New Eagle Scout and a School Fundraiser

Brayden Christenson, who went to Kenya in August to build desks for the Austin Frampton School in Dzivani, had his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Sunday, January 9.  Brayden is now officially an Eagle Scout.  We are so proud of Brayden for his diligent efforts, and grateful that he chose to work with Koins for Kenya to attain this rank.

Last Tuesday, Brayden and his mom, Sherrie, went to Church Hill Jr. High in Salt Lake City, where they spoke to the 9th grade honors English class about Kenya and the work Koins is doing there. The students were very excited and the student body officers were going to kick off a school wide fundraiser starting today. The day after they spoke, Sherrie's friend sent a picture of the jar of coins her honors students had collected in one day.

Way to go Church Hill!  It is through such donations that the Wind Ridge Elementary School in Farmington has funded the building of 3 classrooms, desks, uniforms and a cistern at the Wind Ridge School in Chikomani, Kenya over the past several years.

In fact, it was the 6th grade class of 2003 at Wind Ridge that coined the phrase "Koins for Kenya" that ultimately became the official name of our foundation.  And with the coins of many donors over the years, we have built classrooms, cisterns, desks, libraries, science centers, and many other projects in our service area of Kenya.


I am looking forward to tracking the progress of Church Hill's fundraiser.  They might help us build that school at Gona!


Asante Sana