Keith Smith is fundraising for Glenwood Church

Keith Fundraising for Gorom-Gorom School

A School for Gorom-Gorom

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Glenwood Church

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As well as having a sunday morning congregation, Glenwood church seeks to serve it's local community through a number of social action projects. These include homeless work, children and youth groups and work with the elderly. Glenwood also supports people doing charitable work overseas.

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Keith Smith

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15/01/2010

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Raised: 88%

Target: £40,000.00
Raised so far: £35,046.82

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My story

HELP US BUILD A SCHOOL FOR GOROM-GOROM !
Thank you for visiting my fundraising page to help us build a school in Gorom-Gorom, Burkina Faso.

I have been in Burkina Faso since 1989, and work closely in Gorom-Gorom with the local pastors. My home church, Glenwood Church, is partnered with the church there, and we plan to start building a Christian primary school in the town to support the vision of Pastor Daniel of the Gorom-Gorom church.

This will not only improve the education and development of the neediest parts of Burkina Faso, but also introduce children to the life and good news of Christ.

Building the School - UPDATE
Three hectares of land have been acquired for the school, just on the outskirts of Gorom-Gorom. The first phase will require three classrooms, a well, a house for the head teacher, a kitchen, and toilets.

You can see a video about our vision for the school to the left. For further details about the school please visit my website:
www.undertheacacias-school.org.uk

The school is currently running in rented accommodation, and we now hope to start building the school in Sept 2009. A team of architects are designing a school that we hope will provide a quality learning environment for those often regarded as the least. Follow this link to keep up to date with the latest updates about the school.

The final cost of the project will be known only when the designs are finished, but the £40,000 target of this fund-raising page will make a huge contribution to the building of the school. Thank you for your help.

Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a land-locked country in the heart of West Africa. According to the UN, it is the second poorest country in the world.

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So please sponsor me now to help us build a school for the children of Gorom-Gorom!

Thank you.

	To continue your life changing work in Burkina Donation by M&N 20/03/09	£11,100.00 + £3,130.77 Gift Aid
	To continue your life changing work in Burkina Donation by M&N 20/03/09	£3,000.00 + £846.15 Gift Aid
	monthly donation Donation by Yoshie Hoda 26/01/09	£72.00
	God bless you. Donation by Anonymous 28/12/08	£50.00
	Sale of hand make products Donation by Glenwood Craft Group 01/12/08	£133.12
	God bless you. Keep up good work! Donation by Anonymous 26/11/08	£50.00
	God bless you. Donation by Anonymou 27/10/08	£50.00
	May Pastor Daniel's vision become a reality Donation by Anonymous 26/09/08	£50.00
	The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of trouble and He knows them that trust in Him. Donation by anonymous 28/08/08	£1,000.00 + £282.05 Gift Aid
	May Pastor Daniel's vision become a reality Donation by Anonymous 27/08/08	£50.00
	may Pastor Daniel's vision become a reality Donation by Anonymous 25/07/08	£50.00
	Donation by Anonymous 15/07/08	£100.00
	Great idea, Keith, always glad to be a part of what you're doing in Burkina. Donation by Liz 11/07/08	£100.00
	Thank you to all who have bought the jewellery and bags .Aprons and alterations next Donation by Glenwood craft 07/07/08	£220.70
	From the heart of the USA to the children of Gorom Gorom Donation by Anonymous 28/06/08	£75.00
	may Pastor Daniel's vision become a reality Donation by Anonymous 27/06/08	£50.00
	may Pastor Daniel's vision become a reality Donation by Anonymous 24/06/08	£75.00
	God bless you! Donation by anon 22/06/08	£50.00

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* Total raised online:	£16,275.82
Offline donations:	£18,771.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£4,258.97

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