The Manitowoc County Home and Community Education Association and Lakeland College worked together to pack a truck box and semi-trailer full of books and school supplies for shipping to the African nation of Malawi.
Donated items filled 25 cases and included: 2,500 pencils, 475 boxes of crayons, 75 sets of colored pencils, 130 sets of markers, 10 sets of paints, 130 rulers, 50 scissors, 265 pencil sharpeners, 35 pencil cases, 36 packages of notebook paper, 26 packages of construction paper, 275 spiral notebooks, 800 pens, 310 erasers, 1½ cases of typing paper, 15 coloring books, 75 folders and many other things such as note paper, paper clips, chalk, glue, flash cards and backpacks.
Each year since 1999, Lakeland College has sponsored five Malawian students to study for three years. The students earn their Bachelor of Arts in Education degrees in three years of concentrated continual studies. Upon returning to Malawi, they become teachers of teachers.
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
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