Tuesday, February 12, 2008


Let your kids be ambassadors of love this Valentines Day!

Want to do something kind for those in need this Valentines Day and just can't think of what to do? You're in luck!Voices for Humanity is having a Valentines Day community service event. Drop by and create a Valentines Day card for a Samburu child. There will also be an exhibition of paintings made at the Arts workshop by the nomadic Samburu children of northern Kenya.

Valentine's Day has always been a time to show how much you care. I hope you will join me and my family in sharing your heart, not just with the people closest to you, but also with these amazing children. We will be supplying the cards and the cookies, bring your creativity!

Date: February 14th
RSVP- None needed, just show up!

If you can’t make the event and would like to be included, send your V- Day cards or donations no later that February 25. Donations would also be greatly appreciated. Every dollar raised as part of this event will be going to strengthen Ol Malo Trust’s children’s programs A few dollars will have a direct impact on the lives of these children.


$1 donation will purchase one tin used outside every school, to enable the Samburu children to wash their hands and faces preventing eye infections and blinding trachoma. A $5 donation goes to purchase one shuka - or traditional Samburu clothing. A $10 donation goes to purchase 3 school tablets for children to do their school work. A $20 donation buys a cooking pot for the school, will be used to feed 100 children each day. A $50 donation will support one child in the Art workshop program per year. $100 provides food for 50 people for one week.

What comes from the heart goes to the heart

Ol Malo Charitable Trust- http://www.olmalo.org/index.php is an organization that works tireless to improve the lives of the Samburu people of Northern Kenya and to create economic sustainability for the community. At the heart of their projects is the Sampiripiri Arts Workshop where children come and paint, have fun and are kept healthy. On the day they attend the Art Workshop each child is fed, receives a medical check-up, and goes home with a box of food to last until the following week. We will have an exhibition of these amazing children’s paintings available to view and purchase at our event. The of the art work of the samburu children have been exhibited and sold in major cities around the world

Voices for Humanity- http://www.voicesforhumanity.com/ is an organization dedicated to fostering cross-cultural awareness and social responsibility in young people while supporting communities in need. We invite you to attend an event and use your voice to change a life, to change your life, to change the world.

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