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Online Donations

We’ve been having trouble accepting donations through an online payment system because we aren’t our own non-profit organization and don’t have an EIN number for the application. Fortunately, the Mennonite Church has an online giving site and they graciously offered to accept

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Little by Little

I better update this blog to let you all know that we’re still here! Thanks to all of you who have contacted us through the form on the website. Your excitement and encouragement means so much to us. We’ve really

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Ready to Fundraise!

Ok, everyone! Today is a big day for us because we’re finally ready to accept donations. Any size donation is appreciated and will go a long way to help fund someone’s education. Please help us spread the word, as well.

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Almost there! No really, this time…

I know we’ve said this before but it looks like the paperwork is finally finished and our account is being created with our non-profit partner who will handle the donations. Keep posted for full details later this week. We’re almost

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We’re Still Here

Well, we’re still plugging away at getting this thing launched. It’s funny how paperwork always takes so much longer than expected. I was hoping to start fundraising beginning of May and now it’s mid-July. I guess dreams don’t come true

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Delays

Hi everyone, sorry for the gap since my last post. My final exams got pretty crazy and time just got away from me. I just finished the last one a few days ago and after a few days down on

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Writing Letters

I woke up this morning at 5AM and couldn’t go back to sleep so I decided to get another blog post out. It’s kind of nice to look out on the quiet streets before they start to bustle with daily

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Brief Update

Naomi, Will and I had a call with Jim at the Mennonite Foundation. This is really going to happen! Jim expects to have the paperwork ready to be signed in a week or so and then we can start. I

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We’re Back

Hello, sorry that was a really long Christmas break! Actually, we’ve all gotten really busy with school and jobs and our project was sitting idle for some time, but thanks to Naomi we’re back on track. She spoke to someone

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Scholarship Managers Information

I had my phone call with Chris at Scholarship Managers. Everything is perfect with them except it’s too expensive. Let me define perfect – they accept the donations and give the donors a tax-deductible receipt, which is key. They also

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