Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Grateful for the Generosity of So Many of You.

As some of you may remember, in November I wrote a post called "Christmas is Coming" and gave an opportunity for anyone interested to donate money towards Christmas gifts for our students at the Akha Youth Development Center. Many of you responded, and because of your generosity, Christmas this year for our students included a trip to the local market where they were able to each spend $15 on a gift for themselves. In fact, your generous giving even raised extra money to cover the annual sponsorship costs of 3 students without sponsors. Here is a video we put together expressing their gratefulness to your kindness.

It may take a minute to load, but it's worth it to see all of their sweet little faces.



Also, if anyone of you is interested in sponsoring a child from the Akha Youth Development Center you can e-mail me at: lynettepolinder@gmail.com.

8 comments:

constance said...

love this video! also good for practicing thai vocabulary.

anna said...

That was very precious!!

Anonymous said...

What a lovely video. I enjoyed it very much. Would love to visit some day........
Dot

Anonymous said...

Wow, we loved every minute. Thank you for doing that Lynette. Wally and M.A.

Melissa said...

love this video!!! i especially love that the one boy used his money for socks and underwear, and another child for a laundry basket! man, that puts things into perspective.

Shawna said...

love the video!

Tom and Stacia said...

This was awesome! Thanks for taking the time to put it together! Love you!

Carolyn Miller said...

loved seeing all the children and thank you for all your work to take them shopping.
Carol