Change of Plans

We will now be staying even longer! We are now scheduled to leave one day later, the 29th, but we won't be arriving back in the States until the 13th, which is a total of three more days!!!

Fundraising Fun!

We have completed some fundraising. Our first fundraising efforts included a robotics competition, but we quickly moved onto leaf raking! Here are some pictures from the day!


Natalie enjoying herself

Sami taking charge!

Becky having fun!

Melissa smiling as always

Ben...man of the minivan...

We have several fundraisers coming up including asking for donations at tailgates, selling peace of pizza and raking more leaves!

Four meetings done!

Last Monday we had yet another meeting full of fun, the theme for this one: Turkey Dinner Part Two! Granted there was spaghetti and no turkey, but GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE was made and it was definitely an entertaining night. Here are some pictures:

The table...

Chris' response...oh you're not yet used to my appetite

Becky and the GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE ... mmm

Sami just chugging away...

The night also included some more serious components, specifically the education on the religion and economics of South Africa. We were entertained with a quiz on the economics of South Africa, but were also astonished to realize some of the economic growth that the country is experiencing. Unfortunately it is still much further ahead than other parts of Africa. We were also shocked to learn that they have gone to more western religions due to the history of colonization. there is very little traditional religion left in Africa. Links will be uploaded shortly for more information on these topics.

Donation link now working

Sorry for those of you who have tried the donation link, for some reason there was an error that we didn't know about until just now. (Thanks to Tara Cristofoletti) At the bottom of the page is the working link, if you don't want to scroll down that far, here it is:

Donations will go to the Baphumelele Children's Home in Cape town, South Africa. Once you have donated, your name will be added to the comments section of this post. Thank you so much for your support!

If you care to send a check please send it to:
Nancy Ata
Campus Ministry - St. Rita's Hall
800 Lancaster Ave
Villanova, PA 19085

Make the check out to Villanova Volunteers and write South Africa in the memo.

Thank you!