What a story! Time to donate...

Tis' the season for giving:

My morning ritual includes listening to NPR's Morning Edition or All Things Considered.  That's where I get most of the answers to "Wait, Wait, don't tell me".

A few days ago I listened to a report about girls in a school in Kandahar, and when I heard those girls speak in amazingly perfect English, and listened to their aspirations, and ...  well, my first thought was how could I go there and help them out.  With a little googling, I found that they really only want people who live in Afghanistan, or at least know the language, so my current employers are safe. (Given the chance, I would be on a plane...)

Here's the report:  NPR

Since there was no information about how to contact the agency responsible for this, I looked it up and donated $$.  It's called the Afghan School Project run by the Afghan-Canadian Community Center. Everything I read is impressive, and maybe you'll feel something, too.

PS.  Really, I've been knitting, too.  Maybe tomorrow...

A New Appeal

Some of you may be aware that Son-in-law is leaving tomorrow for Haiti to volunteer time and energy to a project by Hands On Disaster Response.  It is something that many of us think about but few act on.  So here's the pitch:  They are currently working on rebuilding schools in the city of Léogane, 18 miles W of Port au Prince.  
Here's a video showing the construction:




And here's a link to a newsletter for Hands On DR.  When I went to this link, my computer tried to convince me that awful things were going to happen to me and my computer, but nothing did.  (For you to decide.)  And in the right margin of the screen you will see more short videos of life in Léogane.


If you should so choose to give $$$ to this organization, you can approach it from my daughter's blog, where they are trying to raise $750.  Your contribution would be appreciated.