Archive for September, 2010
Celebrate our Successful Summer in Rwanda!
Tweet Come celebrate with us this Wednesday, September 29 at the Pourhouse in Midtown New York from 6-10pm!
Volunteer Amy B. shares her experience in Rwanda
Tweet Special Blog-guest Amy B. shares her experience about traveling to Africa and volunteering at Hope Shines’ camp at Pamasor. Thanks for sharing Amy! She says… I have to admit I was a little scared. I pride myself on being adventurous and somewhat fearless, but these kids had me just a little nervous…….. I first started [...]
In Twenty Years…
Tweet Last week we had an entire week of math lessons. I have observed that the children have been a little restless lately so I tried to infuse a little competition and creativity into the lessons. Although I have limited formal teaching experience, and as stated on my Hope Shines biography, I do find myself [...]
Donate Continental Frequent Flyer Miles to Hope Shines & Help Us Save Money!
Tweet We are launching a campaign to receive Continental Airlines OnePass Miles! Our airline tickets to Rwanda usually cost over $2,000 each – that's SO MUCH MONEY! Just imagine what Hope Shines can do with the money saved when booking tickets using your donated airline miles . . . we can do A LOT for our [...]
“Step by Step”
Tweet Greetings from Kigali, all! I have just hit the 2 month anniversary from my arrival, and there has been a lot of progress with the center and the children of CSC. Firstly, the children have fairly recently returned from their holiday and it has been a tad confusing figuring out each individual child’s school [...]