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East Oldham Middle School is Partnering with Blessing Hands for Water Purifiers
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Dennis Mangum |
Kids at three Yangshuo Primary Schools will be able to have pure water by next fall. East Oldham Middle School in Kentucky is teaching their students service learning while providing water purifiers for many primary kids. The school's students will be raising money for three water purifiers. The Oldham County Education Department will send Dennis Mangum and other East Oldham Middle School staff members to Yangshuo to install them. They will bring the purifiers, tubing, connections and faucets but will have to buy stainless steel tanks and maybe a few other items locally.
The school has been doing these service projects in Haiti for a few years, but now they are heading to our part of China. I met with them and saw their lovely modern school. They are really teaching their students a lesson they will never forget and making a lasting impression on schools and students both here and abroad.
East Oldham students will be studying about China all year in various classes and maybe sending letters or paintings to the school. I gave them many Chinese cultural items that they can use in their classes this year. We gave them photos taken by our Blessing Hands students for an art show. The Oldham students will be able to get a very good idea of what Yangshuo looks like from those pictures.
Each system will cost approximately $1,500 installed. You can see movies of the three schools at these youtube links below.
Maybe your school would like to participate in such a service learning project or raise money for a water purifier in the Buyi area of Guizhou Province. Yaya Luo, our Buyi administrator, wants those minority schools to have pure water too.
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Zhongnan Primary School |
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Fuli Dutou Primary School |
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Xiling Primary School |
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Fuli Dutou Primary School Needs a water purifier |
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East Oldham Middle School |
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Zhongnan Primary School |
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Xiling Primary School |
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