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KOKODA TRACK FOUNDATION: NEWSLETTER #2 2010 – This email is best viewed in your web browser. Click the link below to see it:
http://newsletter.paulhanna.net/t/r/e/ouidkj/trjiydily/
Dear friends and supporters of the Kokoda Track Foundation,
Welcome to our April Newsletter. We have recently returned from PNG where we visited all of the projects and communities being supported by the Foundation. And what an exciting year we have ahead of us! We hope you enjoy reading this month's newsletter and as always remember to check out our website for the most recent information about the work of the Foundation in PNG – http://www.kokodatrackfoundation.org
Greetings from the KTF team.
KTF visits over 30 communities in PNG
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The Kokoda Track Foundation's executive director, Genevieve Nelson, has recently returned from spending a month in PNG visiting all of the communities that the Foundation currently supports projects in. This involved visiting over 30 communities located along and in the catchment area of the Kokoda Track. And yes… it was the wet season!! The Foundation conducted an in-depth audit of all of its projects to ensure that projects are running effectively, without corruption, and addressing the most urgent needs of the communities. The Foundation also awarded the 2010 Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Scholarships to students across 25 schools in the catchment area. Please contact the Foundation if you would like a copy of the audit report (02 9252 2992) or gen.nelson@kokodatrackfoundation.org.156 Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Scholarship Students
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Education is one of the biggest priority program areas for the Foundation and we believe strongly in enabling all communities to access affordable and quality education for their children. In 2010, the Foundation has awarded 156 children with Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Scholarships that will enable them to go to school. Parents in PNG often struggle to pay the expensive school fees for their large families and for many of our families the KTF scholarships are the only way that their children can get an education. Click here to see the photos and read the profiles of our 156 scholarship students. [http://www.kokodatrackfoundation.org/whatwedo/education/Fuzzy-Wuzzy-Angels-Photo.html]Adopt an angel today!
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Want to lend a hand to our nearest neighbour? Want to give back to the wonderful people of the Kokoda Track? Please consider Adopting an Angel today. In 2010, we are supporting 156 children to go to school and we need your help to do this. When you adopt an angel you give a child a once in a lifetime opportunity to get an education they may otherwise never get. For just $25 per month, you can sponsor a student to go to primary school. Or for $83 per month you can support a student to attend high school . Your sponsorship covers the school fees, boarding costs, food, school uniform, and school resources for your Angel. And of course, all donations to the Foundation of $2 or more are tax deductible. Go on… make a life changing decision today to Adopt an Angel and give back to wonderful descendents of those great Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. Click here to find out how.
[http://www.kokodatrackfoundation.org/assets/files/Adopt%20an%20Angel%20Sign%20Up%202010.pdf]Hawks out to help kokoda track kids
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Hawthorn AFL club will dedicate one of their home games this AFL season to raising money for children who live along the Kokoda Track. Hawthorn players, coaching staff and supporters, who completed the trek last year, have promised to repay the generosity shown to them by sending proceeds from the Kokoda Game to Papua New Guinea via the Kokoda Track Foundation. The May 30 game to be held at the MCG will raise funds for the Foundation's Adopt an Angel program that supports children to attend primary and secondary school in PNG. We are delighted at the Hawks enthusiasm and passion for the kids of Kokoda and we can't wait for the 2010 Kokoda Game! If you're in Melbourne, why not come along… Click here for more information [http://www.kokodatrackfoundation.org/news-list/hawks-out-to-help-kokoda-track-children.html]Stories from Kokoda.
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[http://www.kokodatrackfoundation.org/adopt-an-angel1/jacob-grade-6.html?searched=jacob&advsearch=oneword&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1]
Jacob is in Grade 6 this year at Edevu Primary School which is located on the Western side of the Kokoda Track. Children from Edevu, Madilogo, and Naoro 1 and 2 attend Edevu Primary School. Jacob is 14 years old and is the top boy in his class. He is an orphan and is currently being looked after by his Aunty. Jacob is a delightful young man and on the KTF's recent visit to Edevu he helped our executive director interview and photograph all of the scholarship students. We think he would make an excellent journalist but his dream is to become a pilot! If that doesn't work out Jacob says that his back-up plan is to become a doctor!
"School is important to me because I want to become a good person in my life time… You are so kind and helpful through Kokoda Track Foundation and thank you very much to the people of Australia".
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