“Ms. October” in the “Authors Supporting Youth Literacy” fundraising calendar produced by the Write-Read-Succeed Organization of New Mexico.

“Author in Residence” for Julius E. Sprauve School (2002 - 2004):  This has blossomed into a project where our school has adopted a school in Maasailand in Kenya. Our students are raising $10,000 to dig a borehole well at the Merrueshi Primary School.  There is also a pen pal program between the Caribbean island kids and the Maasai kids. We raised $7,800, and the community topped us up to the $10,000 goal.

Pine Peace Project Coordinator (Nov. 2002):  Helped to launch a project for the students to raise money to buy wheelchairs for kids in the Third World.  They raised enough money in two months to get 15 children off the ground. I connected them to the Wheelchair Foundation who will match their funds and distribute the 30 chairs total.

International School of Zurich Project Coordinator (Nov. 2002):  Helped to launch a project for the students to raise money to buy wheelchairs for kids in the Third World.  They raised enough money in one month to get 5 kids off the ground. I connected them to the Wheelchair Foundation who will match their funds and distribute the 10 chairs.

Wheelchair Foundation (August 2002):  I was invited along on a trip to deliver wheelchairs to 7 countries in 11 days.  We had ceremonial give-away ceremonies in Nigeria, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Egypt, Jordan, Romania and the Ukraine representing 7000 wheelchairs.  I wrote 20 profiles of recipients from the trip for the Wheelchair Foundation’s website and newsletter. With the delivery of chairs from the Wheelchair Foundation we have now gotten over 3,000 Ethiopian women and children off the ground.