Lots of progress
in 2009/2010 — and lots more to do in 2010/2011!
In the winter of 2009 and spring of
2010 we focused on the projects below. To take a look at Hands
projects in the pipeline for 2010/2011, please go to the Wish
Lists page. Would you like to help? Hands
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Students at the Stephanie
Browne Primary School on Union Island in St. Vincent
and the Grenadines writing "thank you" notes
to Hands supporters
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Across the Sea, Inc. is accepting
charitable tax-deductible cash donations (to donate, please
go to our Donate page) and
in-kind donations of children's books, art supplies, school
supplies, dictionaries, some
textbooks, and some reference books. Cash donations are put
toward purchasing items on teachers' Wish
Lists and for shipping the items to the Caribbean.
(Tropical Shipping,
Harte-Hanks,
and AIT Worldwide
— these three wonderful companies are our "shipping
angels" — donate shipping services to Hands, but
we still incur some shipping costs.) Items are shipped to
the schools and then we follow up
in person at the schools.
While at work in the Caribbean, every day we are struck
by the beauty of the islands and the friendliness of the people.
But outside of the resorts and the cruise ships that call
for the day, these island economies are struggling. and the
local schools are struggling. The principals and teachers
we meet are dedicated and devoted to their schools, and they
deserve more resources than their governments can provide.
Hands Across the Sea is happy to help them — and we are
very grateful for your support! Please e-mail
us if you'd like to help. If we don't answer right away,
we are either at sea or at anchor without an Internet connection,
so please bear with us — thank you!
May 2010
Update!
Island of Dominica • Windward
Islands • Eastern Caribbean
Newtown
Primary School
• Donated 17 boxes
of classroom supplies/teachers' resources and sports equipment
• Donated 2 boxes
of children's reading books
• Created "spaceship"
reading corner for Miss Celaire's 1st grade classroom
• Donated laptop
to help teacher Solange Payne develop a Maths and numeracy
resource center
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Harriet
with Newtown Primary first-grade teacher Miss Celaire
— a dedicated teacher who now has the resources
she needs, thanks to generous Hands donors
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• Enlisted Learning
Consultant Chris Lawrence's support to assist Miss Celaire
with "Very Hungry Caterpillar"
lesson
Goodwill
Primary School
• Donated
4 boxes of reading books for boys
• Donated
1 box of classroom supplies/teachers' resources
Roseau
Primary School
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Donated 3 boxes of children's reading books
• Donated 1 box
of classroom supplies/teachers' resources
• Painted school
lunch room
• Donated cash for
purchase of linoleum tile for lunch room and new sick bay
• Created 3 reading
corners with Shermaine Bardouille's leadership, grades K-2
Isaiah
Thomas Secondary School
• Donated 8 boxes
of library books
• Created Literacy
Center: painted room, bought building materials, built and
painted 13 sets of bookshelves
Savanne Paille Primary School
• Donated
2 boxes of children's reading books
Grand
Bay Primary School
• Donated
3 boxes of children's reading books
Morne
Prosper Primary School
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Donated 1 box of children's reading books
Petit
Savanne Primary School
• Donated
2 boxes of children's reading books
Saint
Sauveur Primary School
• Donated
1 box of children's reading books
Canefield
Pre-School
• Donated
1 box of classroom supplies/teachers’ resources
• Donated
2 boxes of children’s reading books
Jinja
Pre-School
• Donated
3 boxes of children’s reading books
• Donated
2 boxes of toys and classroom supplies/teachers’ resources
Mahaut
River Pre-School
• Constructed
6 activity tables for students
• Donated
some classroom resources
Shermaine
Bardouille — Ministry of Education Literacy CCETT Reading
Specialist
• Donated
3 boxes of teachers’ resources and professional texts
Shani
Charles — Learning Support for VPA
• Arranged
for dancer Christina Seggos to visit Dominica and run a dance
workshop
Roseau
Medical Clinic
• Donated
a DVD player and a digital projector
• Donated
2 pallets of medical supplies
Dominica
Youth Sailing Program
• Donated
1 box of "Learn to Sail" books
Domsetco
• Donated
cash for sea turtle beach patrols
Irie Eco
International Children’s Summer Program
• Donated
1 box of craft supplies
• Donated
cash for summer program
May 2010
Update!
St. Kitts and Nevis • Leeward
Islands • Eastern Caribbean
Tyrell
Williams Primary School, St. Kitts
• Donated 17 boxes
of children’s books
Gingerland
Primary School, Nevis
• Donated
16 boxes of children’s books
St. John’s
Primary School, Nevis
• Donated
16 boxes of children’s books
• Maintenance
work on school doors and locks
Special
Education School, Nevis
• Donated
3 boxes of teachers’ resources and classroom supplies
May 2010
Update!
Union Island • Windward Islands
• Eastern Caribbean
Stephanie
Browne Primary School, Union Island
• Donated 8 boxes
of children’s books for school library
• Donated 2 boxes
of books for adult literacy program
• Donated 2 boxes
of teachers' resources and classroom supplies
Union
Island Secondary School, Union Island
• Donated
5 boxes of library books
ways you can work with Hands...
network with Hands
If you have a project in which Hands can help — or if you
want to help with the current Hands project — contact us!
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books for Hands, please go to our Hands
Book Drop page
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us!
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