Buppala, Here I Come!

This is why I am committed to this project...
                           Here's Monica in 2012, before we began the lunch program:
                                                                                        

And here's Monica in 2014:
                                                                        

      It's amazing what one meal a day can do for a child.  She's beautiful, inside and out.  And since this photo was taken, Buppala Primary School has taken complete ownership of the lunch program with the garden that SCA Corporation helped us install in 2014.  Now, it's time to bolster the nutrition and the opportunities for the neediest students in Buppala with a Goat Giving initiative.  Radnor Middle School students, friends and families have raised a herd of 50 goats that I am honored to bring to our pen pals next week.  Thank you for your generosity, and thank you for making the world a healthier place. 
      I look forward to sharing photos and stories of this next adventure in our beautiful collaboration with Buppala Primary School. Follow our exploits at Global Village Connect

Bon voyage!  

Goat-ing to Buppala!!!

Radnor Middle School has proven once again that we are the school with heart in the heart of Wayne!  On February 20th, I will be traveling back to our sister school in Uganda with Global Village Connect to deliver 50 milk goats to children from Buppala Primary School.  This pay-it-forward goat giving initiative has the capacity to change the health and welfare of multitudes of families.

The collaborative effort of Radnor students will be evident as each goat will be sporting a funky tie-dyed collar and leash crafted by every homeroom in a Schools to Watch activity, during Pen Pal and Popcorn Club on Thursday afternoons, and during MLK Day On of Service.

The goats were donated by Radnor students, friends and families who have managed to transform the village of Buppala over the past seven years.  This beautiful pen pal exchange has enriched both of our school communities.  Radnor students have learned that they have the capacity to literally raise up a village, and Buppala students are learning that they can sustain an organic garden, develop a small business from their crops, and feed each student a healthy meal every day they attend school.

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed.  If you would like to donate (and name!) a goat for this herd, it's not too late. Donate on-line at Global Village Connect and follow the Give a Goat  link.  Be sure to mention that you're a Radnor supporter.  I look forward to sharing pictures and stories from Buppala soon.  Much love & gratitude to you all.

Learn about WHAT ONE GOAT CAN DO

Pen Pal Care Package!

        The Pen Pal & Popcorn Club members put together a package to send to our friends at Buppala Primary School, including dozens of biography booklets, 12 cameras donated by Olympus and over 600 toothbrushes donated by Dr. Gerald Jackson from Berwyn. A very special thank you for these wonderful contributions. The package will be delivered by our coordinator from Global Village Connect, Joanne Trangle. She will be visiting the school in February to check on the health of our garden and to apply for organic certification so the pineapple and banana crops we planted last summer can be sold on the Fair Trade market. Life for our pen pals is growing healthier as a direct result of our efforts...right on, RMS!

                         

BBQ for BUPPALA DECEMBER 4TH

 

 

Order on-line now!!  We can't wait to see you December 4th at Radnor Middle School.  Click here for incredible Baby Blues BBQ to support our friends at Buppala Primary School!