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Thanks to the
students, teachers, and principals from Mason Rice Elementary School, Oak Hill Middle School, and Newton South High School for their amazing cultural exchange and fundraising efforts so far this year. Because of the outpouring of interest and activity, NTC is making a real difference in the schools and village of Kwala and in the lives of people here.
Keep reading to find out about NTC’s exciting Spring plans and projects and how you can support Newton South and Oak Hill students in their continuing efforts to benefit Kwala Secondary School and Mahundi Primary School.
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 NTC Club at Newton South Hosts Spring Fair & Yard Sale, May 2ndStudents from Newton South’s NTC Club will host a Spring Fair and Yard Sale at Mason-Rice Elementary School on Saturday, May 2nd to raise money to build nine new latrines at Kwala Secondary School during NTC’s group trip to Kwala this summer.
You can participate in one of two ways:
1. Bring your old “stuff” to the Mason-Rice gym on Friday, May 1st between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM and donate it to NTC for the yard sale.
Clothing, electronics, small appliances, furniture, household goods, decorative items, jewelry — whatever you have that you’re not using and would like to see someone else use.
2. Visit the Mason-Rice gym between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on May 2nd and Shop! All proceeds will benefit NTC’s Latrine Project at Kwala Secondary School.
Students will also be selling Kwala photographs, paintings, bracelets, and refreshments at the event.
Put May 1st and 2nd on your calendar and start gathering used goods to donate. We will send a Spring Fair reminder in mid-April with more information.
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Modell’s Fundraiser Still Running!
Still time to save! Spring is coming and that means outdoor sports –and outdoor sports means equipment and clothing needs.
Modell’s Sporting Goods on Needham Street is still offering NTC participants 10% off all purchases through April 11th. Modell’s will donate an additional 5% to NTC’s soccer-uniform project at Mahundi Primary School in Kwala. Click the coupon below to bring up a printable version. Use the Forward Email button at the bottom of this newsletter to send the coupon to your friends.
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Oak Hill NTC Club Sells Stylish NTC Bracelets
To raise money to purchase English textbooks for Mahundi Primary School, students from Oak Hill’s NTC Club are selling NTC bracelets. The bracelets will be available at NTC’s Spring Fair and Yard Sale in May and at other upcoming NTC Events
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NTC Highlights Girls’ Scholarship Recipients Each month, we will feature one of our scholarship recipients so you can get to know these inspiring young women from Kwala Secondary School. This month, we are introducing Chichi Ally, a Form 3 student at Kwala Secondary School, sponsored by the Hollander family from Newton.
Chichi’s favorite school subjects are geography, history, civics, mathematics, and biology. She would like to be a lawyer “if God wishes.” Born in 1992, she is the first child in a family of two and lives with her mother and younger brother. Her father died in 2007, “that day I can’t forget in my life.” Chichi’s mother cooks rice and beans which she tries to sell to make money for the family.
“Thanks Hollander family to help me about everything about my school. Wishing you success, and all the best,
Chichi Ally”
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Update – July Exchange Trip to Kwala!
Eight people are traveling to Kwala this July on NTC’s first service exchange trip! We will stay in the homes of teachers from Kwala Secondary School, visit both Kwala Secondary School and Mahundi Primary School, with time out for a safari at Mikumi National Park. During the service portion of the trip, the group will participate in building nine new latrines at Kwala Secondary School. Currently, the school has only four toilets for 350 students, and none for the staff. Students frequently leave school because they are uncomfortable using the school toilets and sometimes do not return. Students from NTC Club at Newton South have been raising money to fund the project which will provide Kwala with eight additional student and one staff toilet.
Additionally, local artists Jackie Schon and Joe Liu will create a school mural at Kwala Secondary School. Kwala students have been invited to submit proposals in a mural designing contest at the school, and the submission with the most student votes will be painted on a large school building wall by Jackie, Joe, and students from Kwala.
Our trip is being organized through one of NTC’s partners – United Planet, a Boston-based organization committed to creating cross-cultural partnerships and providing volunteer-based travel opportunities around the world.
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Thanks again for your support of NTC! We appreciate your help in building our contact list and spreading the word about NTC activities.
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