A Very Special Request
June 18, 2010 at 7:19 am
The Laroo Vocational School in Uganda works with ex-child soldiers, training them with practical and marketable skills to help them re-integrate with society. Many in Uganda look down on or are afraid of these poor kids because of the atrocities they’ve been forced to commit and without a way to support themselves in the city they are often left ostracized by their villages and communities. The Laroo school plays an essential role in helping these kids heal from their past.
The school has sent an urgent request for funding the education of these children. Like everyone these days they’re finding it hard to survive. Read on to see the numbers, and you’ll get a little perspective on how things really are:
- For their sewing school, they need €370 to purchase thread, mirrors, stools, yamato rolls, tape measures and scissors for the semester.
- For their carpentry school they need €365 to purchase chess cram, triangular files, saw frames, saw blades, arc saws, and smoothing planes
- For their construction school they need €120 to purchase t-squares, overalls, wooden floats, and straight edges.
That’s €855 all up to keep the entire operation going. When you think of all the little lives that will be influenced by that, it’s nothing really…
This is a great chance to partner with a school that is working hard to not simply see these kids survive but to see them thrive. If you contribute through Zest4Kidz you can be sure all your money is going straight to the Laroo school and not into administration. Donate now
Thanks.
Tags: laroo school uganda, Zest4Kidz
This Should Have Been Yesterday
June 17, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Brightspark was 7 years old yesterday. I was busy getting out the door with my new baby boy to catch some rays and have the usual celebratory lunch (this time sans alcohol!). I really intended to get something up here to mark the cycle of 7, here is something I found that is kind of nice:
Spinning, laughing, dancing to her favorite song
A little girl with nothing wrong Is all aloneEyes wide open, always hoping for the sun
And she’ll sing her song to anyone that comes along
I won’t sing my song to anyone these days; 7 years of being in business has made me more discerning than that. But definitely dancing to my own tune these last 7 years of self employment has made my heart sing.
Enjoy the music, even if it is a bit high on the cheese quotient:
Tags: 7 years internet marketing business, brightspark birthday
Flashmob Friday
June 4, 2010 at 9:09 am
Cheese-tastic Cardiff does do, re, me… it’s a bit Billy Barry, but hey it’s not as bad the New York Stock Exchange one:
Tags: flashmob friday cardiff do re me
Measuring Social Media ROI
June 1, 2010 at 11:08 am
A hot topic all round and one I’m going to do my thesis on … but the problem I’m finding is that it’s SO cutting edge, there aren’t really a lot of academic peer reviewed articles to include in a lit review. If you find any – please let me know.
There are lots of blogs and Youtube videos available – this one is pretty good for starters. We’re doing pretty much all of these for our clients. Are you?
Tags: measuring return on investment, return on influence, social media roi
