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School Desks & Benches ordered today
Today I ordered 30 school desks & benches with your donations! Thank you to each of you who has contributed to this project.
Since 16 Feb - when I posted the contributions to date for the school furniture - we have received more donations to help the future Gorilla Guardians…
This is the first building with 3 classrooms that is now complete.
Recent donations are: Daria M: 1 desk & bench and 1 school seat; Happy Hollow Zoo: 1 desk & bench; Iris P: 3 desks & benches; Jacina B: 3 desks & benches and 3 school seats; Mattias L: 4 desks & benches.
This brings the total to date to:
24 Desks & Benches
5 School Seats (remember it is 3 school seats to 1 desk & bench)
So I figured if I have nearly 26 desks & benches paid for THANKS TO YOU I will go ahead and order 30 and they will be ready for the inauguration of the school this coming Sunday, 22nd March.
Thanks again everyone… this makes a huge difference. I still need nearly 117 desks & benches (147 in total) so please continue to support the kids of Rumangabo.
And this is the second building with 4 classrooms. It should be totally done by Sunday.
The Murry Foundation as you all know has paid for the construction of the school which comes in at around $80,000 (it’s about $11,000 per classroom). Sunday will be a big day with the local chiefs, the provicial authorities, ICCN and of course the teachers and kids. Unfortunately Adam Murry himself cannot make it - but he will be coming out later in the year to open another project he is also financing in the park. Linda Nunn from G4G is arriving on Thurs for the event… as are hopefully others from far and wide!
Will keep you posted on how Sunday goes, and thanks again.
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RECENT DONATIONS
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30 Jul 2010 Multiple items
Alexandra S 60 $ -
30 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 45
Pascal 25 $ -
29 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 212
Helmut Albert P 25 $ -
28 Jul 2010Open donation
Laura S 100 $ - 28 Jul 2010Briquette Program
Liz W 12 $ -
28 Jul 2010Open donation
Juli&Family R 10 $ - 28 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 28 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 10 $ -
28 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 211
Louise M 25 $ - 27 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 20
Jessica 25 $ - 27 Jul 2010Patrol Rations
Caroline 15 $ - 27 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 179
Caroline 25 $ - 27 Jul 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 40 $ - 27 Jul 2010Salary Supplement for a Ranger
Unregistered Donor 40 $ -
27 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 71
Bernard B 25 $ - 27 Jul 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 30 $ - 26 Jul 2010Fuel for Patrols
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 26 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 26 Jul 2010Briquette Program
Unregistered Donor 20 $ - 25 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 141
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 25 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 10 $ -
25 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Theresa S 10 $ - 25 Jul 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 10 $ -
25 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Brenton H 10 $ -
25 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 206
Ryan B 25 $ -
25 Jul 2010Salary Supplement for a Ranger
Mark L 40 $ - 24 Jul 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 50 $ - 24 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 24 Jul 2010 Guarding a Gorilla
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 23 Jul 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 15 $ - 23 Jul 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 10 $ -
23 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 55
Pirjo 25 $ -
23 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 70
Rebecca T 25 $ - 23 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 61
Pirjo 25 $ - 23 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 112
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 23 Jul 2010 Multiple items
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 6
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 13
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 28
Unregistered Donor 25 $ - 22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 38
scott l 25 $ -
22 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 109
Gillian 25 $ -
21 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 48
Vanessa C 25 $ - 21 Jul 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 100 $ - 21 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 217
Suzannah 25 $ -
20 Jul 2010Protecting Park Area 76
Kevin 25 $ -
20 Jul 2010Open donation
Vanessa 10 $ - 19 Jul 2010Open donation
Unregistered Donor 10 $ - 19 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Unregistered Donor 15 $ - 19 Jul 2010 Multiple items
Unregistered Donor 82 $ - 19 Jul 2010Support the Gorilla Orphans
Josephine B 10 $
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6 Responses to “School Desks & Benches ordered today”
Hi Sam;
Good to hear this news about celebrating of this classroom of our kids
Hello Samantha! I’m glad to see the school almost finished and will be with all of you in thought on Sunday. Iris
The schools look wonderful! These kids really deserve this. I will be with you all in thought. What a great celebration for the kids!
It will indeed be quite a day I hope… the carpenter is frantically making the benches! Faustin by the way got back to Goma last Thursday and is with his family and siblings mourning the loss of their father.
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