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August 2002
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company have agreed to
match the funds we have raised to date, bringing our
total to close to USD 130,000. Thank you to GLD&D
for their support and generosity!!.
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September 2002
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Construction to start in October/November. Design plans
are currently being finalized for Construction of the
new school. Construction is expected to start in October/November
2002 with completion in February/March 2003.
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June 2002
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Thanks to the following schools for new donations made
this month: Greely Elementary School, Ottawa, Iroquois
Ridge High School, Oakville and St. Mildreds Lightbourne,
Oakville.
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May 2002
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 The
gala fundraiser dinner in Oakville was a tremendous
success with over $50,000 raised in a single evening.
Many thanks are due to all those who contributed with
special mention to the organizing committee including
Andrea Nairn, Paula Aicklen, Nicci Brenninkmeijer, Lynne
Depatie, Susan Finkbeiner, Ewa Grant and Cindy Merrigan.
The event featured live entertainment by the Ewe Dance
and Drumming Ensemble of the Ewe-Canadian Cultural Organization
of Ontario.
Leading up to the Gala Dinner we received several generous
donations amounting to almost $25,000.
St. Midred's Lightbourn School in Oakville Raised almost
$1,000 this spring in two separate fundraising events.
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February / March 2002
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Great thanks are due to the students, teachers and parents of St. Vincent's
School in Oakville. They managed to raise almost $4,000 for Kedzi in their Mardi
Gras Dance event.
Land Ceremony
On February 25, 2002 Rob Nairn, Gary Schack and
Suzanne Rossini (headmaster of St. Vincent School) attended
a very moving land allotment ceremony where the new
plot of land for the school was officially made available.
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December 2001 |
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Christmas Spirit! Some
very charitable individual donations in the weeks leading
up to Christmas have enable us to surge ahead toward
our goal of raising $150,000. With the recent donations
we have now raised almost $25,000!!! Thanks to all of
you!
Just before Christmas, Rob Nairn was able to visit
Ghana and deliver over 300 Christmas cards to the kids
and teachers at the Kedzi School. Cards were made by
the students of St Vincent school in Oakville.
In December a video was made of the various children of all grades from 1 to 8 in the Kedzi School answering questions from their counterparts in Canada. For a list of the questions asked click here. If you would like a copy of the video for fundraising or exchange purposes please contact us.
We are now able to accept direction tax deductible donations!
Kedzi School Foundation c/o Rob Nairn
316 Maple Ave
Oakville, ON
Canada L6J 2H7
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September 2001 |
Rob Nairn Visits Kedzi Mid September
Read about this recent visit to Kedzi and get a project update.
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  Greely School Presents Cheque for $1,000! Ottawa, Ontario
Friday June 22, 2001: Finale of Greely Public Schools "Build a School in Ghana" fund raising campaign. This school of 450 students, has raised an impressive $1,000 to help rebuild the school in Kedzi.
See more about Greely School
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St.Vincent School's Packages Delivered Kedzi, Ghana
June 22, 2001 Rob Nairn delivers all of the goods and kits that everyone from St. Vincents has so generously put together.
Link to full story
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Greely School Ottawa, Ontario
The Greely School community made Kedzi a focus of their "Spring Fling" and held several other fund raising events for the Kedzi School.
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Kiwanis Club International, and Local chapters including Madison, Wisconsin, US
An application has been made to The Kiwanis International Foundation seeking up to $45,000 of the cost of relocation and refurbishment. Local chapters have also been contacted, and the Madison East chapter has committed to $500 to the project.
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St. Vincent School Kindergarten to Grade 8, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
 After learning about the situation at AME Zion Basic School in Kedzi, the St. Vincent community decided to make this their Lenten Initiative for 2001. Classes from Kindergarten to Grade 8 were involved with learning about Kedzi and gathering supplies for the Kedzi students.
They created a kit for each student at the kedzi school that included:
- a personal letter,
- a pen,
- a pencil and eraser,
- a workbook,
- and a ruler.
Every one at St. Vincents had a lot of fun. They are all looking forward to learning more about their friends in Ghana
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