Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Minnesota Nice To Rwanda



Minnesota Nice to Rwanda!

Mr. Kuntz and Mr. Cave would like to thank all of you for your support for our Minnesota Nice to Rwanda drive. Our hope was to collect a bag of clothes and a few hundred dollars to bring to our friend Bosco and the boys at the orphanage Centre Marembo.

When all was said and done we collected over 400 pounds of clothes, computer equipment, and other personal hygeine products and $2,500.00!

We have been overwhelmed by the response and the generousity of the BSM community.

Dave and James

Habimana J. Bosco’s Family | Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Our friend Bosco & his wife Damarse have 12 children (8 by birth and 4 they adopted after the genocide). Bosco is a hard working man who is kind and gentle to his family and friends. Bosco is full time employed as a taxi driver and makes about $300.00 a year.

Centre Marembo | Kigali, Rwanda

Centre Marembo is an orphanage for about 30 boys who have been orphanged because of HIV|AIDS and the 1994 genocide. CM provides school, a place to stay and structure for kids who otherwise would be on the street.


Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Pre-trip Reading and Immunizaitons

We know that the Rwanda 2009! trip is over a year away but on this site you will find listed the mandatory pre-trip reading (schroll down a bit and look to the right) and the required immunizations (See below). Please have these shots completed by the return of Christmas break.

Hepatitis A
Typhoid
Meningococcal meningitis
Influenza
Tetanus/diphtheria
Yellow Fever (Mandatory with international health certificate)
Measles
Pneumococcal
Polio
Malaria