Posterus > Posterus Runs the Philadelphia Marathon

On Sunday, November 18th, Brad Colman successfully completed the Philadelphia Marathon in 3:18:43. Brad sweated through 26 miles in the City of Brotherly Love, raising important funds for our community development projects!

Tobati > PROJECT COMPLETED! Tobati Expands Library

With a contribution of $3,000 from Posterus, the Macchi Education Center and School in Tobati, Paraguay expanded its student resources. The school now has wireless Internet access, two Notebook ACER laptop computers and a desktop computeras well as additional books and school supplies.

For a complete description and photos of the Macchi library expansion and for past updates, see The Posterus Foundation newsletter, Field Notes.

Farm of Hope > The Farm of Hope has begun construction on its first classroom

The funding was provided by Focus on Education, an education development organization targeting third world communities.

Posterus > LAUNCH PARTY RAISES OVER $8,500

The Posterus Launch Party is a huge success! More that 200 people crowded into Gallery Bar on New York’s Lower East Side to support Posterus and learn how we plan to Build the Future. We raised more than $8,500. Now we can begin the process of adding classrooms to a school in Paraguay so that children can study past the sixth grade and help a community in the Democratic Republic of Congo establish an income generating agriculture program to benefit a school for orphans. Many, many thanks to all those who came to the event or donated!

Farm of Hope > FARM OF HOPE LOSES AN ORPHAN

Dear all,

We are deeply touched and pained to inform you of the sudden death of Shukuru Budude, one of our orphan of the Farm of Hope in Kiliba. The 9th old child was sick for about one week and we couldn’t know what was the problem until the medical agent who stays from the Farm noticed that it was typhoid fever. Shururu was doing well in class and was seen as one of the best pupils at the orphan’s school. The funeral and all the arrangements were done today. This obliged us to postponed the excursion that was planned to see the Lake Tanganyika.

Continue to pray for medical assistance for the school.

As a father of these orphans I’m deeply moved by this tragedy.

With love to all of you
Floribert Kazingufu

Team Tobati > TEAM TOBATI ANNOUNCES GOALS FOR TEAM XL

Among the many goals that the 125 students, teachers and alumni that make up Team Tobatí XL will attempt to accomplish during their visit from March 11–22 are:

* The construction of classrooms, bathrooms and performance spaces
* Landscaping of community grounds
* Distribution of education and health materials to the schools in the 21 villages that make up Tobati, Paraguay.

Team Tobati > PROJECT GOALS ANNOUNCED FOR TEAM TOBATI

Team Tobati has announced several projects intended for completion in 2007. Donors may contribute directly to the projects, or generally to the cause. More information about these goals may be found on the Team Tobati website.

Farm of Hope > AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEER BRINGS HOPE—AND FUN

Australian volunteer Shontelle visited The Farm of Hope. She brought the children two footballs and a basketball. She also took some photographs and made a fundraising DVD.