TunaHAKI orphanage donations

Habari Zenu,
Since we have enjoyed our experience in Tanzania soo much, we now want to give back to the community. As we mentioned before, there is an orphanage called TunaHAKI which is partnered with Jubilee. The center was founded David Ryatula, a former acrobat, who found children on the street one day and decided to take them in. Over the years the center has grown to care for 20 children full-time as well as around 50 children who stop in for food and education. The orphanage has very little permanent funding and is always looking for more donations. Since we first visited the center, we have been looking for ways to improve the children's quality of life. After talking to David yesterday, he let us know of many different ways to benefit the children. He gave us a spreadsheet that describes the specific costs for the children's daily needs. The major necessities for the children are food and schooling. All of the children in the center are attending school, and he wants to keep it that way. In addition, David also told us of a smaller project outside of the main budget that would be very beneficial for the kids. The children sleep in small rooms and have very little space to store their own clothing. David said that they needed two large dressers(one for the boys and one for the girls) so that each child will have a space for himself. Each dresser costs $350 so the total cost would be $700. WE WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS PROJECT ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE WE LEAVE. This means that we would like to be able to buy materials and pay for the assembly in the next week or two. If you would like to donate now to this wonderful cause for any reason, please contact either of our parents about the amount you wish to donate and we will give the orphanage the money NOW in person. He are hoping to establish a long-term commitment to the orphanage through our fraternity as well as donate supplies to Mawenzi Hospital who are also desperately in need, so this is not the only opportunity to donate. However, if you would like to help the kids in an immediate fashion, this is a great opportunity to do so. You can contact our parents through email or phone.
Stacey Ruiz - JSERK@aol.com
Laurie Alsentzer- LAlsentzer@comcast.net
The kids are great and they would definitely appreciate anything that you could give.
ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT. We miss everyone at home. See you soon.
Kwaheri,
Andy and Ryan