Thankyou Ruth for bringing this project to Soar-Kenya’s attention. We are happy to be able to send a donation to help. Ruth has been communicating with Vicki for more then a year now and finally we have some support for her. Thanks to everyone who attended the banquet.Following is the letter.
This is from the principal of the Catholic School in the Kibera Slums of Niarobi that I wanted to work with. Vikki is a retired principal from the state of Oregon who is working now with the Maryknoll Missionaries in Kenya.

This is from her latest email and also where to send the money to:
– “As to your offer in this email, I am trying to collect some money to purchase the materials for new mattresses, about 70, for our nursery students. The ones we have are so bad I am ashamed for people to see them. We are trying something new rather than buying the ones available that don’t last. Our Living Waters Voc School will sew them. We are planning on purchasing the foam rubber and then a waterproof, durable plastic-like material to make a cover and they will do the sewing for a small fee. Thus, it adds income to the parish (who runs the school and for which I coordinate), and we get mattresses we can keep clean and can be stored easily. Anyway, that’s whats in the works now.

To send the donation, you can simply write a check and mail it to my home bank account and my friend who handles my finances will deposit it. I check on-line to keep up with my funds. Then, I just ATM the money and get it in Kenyan shillings. That is the easiest way. Vikki Smith, 790 Rafael St., N., Salem, OR 97303.”