Inspirational Stories
 British ConnectionIn May 2007 my daughter Sam and I embarked on our first visit to Liboré, Niger the community Pencils for Kids had been helping for over a year [...]
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 BayleyBayley, a ten year old student at a French Immersion School in Toronto who was a pen pal with a student in Liboré, was so moved by the plight [...]
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 ClaraAfter reading the story of Pencils for Kids in an article by Paul Wildie in the Globe and Mail, 8 year old Clara told her mother that she wanted to donate [...]
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 JackOne day we received a donation and the message was from the mother of a little six year old boy, Jack, which read, "Jack is 6 and collected this money in lieu of birthday presents from his friends"
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 The Little Engine That CouldI had always talked about P4K and compared it to the children's story, "The Little Engine that Could", written by Watty Piper, which I had loved as a child [...]
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 MichaelWhen I first heard from Dan Galbraith about 30 children sharing one pencil in a classroom in Niger, I approached my local Office Depot and asked for [...]
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 Spirituelle DivasThe Spirituelle Divas is an extraordinary group of women who have come together to expand their spiritual awareness and create an environment [...]
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 Project PlayMichael Mitchell was a member of the Peace Corps many years ago in Niger and had never forgotten the impact that playing the sport of soccer [...]
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 Book ClubToday was the third Book Club class with the 10 and 11 year-old Tiendifarou children in Liboré, and I am wondering why it is so difficult [...]
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 The Man from LiboréAfter rehearsal I talked with a wonderful man in Liboré. He shared his story with me and once again my insides cried out to say, "Why does it [...]
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 The Theatre Kids in LiboréAs I watched I thought back to the first class, a mere 3 weeks ago, when I could not get any one of these kids to stand up and say anything [...]
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 The Oakville ChapterIn August 2009, the first community chapter of Pencils for Kids was founded in Oakville, Ontario. As a team of youth from different schools [...]
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 The Ambulance in LiboréOne day when I was with the Mayor of Liboré, we noticed a donkey pulling a wooden cart with a woman lying down on it. The Mayor stopped [...]
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 MohamedMohamed was one of my students in the Book Club. Twice a week, after their regular school day, 16 students from CM2 (10 or 11 year olds) [...]
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