b'join her. The boys agreed to each contribute $5 of their of the letters, a little girl wrote that she was happy atown money to be sponsors with their nana. Together, school and that she was clean. That really stood they sponsor two youngsters at Morning Star School out to all of us. School meant she could be clean,in India. Kathy says.The boys love getting the letters, and they loveknowing that theyre helping, Kathy says. In one Carol Dexter is a freelance writer from Columbia, Illinois. YOU CAN SPONSOR A CHILDThere are hundreds of children at these three Marianist schools who ONE: Online: Go to marianist.com/donate and choose Sponsorare awaiting sponsors, and the three schools participating are a child in the drop-down menu. only a fraction of the total number of Marianist schools in India TWO: By phone: Call the Marianist Mission at 1.800.348.4732and Eastern Africa. and tell the representative youd like to sponsor a child. We have plenty of room for more sponsors, says Linda Hayes, THREE: By mail: Use the envelope in this issue of ALIVE; markdirector of the Marianist Mission. And we also want to conduct whether youd prefer to sponsor a child in India or Africa and this program thoughtfully and prayerfully. These are children, not enclose a check for $125.a commodity. Still, Linda understands the real value of connectingone needy child with one generous donor. These children have For more information: Please contact Brother Alex Tuss athopes and dreams, too, and education is the way we can begin [email protected], or by phone at 1.800.348.4732,to make them possible, she says. ext. 3003. To learn more about the Partnering with the Poor program,Becoming a sponsor is a relatively simple process. There are go to marianist.com/India-Africa.three options:Students from Morning Star School, a Marianist school in Singhpur, India.marianist.com/donate 7'