Clarence Deyoung, a resident of Halifax, has witnessed this many times before in other countries that he has visited. At first the caregivers do not believe that an act of charity will occur for them. These people have often had promises made to them, but never fulfilled. But when the day arrives for the Canadian team to visit their village, their disbelief is replaced with joy!Clarence and a team of Canadian volunteers recently completed the very first distribution of 3000 bedkits in Togo on behalf of a Canadian charity, Sleeping Children Around The World. This is a country in great need. In a country where malaria is rampant, when parents were asked if they had mosquito nets for their children, not one hand was raised. The parents were in awe at the sight of the children walking away with their bedkits on their heads – including a long lasting insecticide impregnated mosquito net.
Clarence and his team represented an exemplary Canadian Charity called SLEEPING CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. This charity pledges to its donors that every penny of a $30.00 donation will be invested in the bedkit. The team that traveled to Togo paid all of their own expenses.
Murray and and Margaret Dryden, parents of legendary hockey legends Dave and Ken Dryden, registered this Charity in 1970 and to date this unique organization has delivered a total of 888,350 bedkits to needy children in 32 different third world countries.
The bedkit distributed in Togo contained 19 items intended to fulfill the Charity’s mission of providing needy children with a safe and peaceful night’s sleep. The bedkit contained such things as:
- covered foam mattress
- blanket
- pillow
- pillow cover
- mosquito net
- shorts
- sandals
- towel
- school supplies
SLEEPING CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD works with reliable overseas partners who arrange for all items to be made locally and assist in the selection of the neediest children. Our overseas partner in Togo is “Action Enfance et Developement Togo”.
For more information please contact Tamara Kaftalovich, Consultant, Maverick Public Relations Inc. @ 416-640-5525 ext/ 234.
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