{"id":2240,"date":"2009-12-23T00:04:34","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T00:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=2240"},"modified":"2013-02-18T15:49:07","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T15:49:07","slug":"christmas-2009-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2009\/christmas-2009-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2009 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

They may not receive gifts on Christmas Day at Mukuni<\/a> but thanks to everyone around the globe who has supported The Butterfly Tree we are able to offer them the essentials in life\u00a0– WATER, FOOD, HEALTH and EDUCATION.<\/p>\n

We have had\u00a0great success with\u00a0our\u00a0fundraising\u00a0efforts this year. During the past few months we have increased our orphan sponsorship<\/a> program,\u00a0provided seeds for several school gardens and funded treatment for children.\u00a0We have added five bore holes, built six community houses for widows and orphans, set up a sustainable chicken farm for a women’s group and provided essential funds for the HIV\/AIDS in Zambia<\/a> and malaria programs. Our biggest project, funded by JOAC<\/a>, was to\u00a0build a 1×3 classroom\u00a0and extend the clinic at Katapazi Village,\u00a0which is now complete.<\/p>\n

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Christmas: <\/strong>bore hole & classroom\u00a0for Katapazi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Treatment funded for Kevin <\/em><\/p>\n

Offering the chance for people to buy alternative Christmas presents has also been fruitful – donkeys, bicycles, chickens and even a house have been generously donated and the calendars as always have been very popular. Many people chose to donate instead of sending Christmas cards.<\/p>\n

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N’gandu\u00a0boy takes his sisters to school<\/em> A new home for a Mukuni widow and orphans<\/em><\/p>\n

2010 will bring forth the most amazing grants we have ever received. JOAC has offered a huge amount of grant aid to enable us to do six building projects at Mukuni, Siamasimbi and Kamwi Schools, build a brand new school at Mandandi,\u00a0open a pre-school at Machenje as well as the opportunity to\u00a0improve a clinic at N’songwe. Just a Drop<\/a> will fund\u00a0a bore hole\u00a0for Kamwi Basic School and Saga Charitable Trust <\/a>have offered continual support for our health projects at Mukuni Village<\/a>. The BFSS<\/a> are giving us another generous grant to purchase stationery and materials for six more schools. All our schools will now receive a feeding program as World Bank are no longer providing porridge to these remote\u00a0areas.<\/p>\n

I would like to say a huge thank you to\u00a0my fellow trustees, all the\u00a0volunteers and fundraisers who have worked tirelessly to make this such a successful period and most especially to everyone who has generously donated to our cause and given hope to\u00a0thousands\u00a0of\u00a0people in the Mukuni Chiefdom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I am so grateful to everyone for helping me to achieve our goals and wish each and every\u00a0one of you a very happy Christmas and a peacful and prosperous New\u00a0Year.<\/p>\n

Jane Kaye-Bailey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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