The children we serve need a few minutes of your time.
 
As we look to maintain our 100% U.S. volunteer-driven model while sustaining a thriving program, we're asking for your help in a new way today.

We started six years ago with 1 classroom with 3 staff. Today we’re up to 5 classrooms with 11 staff. This growth is something to be proud of, but it has brought us to the point where expenses exceed our monthly donations. Additionally, a severe drought in the region is driving-up prices of food and basic goods, increasing our operating costs and increasing the importance of the safety net Ameena Project provides. Until now, we've been able to make up the difference with reserve funds, but our cash reserves are critically low.  
 
We know you're still reading because you value Ameena Project. Your heart has been touched, and you've given generously to change lives. So we have a request of you today:
 
1)    Would you now give of your time, and possibly comfort, and forward this newsletter to just one friend or family member, inviting them to join us in this effort?
AND/OR
2)    Would you share this newsletter to Facebook or the social channel of your choice? You can use the “view in browser” link at the top of the email, or look for the newsletter post on the Ameena Project Facebook page and share that.
 
Here’s a sample email or social media post that you’re welcome to use or adapt to make it your own:

Ameena Project is a 100% U.S.-based volunteer charity operating an early education school in a vulnerable region in Kenya. I support this effort because I believe in its simple and good mission of bringing education, nourishment and hope to children who desperately need it. Will you join me in this cause? A $50, even $30, monthly recurring donation goes far in Kenya and will help the organization’s escalating operating costs due to increased need in the village of Kiang’ombe, and the current famine impacting the region. Thank you for considering this cause that is near and dear to my heart.
 
Our goal is ambitious: to bring on 30 new recurring donors between now and the end of the year, but YOU can help us get there. We thank you!