Re: CELEBRATE WITH THE NEEDY CHILDREN/Holiday Harambee: Who Will Help? (let the pledging begin :)))

December 8, 2008

Dear Tom and All,

It's great to hear about all of your invaluable work with Deaf Impact

Ministry, and we all hope that you and your family are slowly recovering

some of your own joy and uplift, in the aftermath of the tragedy of losing

your beloved baby, Barbara. You are still in our thoughts and prayers on

that one, and we are with you in spirit.

It's wonderful that plans are afoot by you, Tom Obiero (Lake Fellowship),

and Hezekiah (Reachout) for a joint holiday party!

In years past, KCA and some members of AIDS treatments have been active in

helping to support this very worthy cause. I hope that we can do so again!

It's a little unclear about the money-gathering process (re KCA) at this

time, because our KCA secretary is actually in Kenya through Christmas, and

I have therefore been trying to get clarification on our official KCA

involvement.

What I would suggest is that interested parties either send the money

directly, or that some of us here in the Diaspora can talk among ourselves

and decide how exactly we will gather and send money. If sending directly, I

think Hezekiah usually picks the funds up for all of you, though you and Tom

Obiero have picked up funds send by myself and others in the past.

For Moneygram, which is cheaper than Western Union ($10 for up to $100-120

sent), all one needs is the same of the person (Hezekiah Nyaranga, Tom

Ochuka), the country (Kenya), and to fill in the amount. You can send via

Moneygram online now (www.emoneygram.com), either from a bank account

(you'll need a credit-card backup for that) or by credit card.

Once you send money, you'll get a " registration number " , which you have to

log back onto the site to obtain (see under " past transfers " ). That is all

the recipient needs (no test question) to pick up funds. Hezekiah is at

reachout5@... and Tom Ochuka at tomochuka@....

There is not too much time left, so hope people are able to respond soon!

Tom and all, I suggest that you not have the party till the week between

Christmas and the New Year, to give people more time to send.

With greatest thanks ( " Asante Santa " ) and blessings to all, and Happiest

Holidays! Janet

CELEBRATE WITH THE NEEDY CHILDREN

> Dear All,

> I have been giving the deaf new trainnins on language and computer use

> this has been well recived with many getting there interes grow each day.

> As we approach this christmas we really need to plan for this children

> ,who are nedy are over carried with the budget in kenya,the little we have

> can give them hope and peace of heart and mind.

> As we do it jointly we rae asking for individuals with big hearts to join

> in feedng and surporting this children,we have activities at the

> REACHOUT,LAKEFELOWSHIP CENTRE AND THE DEAFIMAPCT.

> Thanks to Hezekiah who has been helpng us plan and conect with the

> comunities and the local chiefs.

> Last year parties were afffected by the last,bad discouraging

> elections,this time we can celebrate well and educate them on peace.

> Thanks.

> TOM OCHUKA

>

December 8, 2008