August Update

Annual Online Auction

We are currently collecting items for our fourth annual online auction! Think gift certificates, crafts, artwork, jewelry, electronics, gift baskets, vacation stays, etc. Please email us at hope@peaceforpaulfoundation.org if you are able to donate! We just need a photo of the item and some basic info by late September. Also, if you're looking for a volunteer opportunity we'd LOVE it if you found five people to donate an item to the auction! We want this year's auction to be the biggest success yet! THANK YOU!

Last year's catalog cover

Please spread the word!

Sponsorship Opportunities

1. We are currently looking for sponsors for several girls we are hoping to assist. Many of these girls have been living on the streets or slums and are going without schooling. They have little access to food, clean drinking water and toilet facilities. Most of them are orphaned as well. We have several sponsors lined up (thank you!!!), but we are in need of more. Sponsorship is $65 per month for a half sponsor and $130 per month for a full. Sponsorship covers boarding school fees, clothes, food, medical (general, dental, mental), and much more.

"SAVE A GIRL, SAVE A GENERATION."

"Did you know that right now, 62 million girls around the world are not in school, and in some countries, fewer than ten percent of girls complete high school (as compared to 85 percent in the U.S.)? 

Did you know that when girls are educated, they go on to earn higher wages, get married later, and have healthier children who are more likely to attend school themselves? 

So you might be wondering: why on earth are so many girls worldwide not in school?"

Read more here.

Please let us know if you're interested in helping us with this important cause. You can email hope@peaceforpaulfoundation.org for more information.

2. We are also in need of a sponsor for one of our awesome kids, Alex. You can read about Alex here. Sponsorship details are the same as above. Alex will need a sponsor beginning December 2014.

3. Lastly, we are on the lookout for more PFP Jr. sponsors. The new PFPJ program allows us to help a larger number of needy Ugandan children obtain an education. The children who benefit from our PFP Junior Program live in our neighborhood and are unable to afford school fees, uniform fees and school supplies. Because they have families to look after them, these children will not be living in our home. Rather, these children will live with their families and be sponsored through PFP for education costs only.

Sponsorship is $31/month. Imagine the difference that will make! Please consider sponsoring one of our new kids. Contact us at hope@peaceforpaulfoundation.org if you have any questions regarding this opportunity.

Kids Helping Kids

A young man named Elijah just finished his Eagle Scout project, for which he collected soccer gear for our PFP kids! He collected 29 soccer balls, cleats, shin guards, shorts and jerseys. Thank you so much Elijah!!! And congrats on becoming an Eagle Scout! That is a huge and fantastic accomplishment. Thanks to your troop as well.

It's been amazing to hear about all of the wonderful kids in the US and Canada reaching out to help our kids in Uganda. This month two boys named Nick and Jack donated $190 of their birthday money to help all of our kids get their hearing and vision tested! This is crucial for school performance and we really appreciate their contribution! THANK YOU NICK AND JACK! YOU ROCK!

School Photos

Here are some cute pictures of our children while still at school. They just began their holiday and are happy to be home.

Alyat Agnes

Angella and Natulei

Brenda and Illukol

Friday and Sabina

Irene and Ajuna Emma

Joseph and Agnes

Joseph, Samuel, Lotte and Gloria

Achia John and Lillian

Lomilo and Lojore

Juma and Lotte

Mark and Apurio

Mary and Ayaki

Lydia and Moses

Paul and Gloria - they win for happiest photo!

Lomogin and Rose

Tikol and Lotuke Agnes

Paul, Wafula, and Tikol

Info for Sponsors!

BACKPACKS:

We are putting together packages for each of our kids again this year. We would love your help! If you are a sponsor and you would like to put together your sponsor child's package or if you are not a sponsor, but you would like to participate please email hope@peaceforpaulfoundation.org.

Packages should be sent to Lisa by October 1st, 2014. Lisa will be delivering the backpacks in November. Heidi will provide you with sizing and additional details via email. Thank you for your help!!!

 

Newest Members

We would like to officially welcome David Silverman, Janie Routh and Martin Eason as PFP Members! We look forward to working with you.

Peace Home Makeover!

Peace Home's (PFP's girls' home) interior was painted in fun, bright colors while the kids were away at school. They are back now and of course they are ecstatic. Here are some photos.

Thank you to David and Eileen Collete, Sandy Jacobs, and Marybeth Parrot! These supporters made this possible by donating to the auction last year!!! Ugandan Director Emma will lead the mural project this month and we will have photos for you on next month's blog post. The girls are really excited!

Question of the Month

Each month we would like to reach out to our supporters and sponsors in hopes that you would be willing to provide feedback to better our organization. This month's question has to do with our social media. We recently joined Twitter and Instagram (see below) and have been on Facebook for some time.

Question: What would you like to see us post on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook? How can we better engage our supporters via social media?

Please send your responses to hope@peaceforpaulfoundation.org. Thank you!

Social Media

Peace for Paul is now on Instagram & Twitter. Don't forget we're on Facebook too! Thanks for following us! And if you aren't following us, you should. ;)

Instagram: @peaceforpaul



Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeaceForPaul



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peaceforpaulfoundation

July Update

Question of the Month

Each month we would like to reach out to our supporters and sponsors in hopes that you would be willing to provide feedback to better our organization. This month's question has to do with our website. We are currently in the process updating and redesigning our website.

Question: How can we improve our website? Do you like the current format? Is there anything specific that you would like to see added? (www.peaceforpaulfoundation.org)

Please send your responses to Heidi (hope@peaceforpaulfoundation.org). Thank you!

Holiday Around the Corner

The kids are returning home from boarding school on July 25th. They are looking forward to another swimming trip, this time sponsored by the wonderful Kritzberger family.

Amy Kritzberger was a special girl who had a love for photography and always dreamed of helping people in need in Africa. Her mother carries on her legacy by contributing a monthly donation to PFP as well as selling Amy's photography and donating the proceeds to PFP. We are honored to have this family involved with PFP and know that the children will be so thrilled to have a swim party.

Backpacks for Kids

We are putting together packages for each of our kids again this year. We would love your help! If you are a sponsor and you would like to put together your sponsor child's package or if you are not a sponsor, but you would like to participate please contact Heidi (hope@peaceforpaulfoundation.org).

Packages should be sent to Lisa by October 1st, 2014. Lisa will be delivering the backpacks in November. Heidi will provide you with sizing and additional details via email. Thank you for your help!!!

Sponsorship Opportunity

We are currently looking for sponsors for several girls we are hoping to assist. Many of these girls have been living in the streets or slums, are going without schooling and have little food. Most of them are orphaned as well. We have several sponsors lined up (thank you!!!), but we are in need of more. Sponsorship is $65 per month for a half sponsor and $130 per month for a full. Sponsorship covers boarding school fees, clothes, food, medical (general, dental, mental), and much more. 

"SAVE A GIRL, SAVE A GENERATION."

Please let us know if you're interested in helping us with this important cause. You can email Heidi (hope@peaceforpaulfoundation.org) for more information.

Photos

Some sweet photos of some of our kids on visitation day...

Achiaa

Apurio, Cheggem, Longoli

Ayaki, Longok Agnes and Lillian

Esther

Irene

Lomogin, Illukol and Noah

Paul

Samuel and Angella

Peace for Paul Junior

Fahad, Phionah and Faima are all doing very well at school. Each has perfect attendance and their teachers have nothing but wonderful things to say about them. All of them are in good health as well.

Fahad (center with pencil and green notebook)

Faima (center)

Phionah

Thank You

Gracie and Sophie

Thanks to Gracie and Sophie, two young girls who put on a fundraiser for PFP! You inspire us! We are grateful to both of you and plan to use the donation to help one of our children with a minor medical issue.

Peace for Paul Book of the Year

At our annual in-person meeting the board decided that we will read one or two books a year that could benefit PFP and the board. This year we are reading The Blue Sweater. If you haven't read it we welcome you to join us. Those of us who have read it highly recommend it.

Here's the synopsis via amazon.com:

"Jacqueline Novogratz left a career in international banking to spend her life on a quest to understand global poverty and find powerful new ways of tackling it. It all started back home in Virginia, with the blue sweater, a gift that quickly became her prized possession — until the day she outgrew it and gave it away to Goodwill. Eleven years later in Africa, she spotted a young boy wearing that very sweater, with her name still on the tag inside. That the sweater had made its trek all the way to Rwanda was ample evidence, she thought, of how we are all connected, how our actions — and inaction — touch people every day across the globe, people we may never know or meet. From her first stumbling efforts as a young idealist venturing forth in Africa to the creation of the trailblazing organization she runs today, Novogratz tells gripping stories with unforgettable characters — women dancing in a Nairobi slum, unwed mothers starting a bakery, courageous survivors of the Rwandan genocide, entrepreneurs building services for the poor against impossible odds. She shows, in ways both hilarious and heartbreaking, how traditional charity often fails, but how a new form of philanthropic investing called “patient capital” can help make people self-sufficient and can change millions of lives. More than just an autobiography or a how-to guide to addressing poverty, The Blue Sweater is a call to action that challenges us to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink our engagement with the world."