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Newsletter 21 ~ Fall 2013 Welcome! Please note: You can view this email as a Web page by CLICKING HERE. This is a great option for those who use a m
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“One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world!”
—Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize nominee |
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! |
• Student Artist Gives Back
• Art for AIDS Orphans
• Girls Dorm Complete
• Creative Giving
• Have You Seen An Impala?
And so much more. Please keep scrolling for all of our wonderful news. |
 As her classmates look on, Joan Mideva, age 14, creates pictures using banana bark, glue, and paper. |
Student Artist Gives Back
When Joan Mideva’s father died of AIDS, her mother was left with five children to raise, in a small town in Western Kenya. At age 7, Joan, the youngest of the five, enrolled at Crossroads Springs; that day, her whole world grew brighter. CSI opened doors for Joan through care and encouragement, nurturing not only her growth as a student, but also her growth as an individual and as a member of a community.
Today Joan is 14 years old and in 8th grade. She will sit for her Primary Education exam in November and is looking forward to secondary school in January 2014. And, she is already “giving back” to CSI in her own special way.
Through the opportunities offered at CSI, Joan has discovered new talents and is creating banana bark pictures, a traditional Sub-Saharan art form. She gives her artwork to US volunteers, who in turn create note cards to sell at CSI fundraisers. Joan says, “I have been so fortunate and I want the other children at CSI to be educated well and to achieve their goals.”
Today there are 367 children enrolled at CSI. Our challenge is to provide every child at CSI with an opportunity to confidently follow in Joan’s footsteps—-to learn, grow, dream of a bright future, and make an impact on his or her community.
For information about sponsoring a student, see below in this newsletter, see our website (crossroadsspringsafrica.org), or send an email to ahyde37492@aol.com with Crossroads Springs in the subject line. |
 American volunteers are turning these banana bark images into note cards to sell at CSI fundraisers. |
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 CSI board member Sally Zelasko shows Clinton a new microscope. |
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 Some of the students' art work. The theme for this year's auction is... FISH! | | | | |
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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. Our goal is to find sponsors for all of the children by December 1, 2013, for the 2014 school year. 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!
Please see our website for more information.
www.crossroadsspringsafrica.org |
The most vulnerable girls at Crossroads Springs now have a safe haven! We are celebrating completion of a two-story dorm for 60 girls and a housemother. Solar panels supply electricity and pump water. Features include bedrooms with two bunk beds in each room, toilets and showers on each floor, laundry room with sinks and clotheslines open to the fresh air, housemother’s bedroom, and a communal room for homework and group meetings. Locally built furnishings will be installed before the girls move in to begin the school year in January 2014. We predict many happy students! Rooms in the original dorm building will house the boys. Separating girls and boys in residence is a requirement of the Ministry of Education, Government of Kenya.
We are deeply grateful for the generosity and assistance of the following:
• Architect Heather Nemec
• Richard and Janet Post Fund
• Segal Family Foundation
• Mr. John Mayeiku, OMA construction supervisor, Kisumu, Kenya
• Access:Energy, alternative energy NGO, Kisumu, Kenya |
 Installing solar panels on the new girls' dorm. |
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The youngest girls at Crossroads Springs smile in their new dresses (below), made by women of North Presbyterian Church in Williamsville, NY, and their friends. Our heartfelt thanks to the women in Williamsville, and also to these church groups: The Sunday school at Orchard Park, NY, Presbyterian Church collected books, bookmarks, and a dollar toward postage for the CSI kids; and the Children's Chorale of Christ's Lutheran Church in Woodstock, NY, presented an original production, "Master's Peace Theater," to benefit their friends in Kenya. |
 Brothers Graham & Riley Abbott made their first trip to Hamisi this summer. Seems like they made many people smile, too. | | |
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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. |
Most of the children at Crossroads Springs have not seen an impala, the African animal for which Kenya is famous. During a special field trip in October, the Class 8 students visited Impala Park in Kisumu (an hour away) where they were awestruck, viewing impala, giraffe, and many other beautiful animals. They also saw planes for the first time and wrote enthusiastic, descriptive essays about their great day! Please help support extracurricular activities such as Scouts, music competitions, and this special field trip. |
• November 13
Spaghetti Dinner
Parkdale School, East Aurora, NY
• November 20 & 21
Art for AIDs Orphans
Roycroft Inn, East Aurora, NY
• December 7 & 8
International Artisans Fair
Presbyterian Church, Orchard Park, NY
• March 2
Soup’s On for Education
Elm Street Bakery, East Aurora, NY |
 CSI Scouts. |
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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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