[fsf60k] Re: site for sore eyes
- From: shari <skornblatt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: fsf60k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 17:03:58 -0400
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Very recent update: there are 63 people signed up for semester 2 of the
literacy project. (!)
2010/4/9 richard wiltamuth <dwiltam@xxxxxxxxx>
> ***This is a message from a member of Friends of Students for 60,000***
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> dear friends,
> jen brady-cotter unveiled the most complete version of our web site,
> www.fsf60k.org. check it out and you'll agree it's eye-catching and full
> of
> information. more features will be added, including an online payment
> system, but for now it gives us a solid position on the internet and will
> be
> key to fund-raising, communicating and reaching new members. among coming
> attractions are a photo gallery and newspaper clippings. your suggestions
> for improving the site are welcome. minutes from the monthly meeting, such
> as this one, will be posted. jen deserves our thanks, and more, for
> persisting with this project despite a number of obstacles.
> lisa flanagan, adviser to students, reported that both the winter and
> spring
> trips went well, and cultural experiences were added to the usual
> construction. on the nuevo amanecer regional water project, she expressed
> confidence that it will be completed successfully. an engineer's report is
> expected in early may, and the project will take six-seven months once
> under
> way. families will be expected to pay toward the cost of the water, with
> the
> proceeds going into a reserve fund for maintenance and other future costs.
> shari kornblatt noted the the nuevo literacy program is becoming more
> popular. it's designed for older children who are playing catch-up because
> they did not receive an elementary school education.
> rosa ojeda, a teacher in chacraseca and a leader of the nuevo literacy
> program, is coming to the new york area this weekend and will spend several
> days here. if you wish to meet her, and perhaps secure an autograph,
> contact
> lisa at lisapflanagan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> george pardo, our nicaragua chairman, plans to establish his own nonprofit,
> transtec americas inc., with a business plan. its mission will be to foster
> sustainable economic development, fueled by technologies that will work in
> the third world. he plans to obtain 501c3 status, but until then would
> funnel donations through friends. one technology he mentioned is using bags
> of earth as building materials.
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