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Bright Star Online Store
You can donate through PayPal by
clicking the button on the right
or
you can send your check to:
Bright Star Foundation*
3663 Meadow View Drive
Kokomo, IN 46902
Your donation will be used exactly
as you designate and it will be sincerely appreciated.
*Bright Star Foundation, Inc.
is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity. All donations are
tax-deductible.
Clothing
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Most students
don't have a change of clothes so the children tend to wear their
uniforms all the time. Thus, uniforms wear out quickly.
The boy's uniform consists of a checked shirt and brown shorts.
One boy's primary school
uniform is $8.00. |
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As explained
above, uniforms need repaired or replaced on a regular basis.
A girl's uniform is a brown and white checked dress.
One
girl's primary school uniform is $8.00. |
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A brown
primary school sweater is worn all the time. They get torn,
chewed, and unraveled.
One brown
primary school sweater is $4.00. |
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Secondary
school skirts are gray straight skirts.
One
secondary school uniform
skirt is $7.00. |
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The boys in
secondary school wear gray trousers.
One pair
of secondary school trousers is $8.00. |
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Light blue
blouses and shirts for the secondary school uniform can be either short-sleeved or long-sleeved.
One
blouse or shirt is $5.00. |
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Usually a
child has a pair of flip-flops and a pair of shoes for school.
Shoes don't last long and are outgrown quickly.
Black
school shoes for boys and girls are $7.00. |
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The secondary
school sweater is either a gray V-neck vest or a gray V-neck
sweater with long sleeves.
One
secondary school sweater is $10. |
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To save their
school shoes, the children would appreciate tennis shoes for playing,
but tennis shoes are a luxury.
Tennis shoes
are
$8.00. |
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Food
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Oranges for
the entire school cost $20.00. |
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Bananas for
the entire school cost $20.00. |
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Individual cartons of milk for
students in Kindergarten thru 3rd grade cost $18.00. |
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A slice
of bread and
butter for each of the 500 children in the school is $25.00. |
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Cheese for
students in Grades 4 thru 8 costs $20.00. |
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Maize for
the entire school for one day is $68.00. |
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Beans to
add to the maize for one day's meal is $5.00. |
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Classroom Needs
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One secondary
school desk is $15.00. |
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One secondary
school chair is $8.00.
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One primary desk
that will seat 4 students is $10.00. |
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Science lab
chemicals for one month is $70.00. |
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Chalk for all
thirteen classes for a
month costs $35.00. |
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One ream of art paper for
primary students is $4.00. |
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One solar scientific
calculator can be purchased here in the States for $10.00. |
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Exercise books
(like our notebooks) for 10 students is $5.00. |
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Our primary
students need textbooks for Englilsh, Swahili, Science, Math, Social
Studies, and Christian Religious Education. One set of
primary school textbooks is $35.00. |
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Dictionaries
and reference books are expensive in Nairobi. Any donation to
buy such books will be appreciated. |
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Donations are
needed to buy assorted library books at various reading levels. |
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Boarder Needs
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Evenings can
be chilly in Nairobi. One gray blanket
for a boarder is
$6.00. |
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One set of two bed sheets
is
$4.00. |
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Pillows are
luxuries but the boarders ask for them. One pillow costs $2.00. |
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One foam
mattress for a bunk bed costs $12.00. |
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To get more
floor space in the girls' dorm, we're building 3-level bunk beds. Each
bed costs $148. |
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Teacher Needs
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Salary for one
month for a primary school teacher, like Carolyne, is $81.00.
Carolyne also needs a sponsor
at $25/month. If you'd like to sponsor her, click
here. |
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Salary for one
month for a secondary school teacher, like Orioki, is $176.00.
Orioki also needs a sponsor at
$25/month. If you'd like to sponsor him, click
here. |
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Peter prepares
lunch for our 500 students each school day. He also helps
prepare meals for our boarders' breakfast and evening meal. Salary for one
month for Peter is $97.00. |
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Salary for one
month for Gladys, our secretary, is $121.00. |
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Salary for one
month for Noah (left), our night watchman, and Geofrey, our
gatekeeper, is $81.00 each. |
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Salary for one
month for Lillian, our career counselor, is $41.00.
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Salary for one
month for Daniel and Mary, our sewing teachers, is $27.00. |
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Funds
| Scholarship
fund |
We had
21 orphans
who graduated in November. They all want to continue
with their education in colleges or training schools.
Education is their only hope of diverting the cycle of poverty. To
donate to a specific child,
e-mail
me. Click the button on the right to make a
donation to the General Scholarship Fund. |
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| Medical fund |
We often have
medical emergencies, such as eye infections, malaria, diarrhea, and
TB. Sometimes sufficient care is found at a clinic in the slum
and sometimes the child has to be taken to a hospital. Any
donation will help pay for these medical expenses. |
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| Dental fund |
Generally, the
children have beautiful white teeth. Sometimes a child gets a
cavity and suffers without dental care. Your donation will
ensure that the child gets treated by a dentist. |
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