Knitting Project Update

Since the last post, a lot of thought has gone into how to proceed with our project. Thanks to the regional branch of the Foundation Center, I've learned how to apply for grants and have been sending out grant requests every day for 2 weeks. We've also received a few generous donations which have been acknowledged on the website. Our friend and board member Karen in England, has been selling her homemade habanero jam - all proceeds go to the charity!

We have a wonderful machine knitter who has committed to going to Bogota to teach knitting, once we have raised enough money. Our goal is $15,000 for the project startup. We are currently at around $5000.

We also authorized the repair of a gutter at Ciudadela de la Nina in Madrid, outside Bogota. When we visited Christmas 2007, it rained and the dining hall flooded. We were told that this was a regular occurence. Fixing this will cost $600: the money has been sent, and our friend Mario is going to supervise the repair, as he did with the window repairs. Apparently there are 80 windows again that are broken, so we have to think about getting those fixed.