All non-graduating and graduate students gather at school for the parade to the foote ball field.
Music Program and the New Music Director, Emmanuel
Speakers for Graduation
Our Master of Ceremonies was Remy Paul Dushime, teacher of English.
Programs
Certificates
Urukundo Foundation & Sewing Center pays tribute: awards and celebrations
In loving memory of Tom Nunnally, our benefactor and the thinker, who envisioned a school for sewing at Urukundo Learning Center.
Each year in Tom’s memory, Forest Hills Rotary in Pittsburgh, PA awards a sewing machine to the most outstanding student the class, to help that person start up his or her own business.
Tom’s wife Carolyn also chose to present each graduate with a kit of basic tools needed to work as a sewer. Tom’s Legacy at Urukundo will live on.
I hope you have enjoyed the photos of the graduation as much as I have enjoyed putting it together.
Thank you.
Mama Arlene
October newsletter
October was a very busy time for Urukundo. Before I tell you about the month, I’d like to share an announcement.
I am planning to come to the USA in late March and stay through April and May.
I hope to visit many of you while I am there.
If you would be interested in hosting me during that time, please get in touch with my daughter, Patricia Brown, pdbrown@spiritworks.org or phone 1 (412) 999-1912. Please also copy me arlene@hopemadereal.org.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Mama’s entrance driveway finished
The decision was made to lay the cement and make the drive safe for all.
Jacob (Little Benjamin) was assistant to the maintenance manager, Big Benjamin, supervising the job.
Jacob dressed for work. Real proud of his Pittsburgh Pirates hat.
The drive as it has been for several months. Dangerous for old women and children.
A dump truck was dumping sand this trip.
Three trips, small stones, two types of sand. Another small truck delivered cement.
Work in progress. Out my office window.
Finished product. Three days hard work. Good job.
Partnering
Our partnering with NGO GO ED benefits both GO ED and the Urukundo Foundation.
GO ED volunteers Erin Mackenzie, who intends to be a librarian, worked in our library and Alicia Newmaster worked with the farm manager. Erin is from Messiah College and is an English major. Alicia is from Eastern University and is a museology and anthropology major.
Erin and Alicia enjoy devotions with the kids.
David and company teach volunteers Alicia and Erin to play marbles.
Erin directs arranging books on new shelves in the library.
New shelves to arrange books better
Kids enjoy the game room at the library.
Thank You, Erin and librarian I’rene, for making the library more “user friendly”
Alicia at work. She wanted to experience a farm.
Feeding baby chicks
Gathering eggs
Alicia came to work with two boots for the left foot. Of course, it did not work well. Sent her and a cowboy shopping for a pair of boots with a left and a right foot boot. That was better. She took a lot of teasing. She also spent a week with the cows and another week with the pigs. She is now a farmer.