Sabore's Well Fundraiser/5th Grade Water Walk and Sabore's Visit

 

 

 

SABORE'S WELL FUNDRAISER 

 

On Wednesday, November 28 students may participate in a fundraiser for the 5th grade class to earn money for Sabore’s Well, an organization that works to build wells and schools in Maasai villages in Kenya. By bringing water to these villages, women and children no longer have to travel many miles each day and are therefore able to go to school. The building of these wells is leading to the empowerment of women in these Maasai tribes.  Since the building of these first wells, they have been able to start the building on schools.  Their very first preschool is almost completed and will open in January to children of the Maasai tribe.  This was made possible by the many donations over the years from SFC students and families. 

 

In connection with Art class, 5th graders learned about the Maasai tribe and their daily struggle of finding water. Sabore Ole Oyie, a Maasai elder, will be visiting the 5th graders on December 3. The 5th grade would like to do a fundraiser to earn money for Sabore’s organization to present to him on this day.  Sabore will also be collecting our Maasai art projects to bring back with him to Kenya to decorate the new school with.  Such an honor!

 

We are asking that students who would like free dress (PK-8th grade) to bring $2 to school on Wednesday, November 28. Homeroom teachers will collect donations in the morning. Of course, any other donations that you would like to contribute will be happily accepted.

To learn more about this amazing organization, please visit: http://saboreswell.org/

WATER WALK and SABORE'S VISIT

 

This Wednesday, for prayer day and in conjunction with their fundraiser day for Sabore, 5th grade students will be participating in a Water Walk during their scheduled time with me.  This will be a meditative and reflective walk where each student will be walking alone  while carrying a 5 lb. bucket of water around the parking lot.  As they walk, students will stop at stations that present them with reflective questions and statements to think about as they walk.  One station will have a 40 lb. water jug which they will be able to lift to see what the actual weight of the water the women in the Maasai village carry miles back and forth from the watering hole.  

 

At the end of the walk, we will meet as a group to discuss their experience during this water walk.  This will be a good exercise to get us ready for when Sabore comes to visit the 5th graders next Monday, December 3rd.   

 

Parents are welcome to attend.  We will be meeting in the church from on Monday, December 3rd from 11:25-12:35 to hear Sabore's story and more about his organization.  The students  always LOVE this day!  It is such an inspiring story.