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Miss Washington, Devanni Partridge, promotes LifeNets at Seattle Rotary fundraiser on April 17, 2010. It was a fantastic evening that helped raise more than $11,200 for building the JohJan LifeNets school in Migori, Kenya. See story and photos of our biggest fundraiser to date.

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Schoolteacher couple with a dream to build and manage a school with the help of LifeNets. Construction of the new Oasis of LifeNets nursery school in Lilongwe, Malawi. (posted April 4, 2010)

Update on our Development Project For low-income Children in Paramirabo, Suriname. In 2010 we provide not only food, but music training available to 40 children. (posted March 28, 2010)

Boot Scoot 2010 story, photos and YouTube in Ft. Worth, Texas on March 6, 2010

3rd Annual Boot Scoot Barbecue Dinner and Auction Benefiting the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Program -- March 6, 2010 at the Fort Worth Stockyards. MORE!!
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2009 Boot Scoot

The Boot Scoot is promoting to Ruth Ann Cleveland Memorial Developing Nations Scholarship Fund. Ruth Ann was a great LifeNets booster and a fund for the LifeNets scholarships has been set up in her name. MORE INFORMATION

New LifeNets North Dakota Website! Announcing the 2010 Triathlon--it's different this year and you can be part of it no matter where you live. See Ralph and Pam June 22, 2009 interview on KFYR Bismarck TV along with video clip.

Another LifeNets borehole--this one providing fresh water to a community of 1000 people in Mulanje, Malawi. We thank our sponsors for improving the quality of life for these people. (posted January 22, 2010)

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Loveness Luwanja receives LifeNets Livelihood Development grant for beauty salon in Lilongwe, Malawi. Part of the grant included the construction of a shop.

President of Ukraine Victor Yuschenko visits Revival Center near Chernobyl on January 11, 2010. LifeNets helped with the startup of this center and continues to help it to this day.

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LifeNets is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that develops programs offering practical assistance that promote the well being and self sufficiency of disadvantaged people throughout the world and, where possible, encourages them to pass on their LifeNets benefit to others.

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On June 27th the 3rd Annual New York City area fundraiser was held for the LifeNets Orphan Care Centre in Balaka, Malawi. The organizer and host for this summer's event was JoAnn Hawker who lives in Springfield Gardens and works in Manhattan. About $3000 was raised towards this program that started in 2003. See some of the highlights and interesting points about this aspect of LifeNets' work. JoAnn Hawker, Dr. Barbara Walls and Beverly Kubik speak.

New LifeNets eNEWS March 19 -- President of Ukraine visits LifeNets project in Chernobyl area; Assisting Parma victims in Philippines; a wonderful wheelchair story and Boot Scoot fundraiser in Ft. Worth, TX (posted March 19, 2010) See all eNews

Delivery of first goats for LifeNets Orphan Care Centre in Balaka, Malawi. Shown are Dr. and Mrs. Sam Chilopora and village officials. See story and photos. (posted February 23, 2010)

Promotional video about LifeNets explaining our origins and programs. It was made to be shown for Seattle Skyline Rotary's fundraiser on April 17, 2010.

March 6, 2010 Boot Scoot for LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund in Ft. Worth, Texas. See YouTube video above.

We assist with victims of super typhoon Parma in northern Philippines (posted March 23, 2010)

What mobility means to a woman in Balaka, Malawi. See Story and more photos. Visit our LifeNets Wheelchair site. (posted March 23, 2010)

From Zambia: LN Director Kambani Banda describes 2009's successes in his annual report (posted February 16, 2010)

The story of Christina Davis' journey and mission to Malawi as told in feature story in the June 2009 United News -- Her blog can be found at http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/davisc./1/tpod.html (posted December 31, 2009)

From Zimbabwe Tshabalala reports on a new LifeNets goat project managed from South Africa. (updated December, 23, 2009)

LifeNets installs water chlorinator system for Chizeni Clinic in Balaka, Malawi (updated December 23, 2009)

Article about LifeNets Australia reveals regional work for Zambian communities (posted November 22, 2009)

LifeNets Wheelchair Project stories. Read about some of the wheelchair matches that have changed people's lives.

UPDATE on our work in Zambia over the past year by Kambani Banda, LifeNets Affiliate Director for Zambia (posted February 9, 2009)

Joseph Eldridge, Charities Coordinator for the Central Indiana Better Business Bureau, and Victor Kubik make presentation about nonprofit assessment program at first annual Nonprofit solutions conference at IUPUI on April 16. (posted May 7, 2008)

Victor Kubik with Indiana First Lady Judy O'Bannon in Novgorod, Russia open air market. The two sales ladies were from the war-torn Dageston Republic working the bazaar to support their families back home. Read about our October, 1999 trip.

LifeNets work in the Chernobyl area is featured in the April 2006 issue of the Rotarian magazine that goes monthly to 1.3 million Rotarians in 33,000 clubs in over 100 countries. You may also download one of these versions

With the help of Rotary, LifeNets drills borehole in Blantyre, Malawi that provides water for 1500 people.

The story of the LifeNets Izabal Project on the Atlantic side of Guatemala. Jon and Barbara Brightman from Chicago helped many children with shoes, school supplies and school fees.

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This short video clip is still being played on Indianapolis PBS TV station WFYI. It is from a Communities Building Communities segment hosted by former Indiana First Lady Judy O'Bannon (right). She speaks about LifeNets and its work. View the clip..... (posted October 22. 2007)

One of LifeNets newest Developing Nations Scholarship students - Gabriella in Vinogradov, Ukraine who will start study to become a dental technician. See updated story about LifeNets scholarship fund.

Update on the new LifeNets project: The JohJan LifeNets school in Migori, Kenya. Posted August 26, 2010 MORE

Ron Grant sings "Ordinary People" at Springfield Gardens, New York fundraiser for LifeNets Orphan Care Centre in Balaka, Malawi. See story and photos about this interesting event! Event was held on June 27, 2010

Recent donations to the LifeNets Wheelchair Project came from our website and by calling hospitals and physical therapy clinics in the Indianapolis area. Here is a photo of Bob Quack, Wheelchair Facilitator at the The Rehabilitation Hospital in Indianapolis, demonstrating the use of a custom made manual chair that allows the owner to stand using the chair. UPDATES AND MORE.... (Aug. 19, 2010)

The LifeNets 2009 Annual Report is online. It will be mailed to friends, donors and volunteers about July 23. View it in PDF

Africa Start-Up links Seattle University and Malawi university students to start business training courses for LifeNets grant recipients and other entrepreneurs this September. See Christina's video from her work in Malawi last year and MORE about this wonderful venture.

New LifeNets initiative for Naomi. See her FACEBOOK PAGE Fundraising goal reached in two and a half weeks!

Shortly after birth Naomi developed Athetoid Cerebral Palsy due to severe jaundice, resulting in damage to her basal ganglia... MORE...
Change for Change jar to collect change for a LifeNets project, in this case the Street Kids in Vinogradov, Ukraine. Would you like a laminated poster to put into a jar. Write to us at change@lifenets.org for poster and instructions.
The Rest of the Story. Jeremy Lallier (lower right) delivers LifeNets wheelchair to Edwin Kangethe Ndung'u of Ngong Town. Kenya. (posted March 13, 2010)

Dinner at former Indiana First Lady Judy O'Bannon's home in Indianapolis on September 8, 2009. She invited international workers to discuss methods of helping more in overseas areas. She is host of PBS's Communities Building Community and a renowned civic leader. LifeNets has been associated with Judy O'Bannon for the past ten years. She is in the center of the photo. (See larger photo).