Asante Sana Grace Lutheran Church in Yorktown Heights, NY

We would like to say a BIG THANKS to Grace Lutheran Church in Yorktown Heights, NY.  A few months ago, I was emailing with Inge and Bob Schnut and they asked if we needed anything.  As usual, we needed pencils for the students.  They are tough to come by here in Bukoba.  But we also asked for chess boards.  Trevor has been running a chess club for months but with only one real board.  We made more out of paper but the 'pieces' were difficult to keep track of.

Inge and Bob organized and pencil and chess board drive at their church.  And the results of their efforts have arrived and the students couldn't be happier.

There are SO many pencils.  The students use pencils for drawing in Vocational Skills and PDS.  Below is a picture of some of the students being sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church with some of the pencils.

The chess club has taken on a whole new dynamic now that they have so many boards.  The students are such fast learners.  We have already had one tournament and hope to have another soon.  There is also talk of building a life size chess board in collaboration with the Art Club....