Kirabo Canada

Hi Everyone!

This is a large thank you to everyone who came out to the gala and/or supported us on our big day. Kirabo Canada had a great fun-filled evening and the best part is that we raised just under $11,000!!! This money will be used to start construction on the second floor of the girls dormitory. We couldn’t have done it without the support from all of you. Here is a list of some of the donors we would like to thank…

West Jet, ASHA Massage, Carrot Common, CN Tower, Home Depot @ Gerrard Square, Indigo @ Bay & Bloor, Astoria Shish Kebob House @ 390 Danforth Ave, Shoppers Drug Mart @180 Danforth Ave, Starbucks @ 604 Danforth Ave, Staples @ Gerrard Square, Cineplex Odeon @ 55 Bloor St. W, L’Occitane @ 102 Bloor St. W, Marks Work Wearhouse @ 607 Danforth Ave, Andrew Peller Ltd @ 697 South Service Rd. Grimsby, Grassroots @ 372 Danforth Avenue, Fox and Fiddle @ 535 Danforth Avenue, Moksha Yoga @ Danforth and Chester, Foodland @ 623 Danforth Ave, Loblaws @ 720 Broadview Ave

Also a large thank you to Susan Gottman of Vertigo Communications for donating the printing of all the brochures for the evening

And finally a very warm thank you to the performers who put on a fantastic show and donated their time and energy to our cause…

The Upliters ~ Michael Herring (bass), Dave Clark (drums) and Jason Kenemy (piano), Elana Harte and Lucio Agostini, The StreetDance Academy (Spadina/Queen) and the Ripple Rhythm Drummers (pictured above)

Wendy is home, safe and sound. Here’s a couple more pictures to look at before we upload a bigger photo installment of the experience!

Rebecca, one of our trip volunteers, strolls home from a full day of work, friends by her side!

Goodbye ceremony for Wendy and Rebecca, some 600 students gathered to wish them a safe journey home.

“Talking Compounds” – created and posted around Almond to remind and inspire students of important morals and plans for the future

Hey everyone!!

So, school finished a few days ago – and despite our best efforts, including multiple meetings with the Headmaster of Ambalal, not many P3 kids paid or showed up!

Through a 5 minute brainstorming session with our kids we decided to open the experience to any kid who happened to be in the area of the field.
As a result we had kids as young as 3 years old up to teenagers.
We divided them up into groups according to size and ran an incredible program.

It was a great community event drawing kids from all over to enjoy a morning of activities run by our 20 leaders.
Our kids were OUTSTANDING – all I had to do was time keep and run around and take photo’s.

Pictures: Groupshot of Lira Kids Day and the Kirabo Team 2012, at a market out of town on our morning off

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10 of our Leadership students attempting to all stand on a piece of a sheet.
Every time they were successful, we would fold the sheet again and again – each time the sheet would get smaller and smaller!

We also did it later with all 20 students – it was a blast!!

Here is a photo of the students participating in a Trust Walk activity. 1 student is blindfolded while the other directs them to follow a zig zag rope line. This activity was incredible effective in developing trust with the Leadership Team.

Here’s a shot with Alfred – as well as Rebecca (volunteer) and Jane (Kirabo assistant) and me!
We spent a few hours with Alfred – after this time we went around Lira under the direction of Bruno and Sarah.  They were outstanding as tour guides —- we even managed to get into a local radio station for a few minutes!!

Almond College Leadership group

The first day of planning for Lira Kids Day.
Sam, Paul and Allen are brainstorming their plans for the events they will be running on Saturday.