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| Proceeds benefit School of Hope "Bringing Hope through Education" Sale of A Key to the Heart will benefit this non-profit organization committed to providing education for the children of Afghanistan. Among their many projects is the pairing of schoolchildren from New York City public schools to sponsor the reconstruction of an existing school in the Ghazni province.  See article about PS 3 elementary school children helping children in Afghanistan. US soldiers give books to Afghani families and orphans A family services organization for soldiers in Afghanistan thinks the book is very important for children of soldiers abroad and for their families here in the states. They are purchasing many books to be sent to Afghanistan and to families in the US. Holland and Knight Charitable Foundation is paying for the books and shipping them. It is a win-win situation! Here is a January 2005 letter regarding the process of soldiers and families receiving the books: I work at the Command Headquarters for the 53rd Infantry Brigade of the Florida Army National Guard. I'm the Family Center Support Specialist, which means that I take care of the families of deployed soldiers. The 53rd Bde has orders to be deployed to Afghanistan this spring for 18 months. Though I can't give you exact numbers, we're expecting a very large group of soldiers to be taking part of this rotation. The mission is called ANA, short for Afghani National Army. Most of our soldiers will be providing security in Kabul, but others will be part of embedded training teams, living with the Afghani people and training the ANA become a functional Army of their own. The camp, Camp Phoenix, where most of our soldiers will be based, is close to one of the largest orphanages in Afghanistan. Though I'm staying behind to care for our soldiers' families, I've taken the same leadership development courses for cultural awareness as our command staff. The staff was very excited about your book, and the unique connection that it will bring for our soldiers and the children of Afghanistan. I'm spearheading a project called Operation Backpack as a PR tool for our soldiers. We're filling backpacks with small toiletries, school supplies, toys and your book for the soldiers to take to the children (did you know that an Afghani child cannot attend school unless he/she owns their own pen?). The books that we have have been completed by children in New York. However, the new books will be completed by the children of our own soldiers, the same who will be personally giving them to the Afghani children. I can think of no better way to bridge our cultures. ABC Carpet and Home sells book. ABC Carpet and Home will sell "A Key to the Heart" as part of their new mission of social action. The store has a special area showing Afghan crafts and a children's area. The flagship store is at 888 Broadway in New York City. |
Press Release with illustrations by schoolchildren in New York and Afghanistan Profits to benefit schools in Afghanistan See sample pages.
The oral literature of “Sharing
in the restoration and growth of 
Most
of the funds will go to support The School of Hope to help build
schools
and educate girls. “Education is the
tool that changes society,” Simms has been a storyteller since 1969, and
has been instrumental in the storytelling renaissance in “I saw the fear that spread through people unprepared for dealing with extreme emotional states and sudden change. I also saw the ceaseless compassion and brilliance of communication that ordinary people manifested in the situation. It is the impulse behind these books I am writing.” The hardcover book lists for $15, and is available for sale at the Rubin Museum of Art, the United Nations Bookstore, through the publisher and through Laura Simms' website (see merchandise page or email us). |
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