Summer Sponsors Meeting--KHNK for Haiti

Our summer sponsors meeting on Thursday, August 12th was a success. At this meeting, we shared the exciting opportunity KHNK had to partner with an organization focused on another country. Through a personal connection, KHNK collaborated with a group at New Hope Fellowship Church collecting donations to send to Haiti. Relief efforts for victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in January are still going strong, and we are proud that KHNK could contribute. Our sponsor volunteers organized surplus materials from our generous Christmas donations, putting together boxes of soap, toiletries, first-aid materials, and clothing. On Saturday, we dropped off the boxes of materials, which will soon leave for Haiti.

Kids Helping Needy Kids is glad to work with other similar-minded organizations working to relieve suffering around the world. Although we were unable to send our all our surplus items to Ethiopia, we found a worthy cause to support with these donations. If you have ideas or know of any organizations (international or local) that could benefit from our surplus items, don't hesitate to let us know! Send us an e-mail at kidshelpingneedykids@yahoo.com. Another big thanks to all the volunteers who came out on August 12th to help us assemble the donations!
To see more pictures from the event, visit our website (www.khnkp.org) and click on "Photo Gallery."

Success Story #2

Hello everyone!

We are pleased to tell our second success story, this time about sponsored child Asnaku Bizuneh. Asnaku, a stellar student, recently received a scholarship to attend a select private high school in Addis Ababa. Her hard work in school has continuously placed her at the top of her class. All of us at Kids Helping Needy Kids are extremely proud of Asnaku and the excellent academic achievement she has shown. Asnaku, sponsored since 2006, is our "Star Student of the Month" for August 2010 and will receive a certificate of achievement from Kids Helping Needy Kids on behalf of her sponsor.

Lastly, sponsors, the next meeting will be held Thursday, August 12th at 6:30pm. Please make plans to attend; we have a lot to discuss with you all! All of us at Kids Helping Needy Kids look forward to seeing you soon. As summer winds down, we hope everyone has had a wonderful and relaxing summer! Ours was certainly highlighted by the story of Asnaku's high achievements.

See you on the 12th!

January in Review: the Breakfast Club Success!

As most of you heard, while on our July 2009 trip to Ethiopia, we learned that the children at the Yesewasew Genet Orphanage that we had been supporting were no longer receiving breakfast. The tough economy in Ethiopia necessitated a smaller budget for the whole orphanage; therefore, the children were only receiving two meals a day instead of three.

We decided to try and help the children have three nutritious meals a day. As the recipient orphanage of the boxes from the "Christmas in a Shoebox" project at The Calverton School, the children at Yesewasew had already received toys, clothes, and small presents for Christmas time several years in a row. But as every child knows, toys are no fun when you're hungry.

The director of the orphanage gave us a goal in July: $1900, he estimated, would provide breakfast for the children for one year. We headed home with that goal and brought it straight to our sponsors and friends. We are so proud to say that you did not disappoint! Every donation KHNK received during the month of December and January brought us closer to our goal. By the end of January, we had raised the entire $1900, in addition to donations made specifically to cover the cost of shipping the Christmas boxes to the children at Debre Libanos.

We are extremely pleased and proud of everyone who donated. Thank you all!! The money raised is already being put in effect at the orphanage, and we look forward to posting pictures of the children at breakfast time soon!