I, for one, am so proud to be a part of the community that has built up around the EAC. From donors, to Takaungu residents, to VJS students, to mothers and babies at our health events, it's all about coming together to make this world a better place. And that is just what happened when US Program Director Jen Hill visited her old high school - Hoover High School in Ohio. Her cousin Emily is on the yearbook staff, and after meeting Jen, the yearbook team decided they wanted to make yearbooks for the 8th graders at Vutakaka Junior School! They planned a way to fund the cost of publishing through sales of the Takaungu Sewing Cooperative items, and they decided to dedicate a page of their yearbook to bringing awareness to the work of the EAC in Kenya.
I was home in New York for the EAC's annual board meeting on December 1st when Jen gave me the yearbooks. They are so beautiful - about 30 pages of beautiful photos and writing. I carried them back to Kenya and gave them out as soon as I got home. Above you can see the 8th grade boys looking through and laughing at photos of their friends. Everyone out here in Kenya loves them - all the teachers and school board members wanted copies as well!
This is what we mean when we say everyone is a part of the EAC community - a high school in Ohio and a group of 8th graders in Kenya. Connected through a beautiful yearbook that will stay with both groups forever. Thank you Hoover High School!
It's the holidays - consider joining or renewing your commitment to this global community. We can't do it alone! Happy holidays and best wishes for a great 2013 from ALL of us!
