Age Of Awareness

Age of Awareness will make another journey back to Ghana to visit our schools. We will be delivering school supplies, computers, clothes and other items to the students. We invite you join us on this journey to experience the school system and the history of Ghana. Our itinerary will also include a trip to the slave castles in Elmina and Cape Coast. Please check back or contact us as details are developing.

Sunday June 15, 2014

5:00pm-7:00pm $20.00 donation
Plaza Lanes, 300 Main Street, Madison, NJ

Desta is having a bowling party to generate funds for a very important project. I was born in Ethiopia and my mother and I are returning there this summer with specific goals in mind. I will be volunteering at an orphanage for two weeks. Many Ethiopians are in dire need of medical supplies. The school children need educational materials. The funds that we collect from this bowling party will help to pay for some of the expenses necessary to get these much needed items to Ethiopia. Please come and support me in this effort. Our concern for the world should be active. Thank you!

Let’s help the children in Ethiopia while we have fun! Come join me! Hope to see you there! Bring a friend!
If you are unable to attend but would like to contribute to this worthy cause, please mail your donation, payable to:
Age of Awareness (Ethiopia)
PO Box 111, Glenn Dale, MD 20769

Age of Awareness (AOA) announces our Box/Bank (B/B) program to help those desperately in need of items. Schools, villages and orphanages throughout Ghana, West Africa will benefit from your generous donations.  All you will need is a box and a bank. You will fill up a box of items between now and January 1, 2014 and collect your daily pocket change to put in your bank to assist in shipping your box.
 
Here is how it works:
 
THE BOX  – Begin filling your BOX now with new and/or gently used items.
(medium box size 18″X18″X16″, large box size 18″X18″X24″)
You can use boxes you may have that are similar in size, or you can pick one up for about $1.50 at Home Depot.
 
Here are some guidelines:
 
ITEMS FOR WOMEN  summer blouses, shorts, pants, undergarments, soaps, perfumes, make up, nail polish, hair products, bags, shoes, sneakers, sanitary napkins, dresses, skirts, jeans, deodorant
ITEMS FOR MEN  tee shirts, pants, jeans, underwear, shorts, cologne, baseball caps, shoes, sneakers, socks, ties, dress shirts, suits, soaps, deodorant, shampoo
ITEMS FOR CHILDREN  summer baby clothes, shoes, socks, sneakers, shorts, tee shirts, underwear, pampers, small toys
OTHER ITEMS  All teaching and learning materials — books (fact-based like encyclopedias), children’s books, games, educational videos and CDs, pens, pencils, crayons, notebooks, erasers, rulers, calculators, folders, construction paper, markers, flash cards, computers, printers, scissors, rulers, tape, band aids, antibacterial ointments, hand sanitizer, cell phones, tooth brushes, tooth paste, lined paper

AOA held its annual fundraiser on Thursday November 29, 2012 at the Newton White Mansion. Guests were invited to shop for African handicrafts, play games and make donations. Please look at the pictures from the event under “photos”. AOA will be returning to Ghana March 20-28, 2013 for another mission trip. If you are interested in joining us, please go to the “contact” and let us know.

AOA visited the following schools in Ghana from September 23 to October 2, 2012:

KAAJANO PRESBY PRIMARY IN OSU – (computer recipient)

COMMUNITY SCHOOL 7 #2 PRIMARY IN TEMA – (computer recipient)

KING DAVID SCHOOL IN TESHIE – (computer recipient)

TRINITY PRESBY MODEL SCHOOL IN KOFORUDIA

ARCHBISHOP AMIOUSSA MEMORIAL SCHOOL BASIC SCHOOL IN CAPE COAST

THREAD HAPPY CHILD CLUB, KUMASI (school supply recipients)

Please click on “PHOTOS” above to see pictures of our recent trip to Ghana.

AOA will be returning to Ghana in September 2012. We will be distributing teaching and learning materials and computers to various schools throughout Greater Accra. If you would like to donate to this effort, please click on the “donate” button. Please take a look at our photos from past trips. Thank you!

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If you would like to donate to the cost of shipping, please click the “donate” button at the top or call 240-245-4827 or send your donation to PO Box 111, Glenn Dale, MD 20720. THANK YOU!!!