Recipient update: Nepal

Ganseh's school was built to serve a small village in the mountains of Nepal.  It is a great blessing to the village, and was made possible in part through the generosity of Laps for Learning donors.  Thank you!

Recipient update: Nepal 2008

This is the gem of Nepal.  The beautiful Dhuseni school built by Nepal Hope with assistance from Laps for Learning in 2008.  Now children have the opportunity to learn, grow and have a better life.  Thanks to all who contributed!

2012 Laps for Learning Recipient

This year, Laps for Learning will benefit Corvallis-Uzhhorod Sister Cities Association: TOUCH Scholarship Program. 

TOUCH Scholarship Program
The Scholarship Program for youth in The  Project (Take One Ukrainian Child’s Hand) was initiated in 2010. The funds raised through this endeavor help cover the expenses of educational opportunities  at a vocational training facility, a university, or through an exchange program. Four or five students have benefitted each year through these scholarships which average from $400-$800 per year.

In a world with such a wealth of knowledge, there is need for compassion and charity.  Your contribution to Laps for Learning brings hope to those who wish to learn but lack the opportunity to do so.  

Jump in the swim with me by making your contribution today and give a child the hope for a better tomorrow!

Getting my swim on

Getting my swim on.

Haiti

Laps for Learning assisted in the payment of school fees, supplies and basic needs for children and their families in Haiti.

Smiling Children's Library, Nepal 2007

One of my favorite projects was providing much needed library books for the Smiling Children's Library in Kathmandu, Nepal.  With happy faces the children were elated to receive these books and thanks to Laps for Learning, this gift continues to bring smiles to the faces of the children who live on site at a carpet manufacturing plant.

Our group at the Smiling Children's Library in Kathmandu, Nepal. Working with Nepal Hope we were able to supply books to stock the shelves in the little library on the grounds of a carpet making company.  Employees and their families live at the enclosed compound.

Nepal 2007

Providing carpets and school supplies for a village school in Nepal with funds raised by Laps for Learning.

Distributing books purchased by Laps for Learning funds to children in a mountain village school in Nepal.

Kenya 2006

In 2006, Laps for Learning provided funds to assist in the construction of a school in the village of Bumburi, Kenya.  Much needed school supplies were also donated to the village by Laps for Learning.  Additionally, Laps for Learning assisted with emergency medical care for a little boy with fatal cancer.  

Helping Bumburi village women make bricks for school construction project.

We are a circle of friends.

The language of laughter and love.

My little friend Mopa and my son Mark.

Honing my "jacks" skills with rocks.  
Village children were very patient as they taught me their version of this universal game.

Providing educational opportunity and lots of love the for village children.

Peru 2003

As a family we have been blessed with the privilege of travel and enjoying the wonder of language, people, culture and history.  These experiences have given us an awareness of significant needs that exist in developing countries for the basics of life, including the gift of education.  After much thought about how we might contribute good to the world, we embarked upon our first humanitarian expedition.  

In December 2003, my family and I  traveled to Peru, carrying with us school supplies, soccer balls and the hope that we would learn and grow together while serving the children living at Casa de Milagros orphanage in Lamay.  It was a remarkable experience, providing us with a new understanding of what matters most.   It was the initial spark that would eventually become Laps for Learning.