Posts Tagged ‘charity’

Bekins Donation Going A Long Way

Monday, September 6th, 2010

gmm bikes in actionThe donation made by our friends at Bekins Van Lines in July has gone a long way in funding badly needed children’s education in Cameroon in just a few short months.

Back in July, Bekins donated $3,500 to help sponsor a child with charity group GMMAfrica, which has being doing great work on the ground providing education to children that would typically have no access.

We’ve had some feedback from Teh Francis at GMMAfrica, thanking Bekins  - again – for their help and letting us know about how it is being used.

“It is now a few days and schools will re-open. With the donation from Bekins Van Lines Company we have been doing great things for the children during these holidays. The motorbike taxis have done their job in helping us raise funds rapidly.  Within a short while we were able to buy two Pentium 4 computers and had a holiday computer training program with the children…..

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Computer-sharing Key For Cameroon Project

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

gmmafrica studentsWhen the ideal situation of ‘one-PC-per-person’ isn’t possible you have come up with a smarter solution.

The folks at charity group GMMAfrica, which Catalyst Exhibits has been working closely with in educating Cameroon’s children, is doing just that.

Limited funds mean that it’s just not possible to give every child their own computer, even with the motorbike taxis making more money than originally thought.

Teh Francis at the charity explained:

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Motorbike Taxis Fund Computers

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

catalyst bike and passenger 3The motorbike taxis that began life as a way to raise more money to get children off the streets of Cameroon and into education are proving even more successful than originally forecast.

Catalyst Exhibits bought the first motorbike to ferry teachers between schools across the rough terrain and since then another has been added to act purely as a taxi for locals.

We are delighted to hear from Teh Francis at charity group, GMMAFRICA, that the taxi is a roaring success and has helped fund new computers for the schools.

Thanks to the generous donation this summer by our friends at Bekins Van Lines, the taxis are really making a difference for these kids.

Teh Francis wrote…..

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Troubled Readers Ace State Exams

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

kids readingExams suck! Most school kids would agree but it’s even harder for kids that have fallen behind their class.

Debbie Valette’s special reading program for just such school kids in Boulder, Colorado, is one of our favourite charities here at Catalyst Exhibits and she’s been in touch to let us know how her students have fared in the state reading test, or CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Program). We are delighted to report that the news was very good indeed.

Debbie said:

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From Trash To Fashion

Monday, August 9th, 2010

moda esperenza 1

Those metal tabs from the tops of soda cans don’t exactly scream ‘Fashion Must-Haves’ but in the right hands, pop-tabs are being turned from junk into red-hot fashion accessories.

Moda Esperanza, a charity group dedicated to empowering single women and mothers in Honduras, has being doing just that and now they are ready to branch out Stateside with their unique take on the fashion accessory.

Catalyst Exhibits has signed on via our Area 3 charity blog to help out by creating and sponsoring all their posters and banners for the marketing push.

Under the tag-line ‘The Power Of The Pop-tab’ the women have taken the humble pop-tab and transformed it into stunning purses, belts, bracelets and other fashionable accessories.

Jump now to see some more.

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Bekins Donation Sponsors A Child

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

gmm students

Last month, transport  and storage specialist Bekins, stepped up to the plate to help sponsor the education of impoverished children in Cameroon, on the west coast of Africa.

The donation went to GGMAfrica which is doing amazing work to help get kids off the streets and give them a start in life with proper education.

We just heard back from GMMAfrica about how that money helps and also how the motorbikes that Catalyst Exhibits have bought are helping raise vital funds.

“We were delighted to see what Bekin Van Lines did for GMM highlighted on the Area 3 site. They donated $3,500 dollars for the Child Educational Program. When we prepare profiles for some children it takes a long time before they ever come to get a sponsor and sometimes they never get one at all.

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More Great Kids’ Art From Thailand

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

thailand art 1We’re back this week with more great art and crafts and happy creative kids in Thailand.

Last week we ran some photos from Chatchada Kruakaew’s brilliant travelling art program in Thailand, something Catalyst Exhibits has been actively supporting.

We just got some more shots from her kids at the Ban Rommanee school.

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Thai Kids Love Their Travelling Art Class

Friday, July 16th, 2010

bonhonnok school 1

One of the first people we helped out with when we at Catalyst Exhibits started our Area 3 charity activities was Chatchada Kruakaew’s travelling art program in Thailand.

Run across various districts the art and art therapy classes are designed to not only help children learn how to paint but to allow them to overcome previous hardships in their lives through art.

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Bekins Steps Up For Child Education

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

greg hoover

Education is a key focus for our Area 3 charity work here at Catalyst Exhibits and we’re delighted that Bekins, one of the country’s largest moving and storage companies, has decided to help out.

The company has generously agreed to sponsor a child with GMMAfrica with a very generous donation of $3,500. That money allows the organisation working in Cameroon to take another at-risk child from the streets and give them the education, housing and support they desperately need to have a chance at a better future.

Our thanks go out to Bekins CEO, Greg Hoover, who we interviewed about his involvement. Jump now to see what he said.

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Motorbike Taxi Going Strong

Monday, May 31st, 2010

catalyst bike and passenger smaller crop 2The motorbike we sponsored to get  teachers to kids around remote parts of Cameroon has proved equally popular as a local taxi in the area.

From bringing education to children in remote villages the bike now ferries locals around the inhospitable terrain. According to Teh Francis of GMMAfrica, the bike is becoming something of a local hero.

“The motorbike is doing more work than I ever thought it should. We were lucky to have bought a very strong and durable brand. It does not only work at the school but carries food up and down to the many needy children we help in the hilly country of Kom, Cameroon.”

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