Nasiyaya School

I am delighted to tell you that the school that has been allocated to me is Nasiyaya School. The $7,000 I raised will be used to pay for feeding the children in your school for a year. This is also the school where we will be sponsoring the next kitchen shelter!

Nasiyaya School is located in the Blantyre District in southern Malawi, the same district where Mary’s Meals has its base. The school currently has 637 children enrolled and feeding at the school started very recently in October 2011 as part of Mary's Meals most recent expansion phase.

I would like to extend a warm thank you on behalf of everyone at Mary’s Meals and especially from all the children at Nasiyaya School, for helping me raise the money provide their daily meals.

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow in Riverside!! (Pictures from Ranee Fladung)

Thanks to Ranee Fladung who took these pictures from when Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow came to Riverside Iowa.

                                                   Announcing Magnus

                                                     Magnus speaking

              The Holy Trinity CCD kids giving Magnus the money they raised for Mary's Meals 

                                                              $801.06!!!

                                                          Magnus and I

                                 Magnus, Me and Patty Decker



Thanks for the pictures Ranee!!

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow in Riverside!!

On Monday, Sep 26th Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow the founder of Mary's Meals spoke at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside, Iowa.  On Tuesday our family had the the opportunity to take Magnus and Patty Decker (who is in charge of Mary's Meals USA) to Chicago Illinois.

Here are some pictures from the evening:

       Gloria Williams, a lady from the local newspaper intervied Magnus, Patty and I

                                           Magnus and I

                                           Patty and I

                                                      Introducing Magnus 

                                                     Magnus speaking

The 7th and 8th grade Religious Ed. classes presenting Magnus with a check for $801 that they raised this month for Mary's Meals

                                                    Mathew, Valarie, Magnus and Bethany

                                           Our family with Magnus
                                    L to R Aaron,  Mom (Pam), Me, Magnus, Alexander and Dad (Dave)

                                   My brother, Alexander made a Mary's Meals sign out of Lego Bricks for Magnus

On Monday night I raised $2,452.15 for the kitchen!!

On behalf of the children in Malawi, thanks to everyone who attend/donated!!

Update on the Mpondasi kitchen

I wanted to give you the very latest update about construction at Mpondasi School. The kitchen shelter is now approximately 85% complete: the roof is on and plastering is almost finished.  They  expect the practical completion date to be at the very end of September/ start of October.

Learn a bit about Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow

For his work, Magnus was named one of CNN’s Top Ten Heroes of 2010.  See more about that here:
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/archive10/magnus.macfarlane.barrow.html

A six minute You Tube video of the work of Mary’s Meals:
http://www.youtube.com/user/marysmeals

And a two minute “teaser” if you don’t have 6 minutes right now:
http://www.youtube.com/user/marysmeals#p/a/u/0/kuzAPy3Wbwg

Magnus getting announced at the CNN Top Ten Heroes Ceremony 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uTHSt0pHs8

Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow is coming to Iowa!!

Magnus the founder of Mary's Meals is coming to Iowa!!

On Monday Sep. 26th 2011 at 7:00 pm he will be speaking at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside Iowa.

After he speaks there will be a reception were you can meet him!!

I am working on planning the event, so more details will follow.