February 8 Lions Hall Wolfville 9-3
March 13 Wong International Centre, Corner of Acadia and Highland 9-4
March 27-28 Women of Wolfville ticket to show must be purchased
June 12 Granny yard sale drop off day, Lions Hall, Wolfville 9-6
June 13 Granny Yard Sale Lions Hall 8-1
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CURRENT EVENTS & SALES: July, August, October 2019
July 13 Kingston Steer Barbeque, 9-4
July 27 Port George Jamboree, Port George
August 24 Multicultural Festival, Kentville Centre Square, 10-4
November 9, Lions Hall, Wolfville, 9-3
We have some very exciting news to share with you. We have just received an email telling us that one of our Kikima grandchildren, Vincent has been accepted into Actuarial Science at Jomo Kenyata University of Agriculture and Technology. Our first university child and it has only taken 8 years to achieve as I’m sure you all remember that most of our children were not in school when we started this project 8 years ago. So, Congratulations to Vincent, his gogo and his grannie and a pat on the back for us
Thank you from the Kings-Kikima Grannies
We wish to say a heartfelt thank you to all who have so generously supported our project in Kikima, Kenya.
By donated jewelry and yard sale items and supporting our fundraising events we have been able to send 60 children to school, 15 to high school and four to post secondary school.
We also thank the Mud Creek Rotary club, Acadia Rotaract, Rotary district #7820 and the University Women’s Club for their financial assistance and support.
Together we have made a difference in the lives of the children and their grannies.
Our Grannie Story has been published inMay/June edition of Saltscapes! Katherine Mott has written a wonderful article about Ruth Kyatha and how we connected through the grannies in Kenya and Kings County. It is thrilling to see this in print! Thank you, Katherine, for sharing the journey and reaching out to others.
If anyone would like more information,please email, nandghenry@eastlink.ca or search Kings Kikima grannies on Facebook.
Jewellery sale at Blomidon Nurseries on May 18th!!!
In September the Kings Kikima grannies were recognized by Rotary International.Our thanks to them.
These are the latest pictures from Kikima taken during a food distribution. The Kikima grannies are so thankful to the Kings grannies, saying that that their lives have been saved because of their actions. We are all blessed.
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Eleven Years Later…..
Education has always been our main focus, once the bellies were filled. The children are all in school, with uniforms and tuition up to date. Many have gone onto post-secondary schools and received diplomas in, hairdressing, early childhood, Bible studies, food and nutrition, seamstress and 4 teachers and one pastor. and one is enrolled in a special school which would not have been possible a while ago. This is the latest list from Ruth, 1 in special needs,19 -primary, 21-high school, 7-college/trade school. 1-university, 7 number have dropped out and some are working. Once the children have graduated and left home, we try to continue to support the grandmothers.
Once the elementary forms of school are completed, they go onto high school. This means that they must be boarded in another town so money must be made available for this. The cost for education and boarding school has risen in the past year. As we all know the value of education, we have made this our main focus. Tuition is needed 3 times a year. There are also other expenses for those who are boarding, mattresses, blanket, personal items, we provide these as well. Without help only 30% of children go onto high school in Africa. Of that group only 50% finish high school. This means that less than one in five youth in Kenya graduate with a secondary school certificate. We now have 49 grandchildren and 24 Gogos. If a grandmother dies, we continue to support the children as long as they remain in school. All our grandkids are in school, we are bucking the trend! We need to let them know that we are with them. If a grannie passes on, we keep the grandchildren. We knew that trust had to be established with these women who had to endure so much. They needed to know that we are here for them for the long run, not a project that was only there for a short time. This is a quote from a report that Ruth has sent.
You do not know, but there are very many satisfied grandparents and grandkids in Kikima. The work you do may not be considered big by world standards, but it certainly has changed many lives.
This is our reward and we are happy
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We have some very exciting news to share with you. We have just received an email telling us that one of our Kikima grandchildren, Vincent has been accepted into Actuarial Science at Jomo Kenyata University of Agriculture and Technology. Our first university child and it has only taken 8 years to achieve as I’m sure you all remember that most of our children were not in school when we started this project 8 years ago. So, Congratulations to Vincent, his gogo and his grannie and a pat on the back for us
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Thank you from the Kings-Kikima Grannies
We wish to say a heartfelt thank you to all who have so generously supported our project in Kikima, Kenya.
By donated jewelry and yard sale items and supporting our fundraising events we have been able to send 60 children to school, 15 to high school and four to post secondary school.
We also thank the Mud Creek Rotary club, Acadia , Rotary district #7820 and the Canadian Federation of University Women Wolfville for their financial assistance and support.
Together we have made a difference in the lives of the children and their grannies.
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Our Grannie Story has been published inMay/June edition of Saltscapes! Katherine Mott has written a wonderful article about Ruth Kyatha and how we connected through the grannies in Kenya and Kings County. It is thrilling to see this in print! Thank you, Katherine, for sharing the journey and reaching out to others.
If anyone would like more information,please email, nandghenry@eastlink.ca or search Kings Kikima grannies on Facebook.
Jewellery sale at Blomidon Nurseries on May 18th!!!
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In September the Kings Kikima grannies were recognized by Rotary International.Our thanks to them.
These are the latest pictures from Kikima taken during a food distribution. The Kikima grannies are so thankful to the Kings grannies, saying that that their lives have been saved because of their actions. We are all blessed.
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Unfortunately we have heard that the drought has reached Kikima, although it is not as bad as other parts of Kenya.Money will be sent for food supplies. The good news is that the school fees have been paid up until January.
With that in mind, our fundraisers have begun. On October 22nd,we will be part of the Hantsport Harvest Fest at the firehall.We have a box at the library and people can drop off their previously loved jewelry.
On October 28th we will be at the Wong International Centre from 10 until3. This is always a popular event so come early.
With November, comes Fezziwig so be sure to stop at our display and find some treasures. Also, if any groups wish to know more about our projects please contact Betsy Baillie or Nancy Henry. We would be more than glad to share our enthusiasm!!
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