[Community-Service] Outreach Thanks and Support Opportunities You Cane GIve

[james boehm]

Dear Friends and Supporters,  

Our trip to Athlone School for the Blind in Cape Town, South Africa from March 1 – 9, 2023, was an amazing and productive experience! We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know many children, equipping them with canes and spending a few minutes with each one. The huge, open room was filled with tapping as the children tested out their new independence with wide smiles! For many of the children, this was their first time using a cane, and some asked, “Do I need to give it back?”  

During our time there, we spent time training 80 students and 21 adults, sharing independence and forging new relationships. Our partner with MegaVoice brought the solar-powered audio Bibles with extra children’s Bible stories, and the little ones gleefully accepted, excited to listen. One afternoon, we taught a group of adults how to restore canes with the “first aid kit” we’d brought with us. Now, they can fix the canes themselves and continue the work of You Cane Give. Jimmy enjoyed meeting with a group of nine students chosen by the school counselor to be “student mentors.” Moving forward, she will pour into them weekly and he will meet with them remotely, to support them as they become available to classmates who may feel more comfortable reaching out to a peer.  

We want to thank the MANY people who helped to donate canes and materials, the ones who leant their hands to help us restore the canes, to individuals who sent financial support that bought materials, audio Bibles, and to our families, who sent us and took care of things here in the States! You Cane Give is all of you, and it made a difference in a wonderful school filled with beautiful faces located 8,313 miles away!  

 
If you are or know of an mobility instructor who would like to travel internationally with us for mobility training, or if you have other skills, such as fundraising, social media, and networking, reachout to Jimmy at Youcanegive at gmail.com <mailto:Youcanegive at gmail.com>


 
 Check out our work at www.youcanegive.org <http://www.youcanegive.org/>

Be sure to check out our Facebook and Youtube channel as well!
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