Apply Now! Visions 2008 Summer Leadership Camps!

Dear all prospective Visions volunteers,

Thank you all for expressing interest in Visions and in bettering the lives of disadvantaged young people in Sri Lanka and Kenya! We thrive on passionate and ambitious volunteers who want to make a positive and lasting impact on the lives of children who have faced hardship and adversity. After months of planning and preparation, we would formally like to invite you to apply to volunteer with our Visions Leadership Camps this summer in Sri Lanka and Kenya.

Please send us an email and we will be happy to send you the following documents that explain our organization, the summer camps, and the application process:

1. A letter of introduction about the Visions organization and the summer leadership camps for 2008.
2. A general explanation of the Visions summer camps, curriculum, daily schedules, and overall plan, which gives more insight into exactly what you will be doing by volunteering with Visions.
3. The Visions Application & Release for prospective volunteers, which should be filled out and returned to us along with a $35 application fee.
4. An update on the Visions summer 2008 camps in both Sri Lanka and Kenya, which contains pertinent information about planning and applying for the Visions camps. Please read this, as it covers very important information about the tentative nature of the scheduled dates and camp locations.

If you would like to request a printed copy of these introduction and application materials, we will be happy to mail you a copy if you provide us with your mailing address. Otherwise, please print and read over the attached information in full, and send your application back to us as soon as you are ready. If you have any questions or concerns, please email or call us, and we will be happy to help. We look forward to hearing from you!

All the best,

~The Visions Team

Greg Buie
Visions Co-Director
gtbuie@gmail.com
714.315.0518

www.visionsforthefuture.org

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."--Gandhi

Kalagam Visions Learning Centre (KVLC)--We Need Your Help!!

Introducing the Kalagam Visions Learning Centre (Colombo)...

Working in partnership with Saiva Mangaiyar Kalagam, a Sri Lanka-based nonprofit, construction and development of the KVLC will begin in early 2008. This multistoried learning center will house a Visions office, ample space for student groups and activities (including aesthetics) from the adjacent school (Saiva Mangaiyar Vidyalayam), halls for special trainings and English, a computer lab, a multimedia room, and a Montessori nursery. Over 400 refugee children from the Northeast will benefit from this project, as well as countless other disadvantaged and deserving youth and teachers!

Financial Estimates for the KVLC

Land: US $400,000
*12 perches of land in Colombo already donated by Saiva Mangaiyar Kalagam as their initial contribution
*Location: 22 Rudra Mawatha, Colombo 06, Sri Lanka

Building: US $320,000
*Cost is approx. US $80,000 per floor x 4 floors (Phase 1)
*Visions/Operation USA donated the first 2 floors of the building with US $160,000
*Private donations have so far amounted to US $10,000

Total Estimated Cost: US $720,000

Donations Received to-date: US $570,000

Amount Still Needed: US $150,000

We need your help—please donate to this important project today! Please send donations to either one of the following:

Hindu Women’s Society
23, Rudra Mawatha
Colombo 06
Sri Lanka

**Please make checks payable to: 'Hindu Women's Society'

Visions
1621 Barry Ave. #PH1
Los Angeles, CA 90025
U.S.A.

**Please make your tax-exempt donation (in USA) by sending a check payable to ‘Operation USA’ [Tax ID#95-3504080], specifying ‘Visions—KVLC’ on the subject line.