Greetings friends and family!
Time for the much anticipated thanks-so-much-for-your-support blog, and let me tell you, I have so many people to thank for their generous giving. Friends, family, coworkers, friends of friends, friends of family… the list goes on and on. So many of you have shown your support and shared your enthusiasm for what I hope to do abroad, and I cannot thank you enough. Honestly, each of you should be thanked individually no less than ten or twenty times. Or at least a baker’s dozen. Sadly, that’s not entirely feasible (did I mention I need to spend some time learning Swahili? Yeah, just a little).
Anyway, because of your aid and encouragement (including everything from beautifully supportive and handwritten snail-mail donations to epically creative garage sale fundraisers), I have officially covered the first leg of my African adventure! Look out, Tanzania! Sarah Yale is coming to town.
Now I can plow forward in fundraising for Volunteer Placement #2, which will be in Cape Town, South Africa, the balance for which is due at the end of November.
So… while I have your attention, I’d like to ask if any of you highly intelligent and thoughtful supporters have any ideas for future fundraising. I could seriously use all the help I can get, and I prefer to keep things interesting and fresh, so any new suggestions/brainchildren/thoughts on how to fund my volunteer efforts would be greatly appreciated! I need your help!
If anything comes to mind (or you have any questions) hit me with an email at sarah.atwood.yale@gmail.com. If you haven’t yet had a chance to sponsor my efforts and would like to rock my world/ do so, click the link to my Sponsor Page to the left. Additionally, feel free to spread the word (with the link to this blog and/or my sponsor page) about what I’m trying to accomplish to anyone you think might be interested in my international service.
All of you are incredible. Thank you so much (asante sana) for rallying around me! I’m so lucky to have all of you in my corner.
Most sincerely,
Sarah