Amazing Donor!

Pencils are easier to provide than classrooms!!

One of our generous donors attempted to make a gift of $800 on line last week.  Since she had just made a donation to another charitable group, her credit card company denied the transaction.  She subsequently wrote us a check for -- $900!  The day after we received her check for $900, the credit card company released the hold on her $800 donation and we received that one also.  I immediately contacted her to see how she wanted me to return one of the donations and this is what she wrote to me:

"Please keep both donations. I have learned something about how credit cards work sometimes. But I have learned that these hurdles are there for a reason. SOMEONE allows them to happen at the right time so somebody can be helped or something can happen that is needed. I have learned to follow the little push of SOMEONE at this time in your program of education and help. So please accept both donations."

This comes at an especially helpful time.  We desperately need additional classrooms and it is a big challenge to raise funds fast enough to pay operating costs of our growing schools while at the same time making additional money for facilities.  It's much easier to buy pencils than classrooms.  We are so very very grateful for this double donation!!