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Give to Cambodia Tomorrow |
Cambodia Tomorrow 1515 Madrona Drive Seattle, WA 98122
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| Your Contribution Goes a Long Way |
$50 uniforms and supplies for a new student$100
3 months of tutoring for a high school student $200
a year of English for a community student
$250
English teacher salary for one month
$400
English and computer school for a year
$750
rice for all the children for one month
$1000
tuition and living expenses at university
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Staff
Program Manager
Sngin Sokoeun (Ken)
Teachers
Hai Poch
Hur Thinearng
Board of Directors
President
Elizabeth Gullam
Vice-President
Wendy Wisniewski
Secretary
Scott Nichols
Myles Gullam
Kathleen Hart-Zavoli
Catherine MacNeal
Advisory Board
Melanie Curtright
Jennifer Kirk
John Stavig
Bo Zawadsky
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Dear Friends:
We've just returned from a visit to Cambodia and are excited to share news about our programs. Thanks to our talented staff in Cambodia and our dedicated supporters in the United States, we're happy to report that all is going well.
At the Cambodia Tomorrow School, we've taken on an ambitious program of educating students in small classes, and providing an outstanding curriculum and inspired teachers, while we continue to buy rice, pay for caregiver salaries and invest in teacher training and professional development. We pay tutoring fees so that all of our high school students receive additional class time in their public schools. We support three university students and we are providing our four university graduates with housing while we encourage them in their job searches and on the path to independence. As we approach the first anniversary of the Cambodia Tomorrow School, we are pleased to expand enrollment to children from the community. We are also exploring ways to partner with other non-profits to bring excellence to more under-served children.
We appeal to you for generous donations to sustain the school and our programs, supplementing individual student sponsorships, which cover a portion of our operating budget. Below you'll find details on how you can help, plus great stories and photos of the students.
Thank you for making a difference in Cambodia!
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The holidays are quickly approaching. This year, please consider making your gift global.
For Children
Do you have children on your gift list? Shop online for quality children's books at Barefoot Books and you'll give twice. Barefoot Books will donate 20% of the first $500 of purchases, then a generous 30% of all sales.
For Friends and Family
Searching and shopping online for that perfect gift? Make it even more perfect by using the iGive website to find your favorite stores like Amazon, Gap, Banana Republic and Harry and David. Raise pennies per search and a portion of every transaction benefits Cambodia Tomorrow.
For Cambodia Tomorrow
Thanks to the Womack Foundation and the Stavig family, we've received a $5000 Matching Fund Grant. All donations pledged or received by December 31st will qualify for these matching funds!
Does your company match your gift?
Thank you for checking! Our EIN is 45-0495519 and we're happy to provide any information required by your employer. Cambodia Tomorrow is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit and your deduction is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Please consider a gift to Cambodia Tomorrow. Your gift in any amount can make a difference and you can double your gift by acting now.
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Board members Elizabeth Gullam, Wendy Wisniewski and Catherine MacNeal recently returned from a week in Cambodia, visiting our programs. We made several trips to Kompong Speu Orphan Center, where we observed classes at the Cambodia Tomorrow School, and spent time with the 76 children in residence. We met with our university students twice, helping them polish their CVs, giving them tips on job hunting and sharing pizza.
We checked up on Wat Prey Chum, a makeshift
orphanage where we provided emergency assistance in March. There are
plans in place for new buildings and we hope to collaborate on
educating the 50 children, who greeted us warmly and handed us
beautiful artwork when we left.
An important part of our visit was meeting with other non-profits. We met with Enfants d'Asie Aspeca (EAA) and discussed further collaboration; Elaine Negroponte, whose generosity provided us 100 XO laptops from One Laptop Per Child, Leoung Ponlok of Global Children, whose dance and music programs provide enrichment, and Nuon So Thero
of American Assistance for Cambodia. Another highlight was our visit to the New Hope
for Cambodian Children Village. John and Kathy Tucker run this
residential program for over 200 children orphaned by HIV. They are a
model of sustainability and 100% heart. All were very gracious in briefing us on their programs.
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Your Donation Dollars at Work
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Sincere thanks to those who responded to our book appeal! We took our teachers Thinearng and Poch shopping in Phnom Penh during our recent trip. Their selection included both practical and fun choices: Khmer-English picture dictionaries, posters for the classrooms, traditional tales in Khmer-English, word puzzle games and more.
We also received bag loads of blue jeans to outfit all the kids at Kompong Speu Orphan Center. They were thrilled with their new blue jeans in addition to handmade lollipops, comics and children's books. Thanks to all who took the time to donate!
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The Cambodia Tomorrow School |
Wendy Wisniewski
It was such a treat to see the Cambodia Tomorrow School in action. All I can say is... AMAZING. While the building itself looks great, putting children in it with two incredibly creative and enthusiastic teachers takes it from fabulous to supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
During one of our visits to the school, the youngest students were working on colors and shapes. As the teacher called out colors, the children had a race to see who could be first to the board and slap their hands on the correctly colored blob as the teacher called it out. The giant smile that you see on the teacher's face is constant.
The big boys in Level 4 were learning to use the words "Sometimes", "Always" and "Never" in sentences. First they made up logical sentences like "She always plays soccer in the park." Then
they beat out the syllables on drums while they said it. Finally, they were asked to come up with sentences that didn't make sense. They really cracked themselves up with examples like "He sometimes plays baseball in the kitchen."
The teachers keep these kids engaged. The students are smiling, they are working, the teachers get them up and moving around. We're pleased as punch with the environment that we have helped to create.
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We love to get your feedback!
Thank you so much for the wonderful photos and the blog of the trip. It is so moving for me to see my grandson's name on the wall of gratitude (Peter Visal Sawitsky) and to see the child we sponsor actually holding the little package we sent him.
Sincerely,
Margaret Patterson
The photos are beautiful. You all have created an amazing blessing for these children. I am so happy to be a part of your efforts. It was wonderful seeing Chan Thou. My heart bursts with love for her, and all the children.
Be well,
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