Guest Post: St. Mary's Fundraising

I mentioned in my first post this year that I was hoping to give a more well rounded view of my activities this year.  Some of those things are in the works and I should have a guest post by a student and photos of the farming going on during this time up soon, but the first post is here!

None of the things I have done in Namibia would be possible without outside funding.  From what I can tell, many developmental efforts come down to having funding or not.  There are a million awesome ideas and projects, but limited money.  Where it comes from and how it is used is extremely important.  I have been so happy with the results from my fundraising and I cannot thank those of you who have donated both money and supplies enough for your contributions and hope you all are happy with the results thus far.

One group that has made huge contributions to my projects is St. Mary's High School and specifically their Spanish Club.  They have organized several fundraisers and are continuing to do so this year.

I spoke to the school and club while I was home in December and was glad that they were interested in being a part of this blog.  I hope you enjoy seeing their efforts to help out my school and I, again, thank all of you who have donated throughout my time in Namibia.  The following is an email they recently sent and some pictures.  Enjoy.

Hola, from St. Mary's High School's Spanish Club!

The students of St. Mary's are very happy to be supporting your
students in Namibia. We have been keeping an eye on your blog and have read your updates. Namibia is a very beautiful country, from what we have seen on your blog. If possible, we would also love to have a chance to communicate with some of your students.

The Spanish Club is currently organizing fundraisers to help with your classroom needs in Namibia. Going to a private school where uniforms are required, we chose to have four jeans days throughout five months. On these jeans days students can pay two dollars to wear jeans and a tee shirt the color of Namibia's flag.

From our last jeans day on January 13th, 2012, the students wore the color green. We were able to raise $175.25. (Our students will do anything to get out of their uniforms) Our next jeans day will be February10th (Blue Day), followed by March 9th (Yellow Day), and April 23rd (Red Day).

We hope to hear from you (and hopefully one of your students) soon!
Adios Amigos,
St. Mary's Spanish Club