Thank you everyone for your encouragement and support :-) Less than a month and I will be on my way! I have made contact with the director of the school and have asked her what physical needs the school has that I can bring. She gave me a list and I have been asked to bring as many supplies as possible, which means I can bring 2, 50 pound bags full of resources. :) If you would like to donate supplies to Nehemiah, I have created two wish lists of things that they could really use. One of the wish list's requires my email so please use my work email, lperez@desert-heights.com, to access it.
Super Duper Inc:
http://www.superduperinc.com/myAccount/wishview.aspx?id=DC7469DD-514B-4C4D-A73F-5921CDA9D387#BK366
Teaching Stuff:
http://shop.teachingstuffshop.com/index.php?route=account/findlist
If you would like to donate any of these items, please send them to:
Lindsay Perez
Desert Heights Academy
4229 N 16th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85016.
Thank you!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Support
A few people have asked how they can help support my trip and I would really appreciate any help! As I mentioned earlier, prayers, supplies, and funds would be greatly appreciated :-)
As for the latter... I am going to Ethiopia with the founder of Reach Another Foundation, Dr. Marinus Koning. This is a WONDERFUL foundation that works to increase access to healthcare, education, and safe living conditions. You should really take a look at the work they are doing if you have a spare minute (https://reachanother.org/)! This foundation is going to help keep donations anonymous by allowing me to have checks sent directly to them. If you would like to anonymously help fund my trip to Africa, you can send checks to:
Reach Another Foundation
1900 NE Third St
Suite 106-307
Bend, OR 97701
**Please make sure to include my name, Lindsay Perez, on the check**
Thank you to everyone for your warm wishes and words of encouragement! I can not wait to share this experience! Below are a few photos from Reach Another Foundation's flickr page. The rest of the photos are mostly medical, and can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/61568760@N07/. The first is of a child with Autism. There are many families and communities within Ethiopia who do not know how to help their children, or who are unable to invest the time that it takes to help them. Many of these children can become aggressive towards others or themselves, and the first photo depicts one way in which some of these children are dealt with. The second photo is the new school's logo!
As for the latter... I am going to Ethiopia with the founder of Reach Another Foundation, Dr. Marinus Koning. This is a WONDERFUL foundation that works to increase access to healthcare, education, and safe living conditions. You should really take a look at the work they are doing if you have a spare minute (https://reachanother.org/)! This foundation is going to help keep donations anonymous by allowing me to have checks sent directly to them. If you would like to anonymously help fund my trip to Africa, you can send checks to:
Reach Another Foundation
1900 NE Third St
Suite 106-307
Bend, OR 97701
**Please make sure to include my name, Lindsay Perez, on the check**
Thank you to everyone for your warm wishes and words of encouragement! I can not wait to share this experience! Below are a few photos from Reach Another Foundation's flickr page. The rest of the photos are mostly medical, and can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/61568760@N07/. The first is of a child with Autism. There are many families and communities within Ethiopia who do not know how to help their children, or who are unable to invest the time that it takes to help them. Many of these children can become aggressive towards others or themselves, and the first photo depicts one way in which some of these children are dealt with. The second photo is the new school's logo!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
I'm Going to Africa!
Well, it's official - I'm going to Ethiopia in a short month and a half to help start up a school for children with autism! I feel so blessed to have been given this opportunity, and even more blessed for my family and employer who have decided to help me get there and take valuable resources to share with the school. I have heard heartbreaking stories about families who can not afford to send their children to the ONLY school for autism in all of Ethiopia, and have to leave them at home - alone and sometimes confined to small spaces - while they go to work. In fact, the only autism center currently available has 800 children on the waiting list. Although it can not help them all, Nehemiah Autism Center will be a wonderful resource for many of these families and will change the lives of the children who attend.
I will be leaving on the 24th of May, and returning on the 11th of June. I plan on keeping this blog updated as much as possible while I am there so that I can share the experience and keep everyone who is invested in this trip involved as much as possible. If you are interested in helping, I could use prayers, funds, and resources for the classroom. Check back in the next couple of weeks and I will hopefully have more information on the school and an update on the preparations we are making!
http://www.neh-autism.org/
I will be leaving on the 24th of May, and returning on the 11th of June. I plan on keeping this blog updated as much as possible while I am there so that I can share the experience and keep everyone who is invested in this trip involved as much as possible. If you are interested in helping, I could use prayers, funds, and resources for the classroom. Check back in the next couple of weeks and I will hopefully have more information on the school and an update on the preparations we are making!
http://www.neh-autism.org/
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