Our Thanks to You Goes Beyond the Stars!

by | Oct 23, 2017 | Africa, education, Liberia, Thank You, Uniting Distant Stars, vocational training, youth development, Youth Empowerment

As we celebrate YOU, our Classroom Hero & Star Supporter, we want to express our heartfelt and sincerest gratitude for investing in our youth in Liberia. Did you know this is a co-investment? Our students paid a $75 registration fee to enroll in our tuition-free courses. This fee covers their uniforms, ID cards, and basic learning materials such as course hand-outs. Your investment as a Classroom Hero is providing the necessary practical materials for us to teach Catering, Cosmetology, Electrician, Plumbing, and Tailoring vocational training skills to youth in Liberia.

In our last newsletter, we mentioned that we wired $4,300 to buy these learning supplies. The funds arrived in Liberia on Thursday, and the shopping started on Friday. The photo on the left shows some of the supplies you helped purchase for our electrician course. As you can see, our students will get hands-on experience with installing lights and outlets.

 

Your investment in our students is going to enhance their learning experience. Since we started our courses on February 1st, 2017, our students have been working weekly to develop their skills. This short video slide-show illustrates this effort being given by our cosmetology students, who practice cutting/plaiting hair, and giving manicures to volunteers.

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Become a Classroom Hero

by | Jun 25, 2017 | Africa, cosmetology, donate, education, electricity course, Electricity Course, Facebook Fundraiser, fundraiser, Liberia, Plumbing, Shop classes, Skills training, Star Supporter, Students, tailoring, Treadle Sewing Machines, Uniting Distant Stars, youth development, Youth Empowerment

DONATE NOW!        GOAL: $7,200     RAISED: $202 

Here is YOUR chance to change the world–

Become a Classroom Hero for Liberian Youth Today!

Are you ready to support the aspirations of young Liberians and help them achieve their goals?

Then this is your chance to Become a Classroom Hero for Liberian Youth attending our vocational training classes.

Help us raise $7,200 to purchase the required practical materials for our courses in Catering, Cosmetology, Electricity, Plumbing and Tailoring by:

  1. Donating online or writing a check to Uniting Distant Stars, 4010 Lawndale LN N, Plymouth, MN 55446
  2. Start a Facebook Fundraiser on Uniting Distant Stars’ Behalf to encourage others to support our ambitious youth in Liberia.
  3. Host or create a fundraiser to sponsor a course as follows:

✮ Catering needs $1,000 for baking pans, mixing bowls, cooking pots, etc.

✮ Cosmetology needs $2,000 for flat irons, materials for hair and nails, etc.

✮ Electricity needs $1.500 for tools, meters & testers, and other materials.

✮ Plumbing needs $1,500 for tools, pipes, faucets and other materials.

✮ Tailoring needs $1,200 for scissors, thread, ironing board, machine oil, and other materials.

All DONATIONS are tax-deductible and life changing! Thank you for making a difference in the lives of children & young adults!