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Face Book
There is a ‘Friends of One! International’ group on Face Book.

Donations
Donations continue to come from: Give-a-Child-a-Chance (GCC) Program, general monetary donations, and gifts in kind. Several people have taken advantage of CanadaHelps.Org to donate by credit card or direct debit. Please Note: Several companies have a “Shared Giving Program” which matches every dollar given by their employees. Three such companies are Telus, Dell, and the United Way. Check with your company to see if you can automatically double your donations!

Volunteer Coordination
Applications for volunteering in India have increased considerably since our involuntary disconnection form the internet. Applications continue to come from all over the world through a wide variety of sources (universities, travel sites, word of mouth, etc.). Recently we have had applications from Australia, Egypt, UK, India, US, Canada and more. Volunteers from Canada also help out by taking one 70 pound suitcase of supplies for the children.

Media
The University of Alberta, Edmonton has included One! International in their International Library of organizations and the New Trails Magazine had a feature article on Tania and One! on their spring 2007 edition.

Four of our teenage boys in Khar School. (Jayenti, Roshan, Santosh, Ramoo)

Teenage Issues

When school started again in June, the staff realized how much some of our students had grown up and that they weren’t really ‘children’ any more. Along with this growth come the typical teenage antics that are true to that age the world over. Interest in the opposite sex, experimentation with drugs and alcohol, identity crises and just sometimes foolishness. None of our students had gotten lost in these issues yet, but it was definitely time to tackle them without reservation. It was important that the students knew that whatever happens, honesty is the best policy and that they can trust the social workers with all of their thoughts and feelings and would not be judged. Also, it was important for them to be given the facts around the issues so that they could hopefully make healthy decisions. The health class that was started in April was then converted to a Health/Life Skills class. The students were very shy at first and couldn’t believe the topics that Vinita and the other teachers were talking about! Within a couple of weeks however, they started to open up and the new class became something they looked forward to.

Short Term Volunteers

Sheetal and Priti (both from England) helped out for the planning of the Summer Fun Celebration in May. Even though they were only with the kids for two weeks, the children grew close to them quickly.

Nurani and Georgianna (both from US) were our volunteers in June. The children at Khar were lucky to have their enthusiasm and energy in the classrooms. Both girls are heading in to second year university at Emerson College. Good luck in your studies. Nurani is in the photo with Bhagyashree.

Good Luck Ari Didi!!

Though we are very disappointed that Ari’s (from England) face will no longer be with us on a day-to-day basis at the Khar school, we wish her the best of luck in her future endeavours.

Ari started volunteering at the school full-time in September 2006. Though she cut back a day in January, she was vital to the activities at the school. During her time at the school, Ari implemented the Camera Project, taught a lot of English and helped out with Karate classes. On top of all that, she was an incredible role model for the children and spread much love and support.

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