Our names are Sara, Sarah and Emily, and we spent a
week volunteering at Udayan in March 2018. We had such an amazing experience
getting to know both the incredible children and staff at Udayan, we wanted to
do something when we arrived home from our travels to show you how appreciative
we are of the time we spent with everyone at the home.
In August 2018, the three of us held a fundraiser with
our friends, families, and neighbours. Here, we had information boards on
Udayan, played live music, served dinner and dessert, and made a speech to our
guests. In this speech, we discussed the profound effect Udayan and all the
incredible children had on our lives. We tried our best to convey to our
friends and family how much we learned in our eight days at Udayan and how it
was an experience we will remember for the rest of our lives.
It was our goal to raise $5,000 through this event,
all of which we would give directly back to Udayan. It ended up that, through
our fundraising efforts and the generosity of our friends and family, we were
able to surpass our goal and raise just over $5000! We are overjoyed to be able
to give this financial support, and hope that it can go a long way for the
children. The money we have raised is to give back to the home and all of the
incredible children that touched our hearts.
Additionally, we would love if you could possibly
please pass on a message from us to the children and that is:
We love you all and think of you often. You are still
all our brothers and sisters and we have raised this money with you in our
hearts. We will never forget everything you taught us and will always speak
about the memories we made with you. We hope to come back to India to see you
all again soon, but until that point, know we think of you all every day.
Sending love your way,
Sara, Sarah, and Emily
No comments:
Post a Comment