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Alessandra
Guido and Daisy Smith
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February
20th 2010:
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During
a Faith First Chidren's gathering, the students begin the service
learning program called ‘Pennies for Peace’.
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This
program is designed to broaden our children’s cultural horizons
while teaching them the value of philanthropy – one penny at
a time. |
Pennies
for Peace is a program of Central Asia Institute (CAI), founded
by Greg Mortensen – author of Three Cups of Tea, the #1 New
York Times best seller. |
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CAI
is a registered non-profit organization that promotes and provides
community based education and literacy programs especially for girls
in remote mountain regions of Central Asia. Founded in 1996 , CAI
has built, to date, nearly 100 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan,
which serve more than 28,000 students – over 14,000 of whom
are girls. |
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How
can a penny bring peace? It doesn’t buy much in our community.
However, in the villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan, a penny can
buy a pencil, start an education, and transform a life. |
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In
a region where terrorist organizations recruit uneducated, illiterate
children, that pencil can empower a child to read, write and learn.
We are called to take a stand against injustice and to be a force
for justice and peace in the world. As our children journey in
faith we can offer them the opportunity to be of service and to
learn that they can effect change.
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Our
students at Ascension of Our Lord joined in 2010 thousands of students
around the world who are participating in the Pennies for Peace
program and who worked together to become members of a global
family dedicated to peace.
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On
June 22nd, 2010, Joan Chiz and two of her students, Alessandra Guido and
Daisy Smith met Greg Mortenson to present him with a cheque for
$2000.78 |
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