Westminster Celebrates Tema School Completion; Now Has $15,650 for Projects in Liberia & Sierra Leone May 2015 Westminster Presbyterian Church 85 Chestnut Street Albany NY 12210 518.436.8544 www.wpealbany.org For more information, contact: Fatmata Hilton fatmatahilton@ yahoo.com Felicia Kollie-Gambles yassah03 @ gmail.com UKuci@ gmail.com Gabriel Ofori-Okai ofori-okai@ live.com Belinda Quaye benbeling@ yahoo.com Lois Wilson LWilson502@aol.com Thank you to all who have helped Westminster allocate $15,650 for 2015 mission projects in Liberia and Sierra Leone, Revenues include $10,800 trom January and March fundraisers held at WPC (see honorary committees on page 2), $2,000 from a National Peace Corps Association grant and $2,860 from the Church mission budget for African ministries. In Ghana, we rejoice with the Okushibri community at the completion of the three-room school funded in 2014 (with $4,700 from WPC and $9,300 from a private donor). Scholarships continue for up to 20 high need children. Discussions are underway with our Tema Church partners on 2015-16 projects and with Executive Director Barbara Asempa of HOCAP (Home of Care and Protection) on proposals for orphans and other high-need children in rural and urban poor areas. Mission Budget, by Source Amount Plans for 2015 (as of May 8) WPC Combined Budget for | $10,150 ] In April we had 270 students, a new high. Budget Hope Mission School funds 40 Scholarships for Ebola Orphans & Other founded in 2007 at Needy Students; Uniforms & School Supplies for 10 Paynesville, Liberia and 11 Orphans; Teacher Training & Capacity Building Ebola orphans supported Workshops; Textbooks & Teaching Supplies; Food through Hope Mission for Ebola orphans; and administrative costs. National Peace Corps $2,000 | Awarded to help meet the education and basic living Association grant for Ebola needs of Ebola orphans at Hope Mission in orphans at Hope Mission Paynesvil Liberia WPC budget funds bags of _ | “$3,500 | 4 transfers of fod for 200 orphans at Mass Orphan food for children living at Mission (MOM) in Freetown: $875 budget for each orphanage in Sierra Leone transfer covers food, transportation, and administrative costs. Total for Projects in Liberia & | $16,650 | FYI: For Ghana, expect new school year plans afier Sierra Leone dialogue with our partners. See above. African Family Night at Westminster will be Saturday, November 7, 2015. For those who prefer to donate before November 7, checks may be made payable to Westminster Presbyterian Church, memo: African Family Night. Mail checks to Attican Ministries, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 85 Chestnut Street, Albany NY 12210. ‘Spring 2015 Photos (left to right): Okushibri community near Tema celebrates its first school building and thanks WPC (Ghana). At Hope Mission Baby Princess is WPC's youngest Ebola orphan (Liberia). Orphan is waiting at Mass Orphan Mission for a bag of food (Sierra Leone).Honorary Committee: March 21, 2015, African Spring Dinner Floyd and Susan Barwig Kathryn T. Shaffer J. Thatia Cunningham, MD Timothy J. Dodman and Lisa N. Petter Elizabeth Klepeis and Richard Foley John and Lyn Kucij Senator Neil Brestin Cameroon Association of Greater Capital District Joseph H. Connelly Hon. John & Connie Clarkson East African Community Organization Daniel Egan Ghana Association of Capital District Fatmata Hilton Kwadwo Amankwa-Poku Susan Beale Kelly Crisfield Shirley Diven Mary & Margaret Ewart Hon. Patricia Fahy Marilyn Haliski Ken & Ellen Harris Victor & Eve Manieson Major Donors: National Peace Corps Association Benefactors: Thomas White Lois Wilson Patrons: ‘Angelo and Kathleen Mastrangelo Jim and Martha Reisner Congressman Paul Tonko Peter D. Wohl and Katherine A. Breslin Supporter: Rev. Debra Jameson Morris & Mary Catherine Carol Johnson Peters W. Kakumba Felicia Kollie-Gambles Alexandra Lusak Appleton Mason Kathy Quoi Margaret & Paul Randall Comfort & Kwadwo Sarfoh Dodie & Pete Seagle David & Elizabeth McMillan Joan & Harry Thornhill William & Margaret Mayer Rey. Shannan R. Vance- Tom McPheeters ‘Ocampo Cecilia Moran Kris Wilhelm Dr. R. Nii Nartey Friends: Hon. John McDonald Carolyn Smith Janet Nardotillo Nell Stokes-Holmes Regina Race Dianne Symansky ‘Marianne Rings Gabriel Ofori-Okai Allan & Mary Jean Tedrow Rev. James Thompson &Carol ‘Martinson Owusu Zept Iteke Prins Maurice & Elizabeth Georgiana Panton Thornton Valerie Shanley Honorary Committee: January 17, 2015, Capital District Citizens Against Ebola Floyd and Susan Barwig ‘Tom McPheeters ‘Timothy J. Dodman and Lisa N. Petter Anne and Thomas Older Joyce Griffith Jim and Martha Reisner Jay Harold Jakovic Valerie Shanley John and Lyn Kucij Carolyn Smith Arden Leach Allan and Mary Jean Tedrow Rev. Alexandra Lusak Lois Wilson Look for a fall postcard from Westminster on the 2015 African Family Night on November 7. For other updates, see www.wocalbany.org & www.wpcalbany-africa.simplesite.com We thank all who support children who need safe water, food, shelter & basic education.