dotcomdtcm

Can you imagine going to a slum in Kibera, Kenya and starting a school for girls? That's what Wesleyan grad Jessica Posner did.
A bunch of DD's Wes friends are in Kenya now, making a difference.
Jess is a finalist for a $100,000 grant on VH1 tonight. It's one of those audience votes things. So please take the time & vote.
Read about the school and a new clinic on the Shining Hope website.
When I was 25 I could barely take care of myself!! Thank you!

CarrieAnne

Sometimes it amazes me what these young people can do! LOL, Dotty, when I was 25, I had 3 kids, and DH was a over the road trucker!
Now that my kids are older, its time to help others!

cherylynne

You can be very proud of her and her work. She's making a difference!!

mrspete

Is there a certain time to look for the vote? I would very much like to participate. Been Wesleyan since it joined up with the Pilgrim Holiness in the late 50's

I have a cousin in Uganda just now, doing similar work. More soldiers than military soldiers in our beautiful world!

Blessings,
Ruth

dotcomdtcm

My daughter says go to the website. Today is the last day of voting.The clinic they are building is to honor Johanna, a coed gunned down on campus last year. You might remember the horrible news stories, from Middletown Ct. Here are kids turning tragedy into something good. Awesome!

Prism99

Here's the website I found for this:
http://www.dosomething.org/project/k...mmunity-center

Here are the 5 projects up for the voting:
http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_s...mething-award/

You have to register in order to vote.

After you have registered, you can go to:
http://www.dosomething.org/
and scroll down to the voting area on the right to vote for Jessica.

I just voted for Jessica. Mark is in 1st place currently, and Jessica is in 2nd place currently.

dotcomdtcm

Thank you, thank you!

Carol's Quilts

I didn't have to register! I just voted and got a message that my vote was recorded. I read that you had to register if you wanted to leave a message or comment.

Anyway, Mark's votes were at 29% and Jessica's were at 71% ! Woo hoo!

Since I didn't have to register, does that mean I can vote more than once? C'mon, people, let's DO this!

I watched a PBS program over the weekend about how, years ago, a holocaust survivor, now in her late '80's and living in Sweden, sponsored a young man from Kenya to go to high school. He eventually graduated from Harvard, joined the UN and is now one of the organizers of a UN group that gives scholarships to deserving young people to go to high school who would otherwise not be able to afford to go. High school is not free! The children are recommended by their elementary school teachers, then they prepare for and take a competitive exam and vie for the 10 scholarships offered. (This was several years ago.) It was absolutely heartbreaking for those many children who did not make it. How disappointed they were, the tears streaking down their cheeks. They were very, very poor and every one of them wanted to go to school so they could get a good job and make money to help their families who were in dire need. This was really, really sad. To make matters worse, this was all happening in the midst of the horrible politics-based genocide that was taking place in Kenya.

I applaud Jessica for the enormous task she has undertaken and sincerely hope she gets this award.

What do you say we all help her out? Only takes a second to vote!

amma

I just voted for Jessica too!!! Gooooo Jessica :D:D:D

mrspete

Done Deal. vote cast and information is being shared via my email and facebook acc't.

Blessings,
Ruth