It's a boy!!!!! Important info on the "get kids to school" program in negril - GKTS

[tfw73]

What a wonderful thing! What is the timeline for this, meaning how quickly does the donation move into buying the supplies? Will you have any interaction with Ricardo and his mother?

[Weathermon & Mi Lady]

What a wonderful thing! What is the timeline for this, meaning how quickly does the donation move into buying the supplies? Will you have any interaction with Ricardo and his mother?

The donation goes to Cincinnati and the funds are made available in a short time. The supplies are being gathered together now, probably, as the kids start back soon. We will be able to meet Ricardo during our next reach in December and will be given progress reports along the way. We are so excited to be able to do this. He is assured of breakfast every school day morning and taxi to school.

Thanks!

[St. Anthony's Kitchen]

Dear Weathermon and Milady, thanks for your sponsoring Ricardo and thanks for posting this thread. Perhaps some other Negril fans would like to assist. Currently we are assisting 41 children--and there are plenty others looking for help. GKTS is totally dependent on the kindness of others. Hats off to the Franciscan Friars in Western Canada who have given us a USD$15,000 grant for GKTS for this school year. The friars cover about 80% of the cost of the programme. Thanks, too, to the local Rotary Club who financially support GKTS and to Rotarian Joan Cooney (called by all the moms and kids--Ms. Joans) who oversees the programme. Joan is a Godsend! We welcome your participation! --Fr. Jim

[St. Anthony's Kitchen]

Anyone interested in sponsoring a child or assisting with a contribution can do so by going to www.franciscan.org and clicking on DONATE. You can also send a check to my Franciscan provincial offices in Cincinnati--FriarWorks, 1615 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. The gift for US folks is tax-deductible. They wire the funds into our account here. Gifts can be sent me at the address in Weathermon and Milady's thread above. YOU CANADIANS--I just learned that the Franciscan Friars in Western Canada can accept your gift for us--you get a tax break I am told. I am waiting to hear where you send the contributions! Stay tuned!

tfw73 mentioned that if those babies have an empty stomach they cannot learn! That's why we serve breakfast at the Kitchen every school morning. We happily spent USD$1 00 on breakfast from January through June this year. --Fr. Jim

[St. Anthony's Kitchen]

I taught myself to type and did a pretty lousy job of it--the previous comment should say we spent USD$1,500 on breakfast from January through June this year. --Fr. Jim

[Weathermon & Mi Lady]

I taught myself to type and did a pretty lousy job of it--the previous comment should say we spent USD$1,500 on breakfast from January through June this year. --Fr. Jim

If all I had was one typo, I'd be ecstatic!

[nutz4travel]

Weathermon & MiLady - Big ups to both of you for what you are doing

YOU CANADIANS--I just learned that the Franciscan Friars in Western Canada can accept your gift for us--you get a tax break I am told. I am waiting to hear where you send the contributions! Stay tuned! --Fr. Jim

Fr Jim - that is GREAT news! I'll look forward to the details - feel free to PM me if you like

[Weathermon & Mi Lady]

Weathermon & MiLady - Big ups to both of you for what you are doing

Thanks! And it is good news hearing that Canadians can get a tax deduction by going to the Franciscan Friars of Western Canada to make a donation to this worthy cause.