pardon the interruption

For those of you who are visiting my blog to read the exciting conclusion to my adventures in Tepapare…well, you’ll just have to hold on tight (but it will be worth the wait, I swear!). We are interrupting this irregularly scheduled program for a public service announcement: PLEASE SUPPORT THE PEACE CORPS GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE by purchasing tickets for our raffle…With your purchase not only will you be helping deserving Ecuadorian girls finish high school, but you will also have a chance to win FABULOUS prizes like AIRFARE to visit me in Ecuador! (I also helped to line up some pretty fantastic prizes here in Puyo!) I’ve had a little advertisement on my blog for quite awhile (many thanks to my personal blog engineer Hannah) but precious few of you have actual donated to this super duper worthy cause (I get the list of who’s donated, so I know who has helped the sisters out!) Donate now at: www.friendsofecuador.org!!!

Here’s the deal gang, I’m Co-President of the Peace Corps Gender and Development Committee. I can personally attest to the amazing work this group does and put my good housekeeping seal of approval on its activities. 100% of the funds go straight to the girls. We are trying to raise $15,000 to provide scholarships for over 80 Ecuadorian girls to finish high school (p.s. it is not free!) and to hold an amazing leadership camp for the girls (see my previous blog post about Camp ALMA). I really need help from ALL my blogstalkers to meet this goal. So please don’t let me down. Puuuuuhhhhhhlease donate! Go to www.friendsofecuador.org ASAP and make a donation to the GAD-Anti-TIPS raffle. It is a secure site sponsored by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who are helping to support development work in Ecuador. Thanks in advance for your generosity.

So, in lieu of that belated birthday package you were going to send to me, I will happily, eagerly, and graciously accept your kind donation to GAD. As much as it pains me to turn away Take 5 bars, I really do want you to donate to GAD instead. Seriously.

Oh, and I promise to provide ya’ll with the exciting conclusion to my Tepapare tale tomorrow (or after you donate to GAD). Plus, the more my blogstalkers donate, the more time I’ll have to devote to blogging instead of fundraising for GAD. Gracias!