We thank you very, very much for the donation of $ 750! It enabled us to go ahead with the construction of the wall at the Masikhululeke Educare Center, Vivian's place. Work will start Wednesday next week. The wall will be 6 ft, span the entire boundary of the school grounds and raised to 7 ft high along the playground to provide extra protection against the refuse and toilet buckets dumped by the adjacent squatters. Picture 'playground' shows the shacks clearly. Picture 'Masik extension1' shows the new prefab (with Vivian standing in front) which was just now erected for the day-care babies and toddlers who were previously accommodated in Vivian's own house. It also has a kitchenette and 2 toilets.
On 28 August the Lions Club will hold a painting party together with the childen, teachers and parents, and I shall take lots of photographs to send to you. We received a donation of 75 tins of 1 liter paint samples and the children will be able to do their own paintings on the wall!We are absolutely awed by the fact that instead of wedding gifts you asked for donations for Vivian!!! This is such a wonderful, gallant gesture, absolutely marvellous. I have diarised the wedding date and we will definitely keep it in mind.
Again a huge thank-you! Till later this month
Kind regards
Gisela Weitz
Lions Club of Table View
cell + 83 556 9818
Tel/fax +21 557 8288
----- Original Message -----
From: diane hayashi
To: gisela@mangela.co.za
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:29 PM
Subject: fundraising
Hi Gisela
Neil told me the good news about the orphanage and the funding and I am so happy we could help. I also wanted to show you the following:
http://www.weddingmapper.com/dianeandnick/page/registry
The wedding will be next summer. I don't know how much we will be able to raise, but even if we get only $5 per person, that should bring in about $500. I'm hoping for more. Give our best to Vivian and hug those little sweeties for us. Diane
Diane Hayashi, B.Ed., M.Ed.
Teacher-Librarian
Stelly's School
School District #63 (Saanich)
Saanichton, BC
Hi Gisella, Vivian, and Neil. I just wanted to tell you a bit of news. One of my students is a budding film-maker and to encourage her and to give her something more to put on her curriculum vitae I hired her to do the video of my wedding with the plan that I would pay for the rental of the camera and equipment and give her $100 for her work. Well, I was chatting with her 2 days ago and she said "Just put the $100 in the Project Hope box." So, we have $100 already from the wedding! As more comes in, I will let you know.
ReplyDeleteCiao.
Diane