Mark your calendar.....

Mark your calendar for Saturday November 19th!

We are hosting the Strathclair Theathre Chorus for a concert

and we will be taking orders for Christmas Baking in October with your sweets being ready the third week of November :)

We want your garbage.....

We had fun putting together our recycling boxes for our newest project.....

We are very excited that it's not only a project that will help generate funds for our trip, but also to help keep our earth a little greener!! :)

We are collecting ink cartridges, toner cartridges, old iPods, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops and cell phones.  They will be sent away for recycling and our group will receive funds for each piece that meets the requirements of the recycling program.  Watch for our drop boxes throughout the city.  

One drop box is currently located at Computer Boyz on 18th Street.

Inspiring....

I have a sample itinerary for our trip.  I could hardly keep it together after reading it.  This is going to be the most amazing and inspiring thing I've ever done!

Of course being 2 years away things could change a little....  but you'll get the idea :) 

Here are a few things we will be participating in:

• Building a school
• Swahili lessons
• Journey down the Mara River to see where families in the region collect water and help bring back some water for the family who has will welcome us into their home for a few hours
• Discuss the impact of water and the challenges that are felt by all members of the community, particular the Mamas and the girls.
• Learn about traditional medicine and help out in the medicinal gardens for part of a day
• Regenerate Kenya's forest by volunteering at a tree nursery
• Campfire!
• Visit a giraffe sanctuary
• Visit a family where a chimney is being installed in their home (newest health initiative).  Help the family  make bricks by hand or prep the cans and pipes for installation
• Organized games with the Children in the community
• Safari Day
• Learn the importance of traditional weapons
• Performing arts day with students
• try carving with a local Men's group
• Action planning for our return home
• Shopping at a market 

~Carla~

also check this out

I also love this video.... check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J9ZqW5KyDE&feature=related

"You only need a heart full of grace,

a soul generated by love,

and everybody can be great,

because everybody can serve."

~Martin Luther King Jr.~

~Carla~

Time to get rolling

We have approximately 29 months until we depart, and we have lots of work to do.  We have a couple of fundraisers in mind so stay tuned :)

In the meantime, here's a video from Me to We about the trip we plan on participating in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_b0EK2osBI&feature=player_embedded

~Carla~