Special Needs, Special Opportunity

Special Needs, Special Opportunity

We have some students whose stories Muday could not overlook when they approached the school. Muday created Fresh and Green Academy to help children who need it the most, and that is why these kids were taken into the school, even though they need more resources than normal to succeed. While many of our children suffered in their early years from malnutrition, and the debilities that come with that, several of them faced even more frightening challenges: hydrocephalus, blindness, paraplegia and emotional scars.

A boy named Yesuna was brought to the school because his mother wanted to abandon him. He had been neglected since birth after his mother could not afford to feed him. He was left in their hovel while his mother waited for him to die, and malnutrition made him blind, deaf and unresponsive. He has a severe mental disability. He is too weak to walk or even sit up. But Muday would not abandon him.

Through daily care for over 2 years, Yesuna is coming back. Turns out he is not deaf after all, and responds to music and clapping. His caregivers have applied physiotherapy methods and he now has the strength to sit up on his own. He can now communicate his most basic needs, but cannot speak.

Yesuna has almost constant attention, from his caregivers to be sure, but from his schoolmates as well! A television is kept in his room and his friends come to be with him and watch TV. And this is one of the real benefits of having these students in the community: these kids learn to build people with special needs into their own lives! Everybody lends a hand when needed.

We need your help! Can you help sponsor one of our special needs kids through the Friendship Club program? We have created a special category for this initiative and you will be sure to get progress reports from your Friend along the way.

Become a Friendship Club member!

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Join the all new Friendship Club!

Join the all new Friendship Club!

On #GivingTuesday we launched our new Friendship Club!

Please join us in this amazing gift of nourishment and education!

What is the Friendship Club?

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A new twist on our old child sponsorship program! 

This new program gives you the opportunity to help our students and the school in a way that fits your lifestyle.

 

We are offering three new “Friendship” tiers to give you ample opportunity to help the children.

Our current general sponsorship opportunity,

Friend level-$35 a month will feed one child three meals a day for a month.

Our new Friendship Club levels include:

Good Friend level-$50 a month will assist in the purchase of a uniform and school supplies for two students for a year.

Best Friend level-$75 a month helps cover monthly costs for any student who needs medical attention.

Friend for Life level-$100 a month contributes to the cost of one teacher’s monthly salary. The students’ education would not be possible without these hard working men and women!

No matter what level you choose, you will be making a difference. We will pair you with a student and you will receive communication and periodic updates about him or her and the school.

Friendship Club Perks

Join the club today!

Become a Friendship Club member!

 

With Your Help, These Children Can Change the World!

With Your Help, These Children Can Change the World!

Our Child Sponsorship Program plays a crucial part in the over all funding of the school. Every child receives three nutritious meals a day, one uniform, (hopefully two in the near future) pens, pencils, lesson books, note books, clean water to take home to their families, and periodic medical care, all for free because of your donations. They also learn and play in a safe and loving environment, they do not all have at home.

To provide these things and pay rent, utilities, and teachers salaries now costs close to $12,000 USD a month, with the food costing approximately $7,000. We also feed the mothers from the Cooperative, teachers, staff and volunteers.

With a recommended $35 monthly donation we are able to continue to help the children and their mothers.

Although the money raised helps all the children, we will pair you with one of our 182 students, update you periodically on his or her progress and send letters or cards from your student. We make periodic trips to the school, and are happy to bring any correspondence to your student you would like.

Fresh and Green Academy, only through your generosity, is saving lives and changing the world.

Thank you!

Sponsor a Child Today

3 Ways to Make a Difference this Summer

3 Ways to Make a Difference this Summer

1- Get Your Tickets for the 7th Annual Poker Fundraiser

Join us for our annual Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament and Casino Night event in NYC on September 28th, 2015

Join us for an evening of Poker, Black Jack and fun! Register today and pay only $250.00 for $2,500.00 in chips, 3 hours premium open bar, and 3 hours of fine hors d’oeuvres! (ticket price is $275.00 after September 9th and as always most of your ticket is tax deductible)
Play will be for prizes such as Sporting event tickets, Broadway tickets, wellness services, dinners and a special Las Vegas grand prize!
There will be professional dealers and beginner tables with instruction are available.
Don’t want to play?
For $90.00, receive open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and more fun and games while helping the children of Fresh and Green Academy!

Get you tickets now!

2- Sponsor a Child

The children of Fresh and Green Academy attend school all year round so they are able to eat throughout the summer.

The Academy is of vital importance to the children it serves because this school is the only place they eat. While classes are scaled back during the summer, the children still attend school from 8am till 5pm, attending both academic and extra curricular classes. Summer is also a time many volunteers visit and help with English language and other life skills. Your donations through our “Child Sponsorship Program” help keep the school functioning all year round so it can continue to provide a safe and loving environment and the nourishment and care needed for the children to survive and thrive.

3- Take Part in an Upcoming Event or Volunteer.

We are planning events all summer and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our board!

We are planning fundraising events in San Jose, CA, Portland, OR and New York City, NY in the upcoming months. If you are in one of those areas, and would like to join a planning committee or volunteer in another capacity, please contact Trish at trish@FriendsOfFreshAndGreen.com for more information.

We are also in the process of growing our board! If you have passion and are willing to “roll up your sleeves” and help with fundraising and some organizational work, we want you!

Learn More Here

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Spreading Love, Happiness and Hope for the Holidays

Spreading Love, Happiness and Hope for the Holidays

All beings are connected and helping one can impact millions!

-Michael Mike-E Ellison

Fresh and Green Academy is proof that it is simple to make a difference. Since the school opened in 2000, hundreds of children have been saved from having to live in the streets. The school is operated and the children are fed and educated entirely by the generosity of others.
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Your end of the year donation will continue supporting the beautiful and energetic children at Fresh and Green Academy in Ethiopia.

One of our favorite compliments from our donors and supporters is that our children look happy! Yes, indeed they are. The reason for this is because of years of care that includes nutrition, education, and unconditional support that these children would not have if it were not for donors such as yourself.