Here’s the text of a letter my wife and I are sending out. If any readers have corporate contacts that can supply the sort of items listed her, we’d be grateful to know about it!
We are working with the Raising Malawi: Orphan Care Initiative that is part of the larger Spirituality for Kids Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 educational non-profit organization committed to providing at-risk children and their families tools for overcoming life’s challenges. This Youth Initiative was created to provide 32,000 orphaned children in Malawi with direct physical assistance. The South Central African Republic of Malawi has an estimated population of twelve million, of which one million are orphaned children battling HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, poverty, famine, and so much more. On June 5, 2006 we will inaugurate our SFKF Malawi Youth Initiative by touring the area in question and distributing thousands of "gifts" to orphaned children. To accomplish this task, we need a great deal of assistance. We only have one month to gather said "gifts" so that they can be shipped out in time to arrive in Malawi by June 5th. We are asking for in-kind donations of any of the following items:
Games, quantity 2,000 (Memory, Connect 4, Chess, Backgammon, etc.)
Jump ropes, quantity 1,000
Toothbrushes and toothpaste, quantity 7,000
Children’s clothing, quantity 7,000 (any brand, any size, t-shirts, dresses, shorts, caps, coats)
Children’s shoes, quantity 7,000 (any size, any brand)
Soccer balls, quantity 1,000
Blankets, quantity 7,000
Toys/Dolls, quantity 3,500
Hair accessories, quantity 2,000 (such as barrettes or scrunchies)
Musical instruments, quantity 1,000
If you would be so kind as to forward this information to anyone that may be willing to assist, we would be most grateful. I would be happy to provide any additional information at your request, or at the request of any interested parties. Please know that we will also be providing full documentation as to the distribution of these gifts along with a detailed report of the success of our program. Thank you for your time and consideration.
If you have any leads or suggestions, email me here.
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