We were so excited to complete our mission at MFFO with the Gift of Education program! Thanks to our amazing Twitter #10rfor10 online fundraiser and amazing support from the real estate world, all ten High School Girls were accepted and enrolled for the 2009 school year!
What a success!
The following Girls are enrolled at Saint Ann [...]
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Mission Completed!
Posted in Blog on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Gift of Education
Posted in Blog on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
January marks a new school year for Saint Monica’s!
It is so exciting to know that 10 girls will be returning or entering High School come January 2009. We now have the opportunity to raise funds to make this happen. Our goal is to raise $9000 by January 2nd. This will insure the girls one full [...]
New Video of the Girls!
Posted in Blog, The Girls, tagged mffo.org, mothers fighting for others, rocky turner, saint monicas childrens home on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was taken while Ashley was there in August!! The girls have grown up so much since I last saw them!
Journal Post From My First Trip
Posted in Blog, tagged mffo.org, mothers fighting for others, rocky turner, saint monicas childrens home on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Day 4 And Very Early Day 5
October 4, 2007
The mornings start very early here at St. Monica’s.
Doors are being pounded on at 5am and showers are taken. There is no hot water here. So even on a cold morning, like this morning, the 5 year olds start their morning with a cold shower. Yesterday, I took [...]
Ashley Prest’s Life-Changing Journey
Posted in Blog, Past Volunteers on October 13, 2008 | Comments Off
“In order to find yourself you must first loose yourself in the service of others.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
As Gandhi emphasized, service to others is a crucial part of personal growth, which I am in complete agreement, as I have experienced such in my life. There is nothing in life that brings me greater joy than helping others. Serving [...]
Samantha Hunt’s Experience At Saint Monica’s
Posted in Blog, Past Volunteers, tagged mffo.org, mothers fighting for others, saint monicas childrens home, stepwise on January 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Living for a month with the amazing girls at Saint Monica’s taught me many things which I carried with me when I returned to Ireland. What was the most difficult aspect for me to view was how much work they had to do every day. There was no comparison with the life of a [...]
Juli Salvante at Saint Monica’s
Posted in Blog, Past Volunteers, tagged mffo.org, mothers fighting for others, saint monicas childrens home on January 28, 2008 | Comments Off
When I left my two boys, 17 and 19, in the care of my brother Digger and traveled to Kenya with my sister-n-law, I had no idea how touched I would be by the beautiful girls of St. Monica Children’s Home.
When the gates opened, we could see girls playing in the dirt courtyard, heads popping [...]
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