30 Pledges of 30 Dollars in 30 Days

Hello friends,

Please read this blog to see how you can assist in a modest fundraising effort we are pursuing on behalf of some of the students at my school here, Two Roses International School. Continue reading to see what you will be able to do for just $30...

What will your $30 buy? With your pledge and gift, the school will be able to purchase the English, Math, Social Studies, Science, French, ICT, and Student's Companion books for one student junior high school student.

Who will your gift benefit? The books will be purchased for all of the present sixth and seventh grade students* AND the entire incoming sixth grade class. The great thing about this $30 gift is that the incoming students will use these same books for all three years of junior high school.

Why are we soliciting this specific gift? - 2 reasons
1) the obvious and most salient reason is to lighten the financial burden on behalf of the parents when it comes to purchasing books and other school materials and
2) one of the best ways to ensure the long term viability and growth of the school is to consistently produce students who pass the state's Senior High School entrance exam (B.E.C.E), making it more attractive to other families. None of the students I teach own all of their necessary books and very few are short three or less. In providing the resources of books we are not only aiming to meet the short term challenge of lack of resources, but also investing in the long term goal of the school's sustainability.

*I am aware that some of you may be asking the question: If some students already have some books why are you asking for $30 for each of the 30 students? That is a fair question and the answer is quite simple. The need for the incoming class of JHS 1 is actually closer to $40, however by raising $30 for each student the math works out such that all of the students (i.e. the rising 6th-8th graders) will have the books they haven't yet been able to purchase or as in the case of the rising 6th graders, all of their books will be purchased.

If you would like to make a pledge, please send me an email (mcgutd4@gmail.com) with the subject "30 Pledges of 30 Dollars in 30 Days" and I will reply with specific directions on how to make your donation. Also if you think someone you know may be interested in assisting us in this modest endeavor, feel free to forward them this email.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this blog. And if you find it in your heart the desire AND in your wallet the ability to make a pledge thank you in advance.

Many blessings,

Donte' McGuire