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The Heart of America is in Our Youth –

Just Look What They’ve Done!

Kids Helping Kids

Rhiannon Seman wanted to do something for the children of India and she decided to host an India-theme dinner for family and friends. From donations raised at her benefit dinner she purchased a sewing machine for a disabled student and contributed toward the construction of a toilet at another school. The youth of America are learning they can make a difference in the lives of other young people, and in the process their own lives are enriched.

Anna Valenkanni School sewing program for disabled students
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Students in a sixth grade class in Los Angeles made a CD of songs they sang and sold copies in their community to help children who were traumatized by the Asian tsunami. They raised enough money to build a playground in the Indian village of Shanmuganagar which was completely destroyed by the tsunami in 2004.

The teacher, Paul Astin, has continued the tradition of encouraging his students to help children in need. This past year, his class built another playground and purchased a water filtration unit for an Indian school. Vist their website www.room6musicians.com.
Text Box: Text Box: Christine Dever, a school teacher in Taunton, Mass., decided to teach about global water issues (a grim subject these days) with a positive message: she and her class raised nearly $3,000 for a water project in a village in Sierra Leone, Africa. She plans to continue the project with this year’s class. Text Box: Thanks to a high school student in Missoula, Montana and a businessman in Spokane, Washington the students at a small school near Pondicherry, India now have a toilet to use, and a composting one at that.

Sri Ragavendra School

School Teacher in Massachusetts Funds Africa Water Project

Playgrounds for Tsunami Victims
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