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Originally Posted by jspchief
Yeah, I'd rather help Americans.
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We agree there are many Americans who need support, it's why our non-profit worked to partner with over 25 schools, churches and local non-profits over the last three years.
In the Spring of 2013, a classroom of sixth graders in Inman, KS used Google Sketchup to design an Earthquake Safe School that ended up being the basis for the construction of the TriKa school in Nepal. For their efforts, these sixth graders won second place in a statewide competition at K-State and are now developing their own non-profit endeavor as middle schoolers.
Later that year, a third grade classroom from a school that had 90% of their student body receiving free and reduced lunch started a cultural awareness campaign where they partnered with community organizations and singlehandedly funded kindergarten classroom in rural Nepal. These students are now working on creating sustainable programs in their school and community.
In August 2013 - a high school student partnered with us and brought clean water to hundreds of people in Nepal and Haiti. For his efforts he was awarded a $10,000 scholarship at K-State which allowed him to attend the school.
Last year we also partnered with the Lawrence Homeless Shelter and have worked on multiple projects with the shelter. Through different campaigns we have brought hundreds of dollars of food and materials back into the shelter.
We agree that many Americans are deserving of support, and it's why we have poured a substantial amount of our focus to helping our home communities. Our efforts have already brought thousands of dollars to deserving people in this country and we're hoping that number will only increase in the future.
In the end, we absolutely respect your commitment to serving local causes - are there any you'd recommend we partner with?