***This is a message from a member of Friends of Students for 60,000*** The web site is amazing. Hats off to Jen for an incredible job.= Kate Apr 9, 2010 04:37:46 PM, fsf60k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: ***This is a = message from a member of Friends of Students for 60,000*** dear frie= nds, 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 fu= ll of information. more features will be added, including an online paym= ent 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. am= ong coming attractions are a photo gallery and newspaper clippings. your= suggestions for improving the site are welcome. minutes from the monthl= y meeting, such as this one, will be posted. jen deserves our thanks, an= d more, for persisting with this project despite a number of obstacles.lisa flanagan, adviser to students, reported that both the winter and sp= ring trips went well, and cultural experiences were added to the usualconstruction. 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 on= ce under way. families will be expected to pay toward the cost of the wa= ter, with the proceeds going into a reserve fund for maintenance and oth= er 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 literacyprogram, is coming to the new york area this weekend and will spend severa= l days here. if you wish to meet her, and perhaps secure an autograph, c= ontact lisa at lisapflanagan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx george pardo, our nicarag= ua chairman, plans to establish his own nonprofit, transtec americas inc= ., with a business plan. its mission will be to foster sustainable econo= mic development, fueled by technologies that will work in the third worl= d. he plans to obtain 501c3 status, but until then would funnel donation= s through friends. one technology he mentioned is using bags of earth as= building materials. *** You can unsubscribe from thi= s list by sending an email to fsf60k-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscrib= e' in the subject field. An archive of messages is available at http://w= ww.freelists.org/archives/fsf60k. FAQ'are available at http://www.freeli= sts.org/help/faq.html*** *** You can unsubscribe from this list by sending an email to fsf60k-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. An archive of messages is available at //www.freelists.org/archives/fsf60k. FAQ'are available at //www.freelists.org/help/faq.html***