Ritsona Refugee Camp
Donation protected
For the month of November 2016, I am volunteering at the Child Friendly Space at the Ritsona Refugee Camp in Greece through Lighthouse Relief. This center provides the children a safe place to play and provides their parents respite in order to allow them to cook, clean, and work on their asylum. There are some deficits in the children's center as far as activities for the children. My original goal was to raise $1000 by next week to purchase legos (and/or similar building toys) for the children. Rather than just bring toys with me, the idea is to purchase them here in Greece in order to support the local economy. As you may or may not know, Greece's economy is very poor at the moment, and yet they have embraced these refugees and provided them shelter.
Well, you guys raised the $1000 in a matter of like hours, so i keep increasing the goal. I've purchased legos, toys, arts, crafts, and other things for the kids. I've also started purchasing other things desperately needed at the camp such as bathing supplies, talcon powder, and items for the Female Friendly Space. You can check my updates for where the money is being spent.
My time here was/is self funded. I paid for my own flight, hotel, car rental, and food. This is not to pay for me being here. I can handle that on my own.
So 100% of these funds raised will go directly to purchasing these toys and providing them straight to the kids in the center. I am personally covering both the GOFUNDME % and the difference between the Euro and Dollar which means I am adding roughly 15% to all of the donations.
You in or what?
Feel free to contact me if you are interesting in other ways of helping either financially or with volunteering.
Well, you guys raised the $1000 in a matter of like hours, so i keep increasing the goal. I've purchased legos, toys, arts, crafts, and other things for the kids. I've also started purchasing other things desperately needed at the camp such as bathing supplies, talcon powder, and items for the Female Friendly Space. You can check my updates for where the money is being spent.
My time here was/is self funded. I paid for my own flight, hotel, car rental, and food. This is not to pay for me being here. I can handle that on my own.
So 100% of these funds raised will go directly to purchasing these toys and providing them straight to the kids in the center. I am personally covering both the GOFUNDME % and the difference between the Euro and Dollar which means I am adding roughly 15% to all of the donations.
You in or what?
Feel free to contact me if you are interesting in other ways of helping either financially or with volunteering.
Organizer
Jon Halpy
Organizer
Long Beach, CA
