
Please consider a Special Anniversary Gift of $1000 to support the music and scouting programs at CSI |
 A cook prepares greens. |
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Please consider sponsoring a child or gathering a group of friends or family to share a sponsorship. Your donation covers food, uniforms, health, and teaching.Tax deductible donation: $600/year for primary child at CSI, $700 for CSI graduate in secondary school. Thank you to all of our current sponsors!
Find out more at www.crossroadsspringsafrica.org |
The CSI garden club bought a goat with money the students earned selling vegetables. Seen in the photo above, this goat represents so much--an education in agriculture, farming, and business, not to mention important life lessons in cooperation and setting goals. |
 Scouts display a flag. |
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A school van is essential to Crossroads Springs, as some children live as far as 10 miles away. Driver Patrick Wakkesa, shown above, says, “These are my children, I could not leave one by the roadside.” An American donor has offered a matching grant of up to $10,000 to help keep the van in working order. Please consider giving to the van fund. |
Did you know?
At least 97% of your gift goes to Crossroads Springs. We are all volunteers. 100% of proceeds from all fundraising goes to the children.
How to Give:
Checks may be made to:
Crossroads Springs Africa
PO Box 242, East Aurora, NY 14052.
•PayPal Donations, please see our website: www.crossroadsspringsafrica.org
Honor someone by giving in their name.
For Gifts of Stock
For gifts of stock, contact
AHYDE37492@aol.com. Please use the subject: Crossroads Springs. |
April 19 -
April Drop-off Day for June Yard Sale
200 S. Willow, East Aurora, NY
8:00am–1:00pm
May 3
Poetry Slam!
Joy Wheel Yoga & Wellness,
East Aurora, NY
7:30-10:30pm
May 17
May Drop-off Day for June Yard Sale
200 S. Willow, East Aurora, NY
8:00am–1:00pm
May 24 -
Sponsor Aubrey
at the
Sehgahunda Trail Marathon (aubreymclaughlin02@gmail.com))
Letchworth Park, NY
June 6–7
Annual CSI Yard Sale
Presbyterian Church, East Aurora, NY |
You can help fill these needs by making a secure donation through PayPal.
Follow this link, and feel free to add any specific information in the message box, during the PayPal payment process. Please note if there is a specific need you are donating toward. If you are sponsoring a child at Crossroads Springs, or giving a scholarship to one of our graduates, please supply us with the information requested on the form above. We cannot succeed without the generous support of our friends. Our gratitude is immense. Thank You! |
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