KEAP Newsletter from Sheilla- May 2021-great photos!
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Category: International Justice
Days for Girls Plant Sale Fundraiser a Success!
May 8, 2021 was a beautiful day for a community plant sale to raise funds for “Days for Girls”, an International Justice Committee program. $2500 was raised with volunteer help and the generosity of the community. Thanks for Sheila Ward and Diane Guenthner and helpers for a great fundraiser!
Days for Girls: Native and Perennial Plant Sale Saturday, May 8th 10am-2pm
Native and Perennial Plant Sale May 8, 2021 from 10am-2pm Attention all Flower and Plant lovers, International Justice Committee is having a plant sale on May 8th the Saturday before Mother’s Day. We will sell native and perennial plants from our yards like we did for years as part of the Art in the Arbor. … Continue reading Days for Girls: Native and Perennial Plant Sale Saturday, May 8th 10am-2pm
Linda – KEAP Sponsored Student
In 1999, Tara Chandler, an Antioch college student who grew up in TJUC, took an international coop position at an orphanage in Kenya. There she taught preschool and developed a special relationship with Linda and one of her male cousins who was the same age. Four years later, the director of the orphanage invited Tara’s … Continue reading Linda – KEAP Sponsored Student
Sheila V. – KEAP’s Kenyan Caretaker
Imagine being mother to 56 children! We’d met Sheila on our trip to Kenya in 2014. When we were in need of a new caretaker for the children, we asked her if she knew anyone who could do the job. She raised her hand, and overnight, she went from a young single woman to mother … Continue reading Sheila V. – KEAP’s Kenyan Caretaker