Christmas Donation Request

Hi,

Hope you are good and enjoying the run up to Christmas. We are missing you and still loving it here.

In order to make more of a difference we hoped you would be able to help with our following requests. The post covers 3 areas of support needed many of which does not include much time, money or effort for you to help:

1) The IT centre (Donation, 2^nd hand materials & tools)

2) The village school damage & development (re-roofing, book request & paint)

3) General donations (2^nd hand donations such as radios, phones, toys)

1) The IT Centre

As you are aware - the reason why we are here is international development so to build an IT training centre in a village in Eastern Ghana. We continue to work on the building site in partnership with the village to complete the foundations & pillars of the building. We also continue to seek funding to be able to complete the project – some 20,000 GBP is still needed. We seek the following support:

- Financial assistance – e.g. make a donation yourself, firm or organization. Or – maybe do a collection or fundraising event with this project as the benefactor.

- Donations – e.g. Used work boots, gloves, protective clothing tools (hammers, spades, pickaxes, trowels), furniture & computer donations (Pentinum 3 or above)

2) The Village School

We live in a small village. Together with other volunteers, Dave and I are working at fixing roof damage and developing the secondary school. This is the main school in the surrounding 4/5 villages. Currently there is a large hole in the roof and poor conditions of classrooms. See the attached photo. We would also like to establish a village library & improve the appearance of the school. Our requests:

- Financial assistance - Together the volunteers need to raise 1309.50 GBP to replace the roof. Dave and I need to raise 260 GBP for our part.

- Donations – e.g. Books (all types welcome. Suggestions – ask you library, old school, uni, friends, colleagues for donations), Bookshelves, Outdoor and indoor wall paint and brushes, Wall decoration (e.g. maps, pictures).

3) General donations requested:

Mobile Phones	Camera & film	Pen/pencils/crayons
Radios	Watches	2007 Calendars
Used boots and trainers	Toys/sweets	Anticeptic wipes/plasters
Sports equipment (cards, footballs, shirts, bats, balls)

We would appreciate all donations – big or small. I assure you, any of your forgotten items in storage could make a real difference to people here.

If you can help, please send things to us at the following address or chat to us on email so we can confirm details:

Maria Moore

c/o Disaster Volunteers of Ghana (DIVOG)

Ho. Old Housing Estate. House Number BE3/100

PO Box H814. Ho Volta Region

Ghana. West Africa

Merry Christmas to you all. Look forward to seeing you all sometime soon.

Love Maria & Dave

xxx

Pictures - Dave with cute kid, IT centre worksite and school roof