11 Years of LOVE

We independently feed 20 low-income kids in Ethiopia. Feel free to write us at anytime at richter.com@gmail.com if you wish to support our work or give us ideas.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Being proactive with my heart bleeding...

This is the email I ve sent Genet and Dani today:

Dani, we are not doing well with donations so that is what I suggest.

FOR SEPTEMBER BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR

1. DO NOT ACCEPT ANY NEW KID IN THE PROJECT
2. STOP AID TO ELIAS, LIKUN AND TIRHAS (sorry but they knew it could happen if they didn t get good grades)

We have left then:

19 kids.

I CAN GUARANTEE FOOD FOR THESE 19 KIDS FOR SEPTEMBER BUT IF WE DO NOT GET DONATIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER WE WILL KEEP ONLY THESE KIDS


Kelem 85.2
Abeba 92.3
Hiwot 82.6
Shewaye 84.3
Meskerem 81
Abdi 88.8
Marcos 82.2

and Enatnesh while her money lasts.

So, september is guaranteed to 19 kids.
Eliminate ELIAS, LIKUN AND TIRHAS (POOR GRADES)
Do not accept any new kid

THANK YOU GENI AND DANI !!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH :) LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU, I WILL KEEP PRAYING THAT WE HAVE MONEY FOR ALL...

Update on our accounts/Contabilidade

Dear Donors, I have just received an e-mail from Genet, my neighbor in Ethiopia and a teacher at Mekdela School. She is doing our finances now, and I completely trust her. So here is the list of expenses she has sent us in Birr, I will convert it to euros to make your life easier:

Educational Material for school year 2011-2012 - B 2.813,00 ( euro 115,69)
Marcos food from June 7th to Sept 8th (B2.50 breakfast, B20,00 lunch and dinner, clothes B540,00) - B2610,00 (euros 107,34)
Abdi money saved for next school year - B 3.306,00 ( euro 135,00)
Enatnesh money saved for next school year - B 557,00 ( euro 22,90)

Total expenses - B 9.286,00 (euro 381,00)
Money left for food next school year for 23 kids - B3.850,00 (euro 158,34) which is NOT enough for one month of food... WE WILL BE SENDING 150,00 EUROS next month, which will complete the money for the first month of food.

ANY MONEY YOU CAN DONATE WILL BE HELPFUL. PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.  THANK YOU !!!

(Unfortunately we have lost Membere, my favorite child, her mother moved her somewhere in Ethiopia to live with an Aunt).

Queridos Doadores, eu acabei de receber um e-mail da Genet nossa vizinha na Etiopia e professora na escola Mekdela. Ela esta tomando contas das nossas financas agora, e eu confio nela completamente. Aqui esta uma lista dos ultimos gastos com as nossas criancas, ela enviou os numeros em Birr e eu converti para euros para fazer a nossa vida mais facil.

Material educacional para o ano escola 2011-2012 - B 2.813,00 ( euro 115,69)
Marcos comida de 7 Junho a 8 Setembro (B2.50 cafe da manha, B20,00 almoco jantar, roupas B540,00) - B2610,00 (euros 107,34)
Abdi dinheiro guardado para o proximo ano escolar - B 3.306,00 ( euro 135,00)
Enatnesh dinheiro guardado para o proximo ano escolar - B 557,00 ( euro 22,90)

Total de gastos - B 9.286,00 (euro 381,00)
Dinheiro restante para ser usado com comida para o proximo ano escolar para 23 criancas - B3.850,00 (euro 158,34) o que NAO  e suficiente para um mes de comida... Nos estaremos enviando 150 euros em Setembro, o que vai completar o dinheiro que falta para comida no mes de setembro.

QUALQUER DOACAO SERA MUITO BEM VINDA !! POR FAVOR PASSE ISSO ADIANTE PARA OS SEUS AMIGOS E FAMILIA. OBRIGADA !!!!

(Infelizmente nos perdemos a Membere, a minha crianca favorita, a mae dela a enviou para viver com uma tia nao sei onde na Etiopia).