Hey folks!
As most of you know I work in a school for youth offenders in Bulgaria. All of the children I work with are boys, aged about 7 to 17. Of those boys most are of Roma ethnicity (Gypsies). In Bulgaria as well as most of the rest of the world, the Roma live on the lowest rung of the social order. In Bulgaria they are highly discriminated against, are the poorest, and the least educated of all the peoples that live here. Most of the children at my institution are simply kids who have never had an even break in their lives and who have had to do whatever it was that got them to my institution to survive.
Last year through your donations I was able to buy each child at my institution a new pair of shoes and socks, something that helped keep them warm during the winter. This year I’d like to try and help them again. Your donations will go directly to their winter needs of shoes and socks. Extras will go towards enrichment to their lives as children, including sports equipment and other recreational activities.
Monetary donations can be sent to my PayPal account or to my parents’ home in Leesville. To donate over PayPal simply look me up under my email address: elkoubi@gmail.com. To send checks to my parents use the following mailing address:
Michael El Koubi
173 El Koubi Rd
Leesville, LA 71446
Also, Slinky’s Bar on Chimes Street in Baton Rouge will be hosting a fundraiser on Thursday, December 21! Apparently even the Bud girls are going to be there. Please show up to have a good time and donate some money!
Don’t forget that you can help make a difference in the life of a child in need!
