Stephen Shames Found:: Newsletter

December 8, 2007 Newsletter
• People Magazine's current issue (December 17, 2007) contains a four page article about our 8-year-old Sarah Nantaayi.

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Steve first met Sarah, a double orphan, when she was 11-month-old in March, 2000, at the funeral of her mother. (Her dad died before she was born.) Sarah's 12-year-old sister, Rose, was made head of household. When Rose had a chance to go to boarding school, 10-year-old Sanyu took over.

Today, Sarah is in 2nd grade at Budo Junior School, the best primary school in Uganda. She is consistently in the top ten of her class at this elite school. Sarah was made "dorm mom". She leads 60 kids in her dorm.

Sarah and her three siblings attend top schools thanks to donors like you, who support the efforts of the Stephen Shames Foundation.

Please consider sharing the holiday spirit with needy Ugandan children.

Transform their lives by making it possible for them to attend the best schools.

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Help Concern for the Future's Students

We rely on the generosity of donors to support the dreams of the children, and we need your help.

A donation of $150 a month covers Total Care for one high school student - tuition, room and board, books and clothing, tutoring, medical care, and other essentials.

$100 a month provides Total Care for a primary school student.

Please give what you can. All contributions make a difference.

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Assisting Uganda Children

The Stephen Shames Foundation locates forgotten children with innate talents and molds them into leaders.

We do this by partnering with Concern for the Future, an indigenous Ugandan NGO (non-profit) — raising money, providing financial oversight, and assisting with staff development.

Concern for the Future finds bright, motivated AIDS orphans, child soldiers, and other vulnerable children in Uganda who want to go to college but can't because of poverty, AIDS, and war.

Concern for the Future pays their school fees and prepares them for university.

Concern for the Future runs all aspects of the program in Uganda. The CFTF board and staff, all native Ugandans, select and nurture of our young scholars.

Concern for the Future sends them to the best schools and provides them with everything they need to succeed including books, school supplies, medical care, food, clothes, and emotional support. In addition, we teach our scholars 21st-century skills such as web design and video production.

However, our most significant gift is spiritual.CFTF's nine volunteer "moms" and “dads” provide our traumatized scholars with a warm and encouraging family, while imbuing them with a strong work ethic and a desire to serve.

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Stephen Shames

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