15 Feb 09 - donated $20 to RoomtoRead.org (Laos - Schools Fund). Happy Valentine's Day maman Pungpung and LeoO!

Message from Room to Read:

"Your donation will help us provide educational opportunity to millions of children in the developing world. Since 2000, we have published 226 local language children's titles, established over 5,600 libraries, partnered with local villages to build 442 schools, funded 155 computer and language labs, and provided 6,922 girls with long-term scholarships through secondary school. At Room to Read, we believe that there is no more valuable investment than the gift of education and the life change it can provide.

"We focus our activities in 9 countries, all with a desperate lack of educational resources: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Zambia. This year, we look forward to launching our Girls' Education and Reading Room programs in Bangladesh. Thanks to the support of donors like you, we have been able to reach over 1.9 million of these children through our educational programs. We take our role as stewards of your gift extremely seriously and are proud that we have received the coveted Charity Navigator four-star rating for sound fiscal management for the past three years.

"With your support, we will continue to scale and reach out to more communities providing educational access and opportunity. It is our goal to establish 11,000 libraries by the year 2010 reaching 5 million children. With your help, we will celebrate reaching this milestone together. Thank you for joining us on this inspiring journey to provide the lifelong gift of education to millions of children in the developing world!"

31 Jan 09 - helped give advice to two new students about where to find study materials and how to research work and find a thesis topic.