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9/9/2010 4:32:39 PM
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/ / Request: Bari Kowt School Supplies Bari Kowt School Supplies
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The village of Bari Kowt has a fairly large school with
about 400 students. The facility is new but under
supplied. It would be help us connect with this population
and demonstrate the benefits of working with the
government.
School supplies of all sorts are needed, but
what is most necessary are notebooks and pens/pencils.
Also required are pencil sharpeners, staples/staplers,
tape, and bookbags.
If we could get 400 notebooks and 800
pens/pencils, that would be a fantastic start.
Be sure to
mark on the outside of the package that it is intended for
the Bari Kowt School. |
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Since leaving COP Lowell, I have been redeployed to Kunar
province, right along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. It
is extremely poor, has a unique mix of many tribal groups
(Nuristanis, Pashtuns, Gojers, and others all live in close
contact with each other), and a significant
Al-Qaeda/Taliban stronghold. Safe to say, it has been a
tough place for us and relatively undeveloped by US Forces.
Many in the area have not seen US soldiers for more than a
year if ever. Right now, we are trying hard to win the
support of the local population, and most importantly,
demonstrate to them that cooperating with the government is
to their advantage. Improving security is our priority, but
we also are seeking to improve the roads and access to
basic services in this area as well.
One of the ways we'd
like to do this is to help local schools. We've found that
many kids come to class with virtually nothing--not even
pencils and paper. Because of this, school supplies of all
sorts are needed. What is most necessary are notebooks and
pens/pencils. Also required are pencil sharpeners,
staples/staplers, tape, and bookbags. |
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This request no longer needs donations.
pencils ,sharpeners
etc
On 1/13 by Lee Grillo
 Sent
Bari Kowt School
supplies
On 1/18 by Lynn Portnoff
 Pending
donation
On 1/19 by Lee Grillo
Sent
pencils,
sharpeners,
notebooks, etc.
On 1/22 by Julie Smiths Class
 Accepted
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