Opportunities to Get Involved

On Thursday I leave for Delhi, where I will spend a few days sight-seeing before returning home. I want to take a minute to thank everyone who contributed to this trip, either through a monetary donation for the boys, by sending kind words to a friend who is far from home, or even just by following along on the blog. I have been blessed and honored to have this experience, and I’m determined not to let it end when the plane’s wheels touch down at PHL. Once I settle in to my new job, I’ve promised the founder that I will search out some grant opportunities and do my best to secure extra funding. I know some of you have grant-writing experience, and I’d accept any help you can offer. The school is busting at the seams right now, and they are hoping to move into a state-of-art facility by 2014 that will have new classrooms, nicer dormitories, and an area for the students to have physical education. They’ll be able to accept more students in each class, and use education to create more catalysts for change in the Musahar community. If you’ve been moved by stories of these kids and the mission of the school, I encourage you to make a donation. I’ll be sending a care package by the end of September with copies of the photos I’ve taken as well as some school supplies and books. I’ll publish a list of what would be helpful on the blog when I return. If you prefer, you can also make a donation directly to the school to help provide for clothing, food, school supplies and medical care for the kids at this website: http://seeyourimpact.org/2010/07/01/musahar_shoshit_seva_sangh/. There you can see photos of the kids your money is helping, real kids I’ve met this summer with unbelievable potential in the face of overwhelming adversity.