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Hi there,

Thanks for all the donations.

So far the donations amount to nearly $7000.00 to the Legalo's, plus Vicki's Waiheke Island concert raised nearly $4000.00 for musical instruments, plus $3000.00 from the 'Honeybees' to the village.

I have made 2 large deposits direct to the Legalo bank account so far and will be making another one shortly to make up the balance.

The government is promising financial support to go to the villages towards infrastructure. They have not received this yet. Personal expenses still need to be met.

I spoke to Koroseta the other day and she says they are still living up on the 'mountain' in tents and are receiving clean water, food and lava lavas. So they are OK. Faofao kids sing

However, I was deeply saddened to hear that the children are having to walk nearly 3 hours each way to get to school. 6 hours a day to get an education! WOW. No car and they have to walk up and down the mountain in that incredible heat. Exhausting just thinking about it. On top of that they have to deal with the grief of losing so many of their friends.

Vaa, being the entrepreneurial one, has set up a bar in the remains of the old main fale (with a tarp over the top) to get some business going and help out the aid workers and locals.

Getting business going again is essential for survival. Koroseta is very worried about how and where she should set up some fales. Last week she was thinking that maybe the mountain is the best place for building these.

Donations
So as you can see there is still a long way to go on the road to recovery, any financial assistance will be appreciated. Donations can be made via credit card to the secure online payment page https://singabout.worldsecuresystems.com/payments.html

Anyone interested in going to Samoa in the next couple of months to help with rebuilding or assisting in some way please let me know.

Your donations are making a huge difference to the Legalo family and village of Saleapaga.
Koroseta says a big THANK YOU to you all.

Thanks

Jennifer


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Jennifer Richardson | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink
 
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