Since we last update the happenings and workings of The Penny Connection, we have been seeing wonderful things happen.
• a 4th Mission Team traveled to Kumasi, Ghana in January to deliver gifts and much needed materials to the children at the King Jesus Childrens Home. The trip was emotional and gratifying, especially when the travelers were able to see what the efforts of The Penny Project and our new youth mission team, The Penny Connection, have been able to do and provide for these children.
• we are exploring the possibility of partnering in the establishing of a new, smaller orphanage in Kumasi that will be led by some of the dedicated women we have met in our travels. The need is great in this region and their are children waiting for a place that will care and feed, educate and protect them. We want to be a part of this mission work.
• a 5th team will travel to Ghana in December of this year. The team will be made up of both youth and adults, including returning "soldiers", Sally Meese (our Ghana Task Force adult leader), Emily Smith (The Penny Connection co-president, and a junior at Seaholm High School), and returning from what will be her freshman year in college, Mallory Hinz (current co-president of The Penny Connection).
• Since "morphing" The Penny Project into The Penny Connection this past fall, youth efforts have raised more than $5,000 more for the orphans.
• Sponsor the Children opportunities have been sold for $100 each. Donors are matched up with specific children at KJCH and encouraged to make a connection, long distance.
• Jewelry sales have been brisk from the loads of glass bead necklaces, bracelets and earrings that were donated to The Penny Connection by Rochester, Michigan artisan, Jan Brooks. Selling these glass bead pieces after church services has generated additional funds for feeding, clothing and educating the kids at the home.
• Youth have planned a March 28th fundraiser for The Penny Connection -- The Penne Pasta dinner will be held at 6pm at First United Methodist Church, and will include a presentation from our partners at Opportunity International, the micro-lending organization we have invested with in Kumasi.
Wonderful results from wonderful work, all to help these wonderful children in Ghana!
The Penny Connection
the problem:
Originally created to raise one penny for each of the 23 million people touched by HIV/AIDS in Africa, The Penny Project has now responded to the needs of 100s of orphans and widows in Ghana. Now, we have established relationships and The Penny Connection will strive to provide educational and nutritional support to the people we have come to know.
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people impacted:
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100why it's important:
The orphans living at the King Jesus Charity Home need food and clothing, to be sure, but without education, they do not stand chance of escaping the life they are living. Sponsorships of these young people will help to provide the education they need to make it in life. This is a Christian ministry, but it is also born of simply caring about very real people who need out help.
the plan of action:
We will continue to stage fundraisers to add to the mission team efforts in Ghana, as well as promote the support that comes from Orphan Sponsorships costing only $100 per year.
how you can get involved:
Volunteer at our events; host your own events; solicit sponsors; become a sponsor!
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