CLINTON (AP) — Chris Willemsen and a group of friends are giving an unusual holiday gift this year — a new school to a village in the Cambodian province of Kompong Thom.
They raised the money by selling cookies and lost-andfound clothing, organizing a ride along the Erie Canal and asking for donations.
“I didn’t realize just how generous people are,” said Willemsen, a part-time instructor at Hamilton College.
A weekend holiday concert at the community arts center pushed Willemsen’s group over the $13,000 needed to pay for a school through American Assistance for Cambodia, a nonprofit organization that has built nearly 400 schools in rural Cambodia since 1999.
Ultimately, the group wants to raise $30,000 for improvements.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Group raises $13,000 for school in Cambodia
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