Just a little more...

June 19th, 2008 (written by Jason)

So after all the pleading and begging and what not we are almost there on the second of my two projects. Many different people have contributed to the success of the amount of money raised thus far and I have been blown away that total strangers are contributing to what could be construed as frivolous during this difficult economic period. You may not realize what you have done, but you have literally changed the world for an entire village and it is all possible because you decided that you wanted to do something to change the cycle of poverty.

However, the work is not over yet. We are just about $1000 dollars short of our second goal of $8500. This project is going to build 2 new classrooms, furnish them and make them a comfortable environment to learn in. It is such a super opportunity that the returned volunteer organization Friends of Lesotho has decided to help sponsor this project so that we could make all donations tax deductible. It is such a great thing that they have decided to do for us and we are so thankful for their help.

So if you have been waiting to give, now is the time. We are in the home stretch and as Janeen and I only have about 6 more months in country, we need to get cracking. If we can get the rest of the funds by mid-July, their should be plenty of time to get the school building built and ready to use for the next school year (which starts next January). This might be the only time where you can see you money directly at work from a charitable donation. It really is an exciting opportunity.

For those that have already donated to the other project, we will begin our renovation this coming Monday the 23rd. I will try my hardest to post updates of pictures and stories about how the progress of the restoration of the school is going. Also be looking in the mail for special thank you letters and pictures to those of you that have donated. I really do appreciate all that you gave.

For those of you that still want to make a donation, here is the information on where to send your donation.

Make checks out to Friends of Lesotho. Memo line can say something like "Pechela-Samuelian". If the checks are already made out with a different memo line, just have them include a brief note explaining what the checks are for.
Mail them to the Treasurer:

FOL
c/o John Hollister
4110 Denfeld Ave.
Kensington, MD 20895

We really do love all that you have done for our community and can't wait to show you all the pictures and tell you all the stories that have been building up over the last 2 years. We miss you all!
All the best
Jason