Chip In

When Ngone called home recently she found out that her younger sister Khady (introduced earlier in this blog) had been laying on her mother's bed for a couple weeks sick and without eating anything.  She also found out that her older sister Ami's daughter was seriously ill. Ngone sent home some of her hard-earned money to pay for their doctor's visits.

I have found over the years that paying for doctor visits and prescriptions and annual school fees and supplies are the most effective ways to help.  But you kind of have to wait for someone to call in need.  Inevitably they do.

In the spirit of Ngone I am setting up a fund to help pay for doctor visits and school fees, and will be reaching out to provide that assistance to those outside her family.  Over the years I have found that a doctor visit and prescription costs around $40, and annual school fees and supplies for one student around $30.

Be one of 111 people to contribute $3 to this fund by Bob Marley's 64th birthday, February 6th, 2009! Thank you for supporting these strong people in their hour of need, and I will keep you posted with stories of who and what the money goes to. We are setting up the fund with an earlier donation from my Uncle Tom Vaught of Springfield, Illinois. Just click on the Chip In link to the right and you will be connected to PayPal directly to make a secure donation using a credit card.