It is almost the 1st of February and I am transitioning in my life in a BIG way! I am closing the door on a 20 year career in the CT. correctional department, not a small achievement!! I have started working on my Master's Degree, in counseling, and will continue working to raise money and find different ways to help educate malawi...I have many ideas and many people who I look up to in order to achieve this goal.
SO, with that being said...I am sending out a new plea/request. This bike ride is intended to assist us in completing the project we have been working on for about 2 years...I would really, really like to complete it by the end of this year and I believe we can do it!!!
I am looking for about 466 people to donate $20 each...that's it, that would reach our goal!!!!
Visit the website for information on how to donate via paypal, or checks can be made out and sent to:
Educate Malawi, Inc.
86 Connecticut Avenue
West Springfield, MA 01089
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Karen's ride for Malawi
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
January 22, 2011
Not an original title for a post, I know, but I am not the most creative person there is...plus, don't know how many peope will be reading this so...this is it.
I feel like this is a new year and will be a much different year than last....last year was the first full year since my father died, things shifted in me and my world, it was my last year at a job I have been at for 20 years now, and that has been interesting. Educate Malawi has been in my mind and heart always through this time and moving into 2011 and new jobs and with our big fundraising event toward the end of the year, I am hopeful for an exciting and challenging year!
We hope to continue all of our exciting projects through this year and connect children between the U.S. and Malawi as well as enable a few students to remain in school toward a teaching job in Malawi through our new scholarship program.
I am continuing training and will get on my bike shortly to ride for a bit inside. I am thinking March may be my time to begin getting back outside and ride out there in the real world...I am very much looking forward to that!! Well, I will return to this blog when I feel inspired to do so and when I feel there is something to share worth sharing...
Thank you to the generous supporters who have made the thermometer move!! We are ever appreciative and grateful!!
I feel like this is a new year and will be a much different year than last....last year was the first full year since my father died, things shifted in me and my world, it was my last year at a job I have been at for 20 years now, and that has been interesting. Educate Malawi has been in my mind and heart always through this time and moving into 2011 and new jobs and with our big fundraising event toward the end of the year, I am hopeful for an exciting and challenging year!
We hope to continue all of our exciting projects through this year and connect children between the U.S. and Malawi as well as enable a few students to remain in school toward a teaching job in Malawi through our new scholarship program.
I am continuing training and will get on my bike shortly to ride for a bit inside. I am thinking March may be my time to begin getting back outside and ride out there in the real world...I am very much looking forward to that!! Well, I will return to this blog when I feel inspired to do so and when I feel there is something to share worth sharing...
Thank you to the generous supporters who have made the thermometer move!! We are ever appreciative and grateful!!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Training and fundraising continue
It's January 21st and I am working on my health and fitness in preparation for the BIG RIDE!! I have reached a stage in my life where it is much more work than ever to shed a few pounds, and I know that it's still winter, but reducing calories and doing some aerobic and weights should move the scale, right? I will continue to plug away at it, as I am determined to be in good shape for this ride...it is a big goal for me and I really want to raise the money to be able to complete our classroom block project. We also continue to fundraise for it and have received another generous payment from a local business...we are very grateful for them!! I would love to have others join me on the road to have some company while riding and help raise some money!! Anyone, anyone??!!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Update
Well, I have updated information, but can't quite figure out how to post it....we have begun our fundraising for the Big bike ride in September, and I want to update this thermometer, and can't figure out how to do it!!
Anyway, we have $250 raised specifically toward that ride and that goal, thanks to Anne Ostberg of Hartford, CT. Some letters have been sent out to area businesses and we are hopeful for some support from them as sponsors for this event!!
I am glad we started talking about this sooner than later; I have some hopes for raising good money for this project and hopes to move forward even more in Malawi in helping them in the area of education. I have been in touch with other organizations and am hoping to move forward with some work in Malawi on our next visit. Off to work soon...more later.
Anyway, we have $250 raised specifically toward that ride and that goal, thanks to Anne Ostberg of Hartford, CT. Some letters have been sent out to area businesses and we are hopeful for some support from them as sponsors for this event!!
I am glad we started talking about this sooner than later; I have some hopes for raising good money for this project and hopes to move forward even more in Malawi in helping them in the area of education. I have been in touch with other organizations and am hoping to move forward with some work in Malawi on our next visit. Off to work soon...more later.
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