<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1692324934/qekgb0ubxhkv1crs9bdl.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">The Serve A Village Library in Vihiga, Kenya serves children in seven rural villages in western Kenya.  The number of library patrons is growing. That's great if we can provide the library with additional support to meet the demands of its users. Please help us help them.  <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Here are the items your donations will provide for the library.  (KS is Kenyan Shillings; the U.S. dollar equivalent is included))<ol><li style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Large stationary chalkboard:  6,000 KS  - $44</li><li style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Large portable chalkboard:  6,300 - $46</li><li style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Chalk large box 100 pieces: 600 KS - $4.50</li><li style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Sturdy motorbike with a pull cart (similar to a tuk tuk matatu) for 500 books  to have a mobile library for more remote villages:  490,000 KS - $3,577</li><li style="list-style-type:upper-alpha;font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt;box-sizing:inherit"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Laptop to support the librarian in managing the library: 35,000 KS - $255.00</li></ol> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Any donation is welcome! <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Please follow Serve A Village on Facebook, Instagram, or at <a href="http://serveavillage.org" target="_blank">serveavillage.org</a> for updates on how your donations are making a difference. If you would like to visit the library, join Serve a Village for a <a href="https://serveavillage.org/expeditions" target="_blank">service expedition to Vihiga, Kenya</a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lora, serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> on September 22, 2023. Thank you for your support!

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Last name, We thank you from the bottom of our heart. This donation greatly helps our mission. We will now be able to help the Serve a Village Library support more children in rural Kenya to read and expand their educational attainment. We hope to provide a mobile library to serve children in more remote villages very soon. If you would like to contribute further, contact us to become a volunteer, or talk to your friends about our cause! Chris TrogerChair, Serve a Village c2troger@gmail.com 703-819-2116

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1692324934/qekgb0ubxhkv1crs9bdl.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />The Serve A Village Library in Vihiga, Kenya serves children in seven rural villages in western Kenya.  The number of library patrons is growing. That's great if we can provide the library with additional support to meet the demands of its users. Please help us help them.  Here are the items your donations will provide for the library.  (KS is Kenyan Shillings; the U.S. dollar equivalent is included))<ol><li>Large stationary chalkboard:  6,000 KS  - $44</li><li>Large portable chalkboard:  6,300 - $46</li><li>Chalk large box 100 pieces: 600 KS - $4.50</li><li>Sturdy motorbike with a pull cart (similar to a tuk tuk matatu) for 500 books  to have a mobile library for more remote villages:  490,000 KS - $3,577</li><li>Laptop to support the librarian in managing the library: 35,000 KS - $255.00</li></ol> Any donation is welcome! Please follow Serve A Village on Facebook, Instagram, or at <a href="http://serveavillage.org" target="_blank">serveavillage.org</a> for updates on how your donations are making a difference. If you would like to visit the library, join Serve a Village for a <a href="https://serveavillage.org/expeditions" target="_blank">service expedition to Vihiga, Kenya</a> on September 22, 2023. Thank you for your support!

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