Urgent!!

Thank you to all who have made donations so far!! I want to remind everyone that my goal is to kick construction of the dorm into high gear just after the New Year and FINISH by March. That means that my PCPP must be FILLED by Christmas time. I don't get to use ANY of the money you all have so generously donated until I get ALL that I've requested. The school and PTA continue to contribute what little money they have and what they get through receipt of the students' fees in the meantime.

For those that wish to donate, it seems to work best if you use the link at the top of this blog rather than going through the Peace Corps website - sometimes parts of it go down or are under construction.

Lastly, I've discovered that Peace Corps does NOT make donors names available to me once they've donated (despite the check-box on the site that makes it seem like I will be alerted of your donation). I would like to send pictures and more personal Thank you's to donors, so if you'd like me to know you've donated, please alert me via email. Otherwise, you're free to remain anonymous and to check the blog for updates. I'm going up to Nakpanduri around Thanksgiving to check up on the progress and then again for Christmas when I'd like to give them the good news that all the money is in!

Let's build a girls dormitory, people!!

Carl

The Project is ONLINE!!

I just returned from inspecting the project site up in beautiful Nakpanduri - the school, the PTA, and the community have finished the foundation and are waiting for the PCPP funding to arrive. In the meantime, they will collect the year's fees and continue work slowly as they are able. Fortunately, this morning I discovered that Peace Corps Washington has approved my proposal and it is now posted on their website! Go to this link to donate or click on the "Donate Online Now!!" link at the top of the Blog…

Donate Online Now!!!

Once you're there, click "Contribute to this project," scroll down until you find GHANA and this:

Then, enter the amount you'd like to donate, scroll down and click "Continue" and follow the steps to bill your credit or debit card!

For some odd reason, the amount listed as "Needed" is actually less than what I indicated in the proposal I sent. I need about $11,700 to finish the dormitory and I'll take more if I can get it to furnish the place or otherwise make it even better! So, if you come to donate and find it's been filled, rather than donating to the Peace Corps "Global Fund", contact my parents at 763-537-2506 or at bguthrieallen@comcast.net and we'll find a way for you to help!