Tuesday, February 14, 2017

What if you had to pay for your kids to attend public school?

We had the Matsiko World Orphan's choir here again in Jan. We were one of their very first performances together last school year, and we were fortunate enough to see them at the very end of their year-long adventure this year, only weeks before they left for home. Their homes are in Peru, Liberia and India. They leave the comforts of warm clothes and hot food and hope, to a situation of despair and struggle, poverty and helplessness.

An education that we often take for granted in the US is a luxury in their countries, where students can attend school and earn an education if they can afford it. Do you see the problem with this? People in poverty can't afford to attend school, which can educate them, and liberate them from the bonds of poverty. The mission of this choir is to "provide as many of our world's 600 million orphaned and at-risk children sponsorship for a complete education through their nation's highest university or vocational levels."

Our Art teacher, Ms. Howard, along with the help of a few others, took it upon themselves to "adopt" as many of these these orphans as they could, in order to help them receive an education upon their return. We have staff members, and parents of students who are making donations. We know it's a financial burden to pay for a whole donation, so Ms. Howard is coordinating a month-by-month donation. If 12 people donate $35 each, we can provide an education for one child. Like they've done with Ruth already.



If you'd like to help, please don't hesitate to contact me (robdarling@selahschools.org) so I can put you in touch with Ms. Howard, or go directly to the Matsiko website

I know we do a lot for our students in our classrooms and schools. But why not do just a little bit more for students all across the globe? 


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