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Small price to make a big difference
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It didn’t require much effort, simply choosing to go without something small, but from her real estate agency in Avalon Kathryn Hall made a big difference in the lives of young children and families of the Milami School at Joska.
“One of my clients ended up in Kenya, working for a children’s refuge centre and was asked to check in on a school,” the principal of Kathryn Hall Real Estate said.
The school was founded by Michael and Melab Peymoja, and supported with funds from generous travellers. | When she visited the school Kathryn’s client, Brenda, donated $50 and when she returned to the school in a month’s time found the money had been used to provide a block of six toilets for the children.
“Brenda told me about it and I thought ‘I’m just about to buy a lipstick for $50’ so I decided to donate that money instead because it’s such a little thing for me but I realised what a big difference it can make,” she said.
Kathryn also received a donation of $50 from REINSW for the cause, and the combined $100 gift was quickly turned into a shed, which the school uses as a staff room.
The school now has more than 210 enrolments, from Pre-kinder (3year olds) to Grade Six. To accommodate all the students, another classroom will need to be built in December.
“Brenda said all the staff are really thankful for this facility,” Kathryn said.
“They have some teaching resources stored in there, stacked on the horizontal timber framing and one desk.
“All the windows in the school have no glass, and a door is on the list of things yet to be funded, but they are very proud of the level concrete floor.”
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