The month of August is flying by but not without a stop at Independence Day here in India. 71 years ago this past August 15th, the British handed back control of the country to the people who call it home. For all the sacrifice and struggle that went into that moment, the nation takes time
Here's a quick update for those who are following the construction of our school. The construction has continued to go well. All major work on the first floor is now completed; the only remaining jobs are furniture, electrical, painting and glass work. All brick work of walls and plastering has been completed. Floors and major
It's been a while since we updated on the progress of our Primary School Extension. Work has continued on well in spite of constant temperatures near 43 degrees Celsius (110 degrees F). The first floor is mostly completed and is currently getting a coat of paint ready to be used in July when students return
Today, a classroom of third grade students contributed $200 to Ruby's $10 Campaign! So crazy and amazing! As part of their community service lessons, these kids collected loose change in a jar and decided to use it to help a fellow Maine student help some children in India. If that isn't a story of hope
It's been a while since our last update on our Primary School Extension project, but we've certainly been busy! Take a look at our progress so far! With two weeks still left on our Orphan School campaign, our ground floor windows and walls are already taking shape, with work on our school's first floor roof
Our Orphan School fundraiser that we are running to raise money for our school extension has left us amazed. It is no small thing to ask for $100,000 from the world and it is truly humbling to see our request being answered. At the moment the total sits at just over $40,000 –we are confident
There has been a crazy amount of work going on over the last week. Here is a little video showing just some of that has been going on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91xqmQy-LQM The wooden boards that are held up with poles make a mold into which the concrete for the first floor and beams are poured. After curing
Just over a week ago we launched our Orphan School fundraiser to try and raise funds to build a massive extension on our school. The campaign has been going amazingly well. We have received more than $35,000 in donations so far and it is still going strong! We are humbled by the incredible generosity that
I have butterflies in my stomach. Like a little school boy at the town fair I find myself filled with excitement as we prepare to jump back on the Indiegogo roller coaster. In a massive effort, like nothing I have ever been a part of before, we are trying to raise $100,000. This is a
Work on our Primary School Extension is going really well. This project has been supported through our School Desks For Orphans Indiegogo campaign that we ran a few months ago. While there is still a lot of fundraising to be done before we can complete the double story construction we are confident enough to start.
