Arkansas Reading Association International Project May 6, 2008

Re: Uganda Child Education Sponsorship Program

Dear ARA:

I would like to personally thank the Arkansas Reading Association and its local councils for making our Uganda Child Education Sponsorship Program your International Project. To date, the ARA is sending eight underprivileged children to school. We are calling them the ARA KIDS (list and pictures below). Some councils have committed to ongoing annual sponsorships at $240 per year, three councils teamed up to do an annual sponsorship together, others made one year commitments to a child’s education, and still other councils are just participating by collecting coins to help in the overall project. Every effort large and small is very much appreciated by me, the children and their families.

Teachers and students alike are sponsoring children by gathering their nickels, dimes and quarters. Here is what Renee’ Edwards, President of the North Arkansas Reading Council wrote:

“Please find enclosed a check for the amount of $194.66. The North Arkansas Reading Council has chosen to donate this amount to the Terri Clark Ministries, Inc. for our International Project. Our council would like to designate these funds to be used in helping sponsor a Ugandan child’s education. North Arkansas Reading Council members asked their own students from the Cave City Elementary School to collect coins to help send a Ugandan child to school. Lots of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters were collected to make up this contribution. Thank you for allowing us to be a very small part of this great effort!”

Needless to say, these sponsorships are worth far more than just an education to our African children and their families. I received a note from our Ugandan director last week, he wrote, “The rays of hope for a bright future keep growing brighter in the lives of all these children.”

One boy, Charles Kayira, sponsored by the SEARK Reading Council, was re-united with his mother because of his school sponsorship. Previously, Charles was living with his grandfather in the village because his mother could not afford to care for him or send him to school. Both Charles and his mother are very happy to be back together.

To the Arkansas Reading Association and to every participating council I woud like to say in our children’s Lugandan tongue, “Webele Nyo Nyo Nyo!!!”

Thank you very, very, very much!!!

Gratefully Yours,

Terri Clark

President

Terri Clark Ministries, Inc.

Participating ARA Councils

Arkansas Reading Association

Jefferson County Council

Grant County Council

North Central Reading Council

Arkadelphia Area Reading Council

SEARK Reading Council

Northeast AR Reading Council

On the Border Reading Council

Greater Texarkana Reading Council

North Arkansas Reading Council

ARA KIDS We are the children sponsored by the Arkansas Reading Association. We are happy to have the opportunity to go to school. Thank you very much for helping us!
	Dora Nansasira My birthday is September 11, 1995. I am in P-3 at Kiwatule Primary School. I live with my mother and brother. My father died. My best subject is Social Studies. I would like to become a pastor one day. I enjoy attending the Saturday Bible Program.
	Dorothy Namukasa My birthday is May 10, 1999. I am in P-1 at Bright Future Nursery School. I live with my mother and six siblings in poverty. My father left us.
	Kubindi Vitarine My name is Kubindi Vitarine. My birthday is October 2, 1999. I am in P-1 at Kigoowa Primary School. I would like to be a teacher after school. I live with my mother and father in poverty.
	Namanda Sharifa My name is Namanda Sharifa. My birthday is June 23, 1997. I am in P3 at Kawnabiri Primary School. I love to read and write. I live with my mother in a family of ten other children.
	Nanunjjii Moreen My name is Nanunjji Moreen. My birthday is October 30, 1998. I am in P3 at Kalinabiri Primary School. I would like to be a secretary after school. I live with my aunt in a Catholic family. My mother and father abandoned me.
	Charles Kayira My birthday is April 12, 1997. I am in Nursery School. I live with my grandfather and three siblings in poverty. My father abandoned us. My mother is a Christian but could not support all three of us.
	Julius Namanya My birthday is March 19, 2000. I live with both of my parents in poverty. There is a total of nine children in my family. My parents do any manual labor they can find to care for us.
	Simon Kitego I am in P-3 at St. Paul Primary School. I live with both of my parents in a big family. We live in poverty. I love English and would like to become a teacher one day.
http://www.terriclarkministries.org/uganda

Simon Kitego

I am in P-3 at St. Paul Primary School. I live with both of my parents in a big family. We live in poverty. I love English and would like to become a teacher one day.