Fundraiser Provides Ghana Student
Full Year Scholarship!

December 11, 2008

The Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania combined together this fall for a card and calendar sale. Our profit is enclosed; we would like to donate this to the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund for Ghana.

We hope that this small amount of money can help add to our family in Africa for the future of the church.

Six church areas in Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania came together during the late summer and fall of this past year to put together a fundraiser. The Akron, Cleveland, Canton, Youngstown, Meadville and Pittsburgh congregations enthusiastically participated in selling cards and calendars.  We currently have two students studying with the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund.

We ordered the cards and calendars from God's Creation Fund-Raising Products Youth Group Promotions. No matter how large the order was, the shipping and handling cost only $10. The total profit was $890, a tremendous blessing during the economic troubles of today. We emailed announcements kept the process moving, and the monthly gathering of young adults and teens for YAT Night in Youngstown, Ohio, assisted in sorting the products. The extras ordered because of packaging arrangements were too few to satiate the demand. Planning for next year's fundraiser has already begun - church members are asking about calendars, and more areas are anxious to be involved.

Sincerely,

Amanda Rupp