Sarah in Uganda

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who gave so generously to bring books and reading to St. Gertrude’s Primary School in Uganda. By the end of my time in Uganda, I had not only reached but surpassed my goal! Over 750 books, 9 dictionaries, and 6 replacement textbooks, along with a wooden storage cabinet and 7 containers to carry the books between classrooms were given to the school. Besides my eternal gratitude, Headmaster Paul and all the teachers at St. Gertrude’s wanted me to make sure that I passed along their heartfelt thanks for all the help provided to the school. 

I would like to give a special thanks to Kayla Horibe for organizing a HUGE fundraiser at Union that generated over $1,300 for the project, as well as Karen DeMatteo who mobilized Cindy’s Pals in memory of her dear friend Cindy Bloom and donated over 200 books and contributed towards shipping costs. And of course, my literary experts who guided my “Wish List” and also donated generously to the project, Janet Pietsch and Christine Ciofolo. Thank you to everyone for donations big and small, you made this project a reality! 

More pictures of the project can be found at: https://picasaweb.google.com/106880011032897902459/StGertrudeSClassroomBookProject#

P.S. If you would still like to support St. Gertrude’s, please consider donating to Engeye Teen Connection’s Bucks for Books project. They are raising money to get textbooks for St. Gertrude’s and another local primary school. http://www.etcbucksforbooks.org/