Julie Pech, The Chocolate Therapist
Two young men in Kenya are on their way back to school today! Our pen pals Hillary and Hudson are attending higher education in a boarding school hours from the village where they were raised. Thanks to THE CHOCOLATE THERAPIST for generously donating $1.00 from each custom “Cows gone Wild” chocolate bar sold during the last two months. Julie Pech, the owner of The Chocolate Therapist crafted a special milk chocolate and almond bar to raise money for the current semester for the boys. Also, a huge thank you to my friend C for donating the balance of the fees for the tuition for both Hillary and Hudson. These boys will be able to finish their school year.
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Below is the current stream of emails between Damaris, the boys’ mother, and me:
(reverse order)
May 11, 2012
Hi Maryann,
Alot of greetings from Damaris, Hilary and Hudson. We are so glad to receive the money you send to us through your phone. God bless you, and add you more and more Amen. Today Friday Hillary and Hudson are on the journey to Western where they went to school.
The boys are happy and glad to see money all have said may our God, lord reward you and give you anything you need and pray to him. Maryann let God bless the worth of your hand and add you more years to live to this world of ours. Maryann I have no more, but I say thank you, thank you and thank you. Be blessed x3 Amen.
Say Hae to Sam, Mike and Linda tell them we love them too.
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> — On Tue, 4/3/12, Maryann Brown wrote:
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> From: Maryann Brown
> Subject: Hi Damaris from Maryann
> To: dimbwaga
> Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 1:06 AM
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> Hi Damaris,
> I was so glad to hear from you! I have missed you so much. I am very sorry I have not written sooner. I think of you and Hudson and Hillary almost every day and send love, even if you don’t hear from me very often.
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> I will send tea and soccer balls as soon as I can. Should I mail them to you or to St Marks?
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> Probably to you since the boys will be home for a break from school. I will begin collecting funds for Hudson and Hillary’s next term that begins in May.
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> Sam and Stella are doing well. Their school gets out for the summer at the end of April. They will not begin school again until September. Sam will be graduating from high school and his next school year will be away from home, at college. He has lived with me since he was born and I will miss him very much when he is away at school in September. The school he will be going to is about a 7 hour car ride away from home.
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> Stella has one more year of high school after this year, and will still be with me at home next year.
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> Mike lives at another house nearby. He sees Sam and Stella almost every day. I don’t talk to him very much. We are divorced now.
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> How is your niece Marion doing? Linda would like to mail her another letter and wants to make sure she has the correct address. Can you please send me the address for Marion?
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> Thank you for the news of your home. I will research the information on the internet so I can understand better. It is very sad about the bombings.
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> I love you and look forward to hearing from you again, Maryann
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from Damaris to me January 6, 2012
Hi Maryann,
Receive a lot of greeting from Damaris, Hillary and Hudson, hope you are doing well you Sam and Stella. Happy New Year and Happy January the first month of the year. Me and my two brothers we are happy, so glad for what you done for us. Thank you x3 and I said thank you. God bless you with all of those who assist you to raise the money the money.
I went to Western Union and I received Kshs so the boys will travel to Western on Friday morning they are happy to have that money and they know that school fees will be paid, because they were worrying about that.
In Western Union the Agent said that it is very much important to indicate the amount that you sent because without doing like that all people are not the same I can get the bad one and he/she can hide another money. But I receive all Kenyan Shillings.
I have already buy the set – books of the school and the school fees I will go and pay my self on the same day.
Did you get the poem of Christmas or not, because the two brothers sent to you. They normally think about you everyday and time. Pass greeting to Mike tell them two brothers like him too. I wish to read from you.
Lots of love from Damaris, Hilary and Hudson.
Bye bye kwaheri.
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