Lethbridge Rotary Club donates laptops

Tania Stilson from the Rotary Club of Lethbridge has managed to collect 67 laptops for APU.  She has arranged for them all to be 'cleaned' for free and is now working on figuring out how to get them to Malawi.

Now we need to ensure that there is a classroom space to set these computers up in. Eventually the computer lab will be located in the Admin/TTCC (Teachers Training College Complex) building. Once the Science Lab is finished the computer lab can be set up in one of the currently used classroom spaces and the Science Lab (4 learning spaces) can be used as classroom space.

A HUGE THANK-YOU TO TANIA AND THE LETHBRIDGE ROTARY CLUB!

Friend Development Committee Report, March 2012

Here's a summary of what's been happening over the past little while:

• 1500 people heard presentations by Henry Mdetseni (Project Manager at APU in Malawi) and Christie Johnson (Executive Director, APU-MEF Canada) during the month of February.  Hundreds of these people are current or past donors who were very eager to receive an update about APU.
• Everyone who has contributed to the sponsorship of an APU student since 2007 received a letter of thanks that included, where possible, letters from their students and current pictures of their students.
• Everyone who has contributed to APU construction (including electricity, wells, etc.) since 2007 received a letter of thanks and an update about the school's progress to date.
• Every Rotary Club that has contributed to APU has received a detailed letter reporting on their contributions to date, an 8'' by 10'' 2011 Gradation Photo, and a carefully written request for further funding.
• Every Rotary Club that Henry and Christie visited has received a follow-up letter, including a request for funding.
• APU Photobooks have been distributed to Sheila Haywood, Anne McClellan, and the Interact Club of Dawson Creek.