Dear AWA Members,
This has
been an awesome year.
We held two successful fundraisers and a toy
drive. The value
of the toys we collected was about 460,000 Kenyan
Shillings. So all together that’s over 2 million Kenyan Shillings.
We have our sponsors and donors to thank as well as all our
hard-working members.
We have
been able to sustain our commitments while addressing the
current Hunger Crisis.
Our grants
have purchased some energy-saving jikos which help to feed
over 1500 children 2 meals a day. Additionally we donated grain to the Red Cross which
helped to feed 216 Adults and children for a month.
We
continue to help disadvantaged women, children and the
elderly. Our volunteers teach at St. Euphrasia’s Women Centre,
bring toiletries and other much needed items to the Women’s
Prison Project, visit local orphanages and much, much more.
Additionally our members empower and network with many other
small charities and organizations in the Nairobi area.
At the end
of May we held our annual Appreciation Lunch in honor of all
our volunteers.
We appreciate the US Ambassador for opening his
residence for us. This lovely tradition allows us to recognize
each and everyone who gave of their time, talent and treasures
to help those less fortunate.
Please help me welcome our new
Co-Chairperson, Teri, and all our new board members.
Congratulations all our new board members! And Thank You to all
our outgoing and incoming board members. Your dedication is
what makes the American Women’s Association of Kenya such a
wonderful and vibrant organization!
Barbara
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Hello
Everyone!
I'm the
‘newbie’ on the block!
I’ve been asked to Co-Chair with Barbara this
term. As I have
been meeting with the Executive Board and meeting some of you
fantastic women, I realize what a wonderful organization the
AWA really is.
Your history is tremendous; and each of you, past and
present, is to be commended on your generous spirits and your
dedication to a worthwhile cause.
I look
forward to serving you this term, though I do ask for your
patience as I learn the ropes. I also regret that I
will not be present at the Appreciate Luncheon due to prior
commitments, but I want to thank each of you being recognized
for your kind labors.
May your blessing to others be richly returned to you a
hundred-fold.
As we are
entering the ‘summer break’, I also want to wish each of you a
restful summer.
To those of you who will be traveling, travel safely;
to those of you who will be visiting your families, may you
enjoy your time together to the max; to those of you who
actually get to take a vacation, get plenty of rest, don’t get
sun-burned and enjoy that good book you have been wanting to
read for a long time; and to those of us who remain behind,
well… have lots of fun, too!
Again, I
am looking forward to meeting each one of you and serving
you. Best of luck
to you all.
Teri
