Helping on Two Continents

One of the biggest fundraisers of the Ludlowe Corps has been a silent auction, where we collect items from our community and sell them to the highest bidder. The money goes to fund projects for schools in Senegal. When the Connecticut middle school students visited the school at Guinaw Rail, they described this auction to the administrators and teachers, and explained that's how the Ludlowe Corps obtained much of the funding for their new school building.

I arrived at the school maybe a week and a half after that conversation. One of the teachers sat down with us while we were having a snack, and mentioned that she had something that might help at our next fundraiser. Would we like to see it, she asked?

The teacher then brought out a whole bagful of beaded animals that she and her class had made (see photo above). You better believe these will be very popular at the auction next year.

It touched me to think that people who have so little would do this. It solidified the idea that we are indeed partners with the people of Guinaw Rail, helping each other to help each other.