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2009 Annual Report Letter to Our Supporters 2009 2009 ANNUAL REPORT LETTER TO OUR SUPPORTERS Dear Friends, 2009 has been a transformative year for Flying Kites in many ways. The generosity of our many friends and donors this past year has allowed us to grow and to continue to ful"ll our mission: to raise the standards of care available to the world’s poorest children. As part of this growth, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell and Ann Sturgis contributed $20,000 to allow Flying Kites to purchase six acres of land in the Kinangop District. On this land, we will construct the Feinstein Junior Scholars’ Academy, a primary school made possible through the generosity of Mr. Alan Shawn Feinstein, who awarded Flying Kites a $60,000 grant. Flying Kites is so thankful for these donations which provided a smooth transition during a challenging time for our organization in which Flying Kites was forced to break our partnership with our two in-country Directors who did not comply with our commitment to "nancial transparency. The Flying Kites family has settled into a beautiful, leased, seven-bedroom cottage just a short distance from our permanent home. Our new four-acre location has a!orded us the opportunity to expand our on-site school to accommodate 60 students from the local community in addition to the Flying Kites children. Our team in Kenya has grown with the addition of Sarah Medway who will serve as our Country Director for one year. We look forward to approaching 2010 with a renewed sense of leadership that will be supported by the strong organizational foundation we have developed over the past two years. We will break ground on our primary school in January, the opening ceremony of which will mark the launch of our Capital TABLE OF CONTENTS Campaign, “Building Higher Expectations,” through which we hope to raise the funds necessary to build homes for our children and additional educational space on our Letter to Our Supporters new site. Flying Kites Boards While the past year has brought us our largest trials to date, we have worked through Volunteers & Sta! them and earned even greater rewards. Our experiences throughout 2009 have allowed us to re"ne our vision and prove our determination, and they have allowed Mission & Philosophy the children in our care to witness "rsthand the fruits of honesty, hard work, resolution and innovation. Flying Kites Pro"les Thank you for your continued support, FKLA Leila, Justine, & Toby Programs & Operations 2009 Events & Features Financial Review List of Supporters FLYING KITES BOARDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY BOARD Leila de Bruyne – Founder & Executive Director Stephen Butler - D.O., Medical Director B.A. Anthropology, Salve Regina University Dartmouth Medical Center, MA Justine Axelsson – Founder & Director of Development M. Therese Antone – RSM, B.A., M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D. B.A. English Communications, Salve Regina University President, Salve Regina University Toby Storie-Pugh – Founder & Director of Programs Christian Allen M.S. Social Research Methodology, Open University Partners in Health, Rwanda Debra Curtis – Chairman Katharine Williamson Ph.D., M.P.H. Professor of Anthropology, Salve Regina University Project Director, Save the Children Brenda Nagle – Treasurer Jonathan Barr CRPC, Financial Advisor & Non-Pro"t Consultant, Merrill Lynch Marketing Director, Proctor and Gamble Olga Barr Former Global Creative Director, Saatchi and Saatchi FLYING KITES VOLUNTEERS & STAFF Pro"le of our Board Treasurer KENYA UNITED STATES BRENDA NAGLE Sarah Medway Leila de Bruyne Brenda joined the Flying Kites Board of Directors in Spring 2009. She Country Director Founder & Executive Director has been a Financial Advisor for more than 10 years, working with Smith Barney, and most recently, Merrill Lynch. Brenda’s primary Francis Munyua Justine Axelsson Manager Founder & Director of Development focus is helping not-for-pro"t organizations, assisting them with cash management, investments, and Board Operations. This past Phoebe Karami Toby Storie-Pugh summer, Brenda earned the designation of Chartered Advisor in House Mother Founder & Director of Programs Philanthropy. Joyce Githingi Bridget Sheerin House Mother Creative Director Since joining Flying Kites, Brenda has helped to organize a number of networking events from Newport to Boston. Her experience has Rebecca Muchiri Ryan Lee helped Flying Kites become more familiar with Board management, House Mother Director of Marketing donor policies and procedures, and non-pro"t law. James Wambugu Julianna Morrall Estate Maintenance & Youth Sports Coordinator Program Manager, My Turn & Volunteer Coordinator In addition to serving as a director of Flying Kites, Brenda also serves on the Boards of Providence’s Water"re, Swim Across America, and Tabitha Njambi Christine Foote Women in Insurance and Financial Services. Prior to her career as a Teacher Program Manager, Flying Kites Productions Financial Advisor, Brenda was active as a Registered Nurse. Grace Nungari Sara Sturgis Teacher Program Manager, Adventure Challenges Paul Kamore Breawna Eaton Teacher Program Manager, Flying Kites Magnet E!ect Francis Mutuga Danielle Casey Teacher Community Partnership Coordinator Oliver Mureithi & Ezekiel Kikuyu Chad Shagren Security Guards Documentary Filmmaker SPECIAL THANKS We would like to acknowledge the following volunteers for the time they spent helping to develop Flying Kites programs and fundraising initiatives in the United States and the United Kingdom: Sandamali Wijeratne, Jessica McCauley, Hayley Stineman, Angelina Campbell, Kyle Kate Dudley, Lolly Berger, Alejandro Saenz, Lyndsey Gibbons-Ne!, Moira Carlin, Cynthia Salarizadeh, Gabe Zapata, A.J. Mercincavage SPECIAL THANKS We would also like to thank the following individuals for making the trip to Kenya to volunteer at our Center, and leave a lasting mark on the lives of our children and our organization: Valorie Sheehan, Annie Curtin, Angelina Campbell, Christo!er Ornfelt, Hayley Stineman, Blake Eden, Jesse McKenna, Robin Pozez, Gerri Pozez, Michelle Kats, Lindsey Baker, JoAnne Rutter, Maureen Olive, Majbrit Olegaard, Marcia Hamilton, Clay Hamilton, Paula Searle, Lauren Joseph, Reed Morgan, Kerrie O’Reilly, Kaitlyn Hatzel, Devon Legare, Sara McAllister, Vincent Testa, Victor Artaiz, Jared Furtado, Ashwini Habbu, Reuben Hartwell, Paul Chaplin, Hannah Wesley, Paulina Pierkarsa, Matthew Storie-Pugh, Christina Storie-Pugh, Leslie Storie-Pugh. MISSION PHILOSOPHY Flying Kites seeks to raise the standards of care available to the world’s poorest children. We are a non-pro"t organization ORPHANED CHILDREN that strives to give these children the tools they will need – education, imagination, and resolution – to succeed in and contribute to a complex and changing world. It is estimated that every 14 seconds a child is orphaned in sub-Saharan Africa. In poor countries such as Kenya, very few social services exist to care for these children. Many end up living on the streets, or are squeezed MODEL into overcrowded orphanages in the city slums. These facilities are often decrepit buildings that lack basic amenities such as running water, toilets, and electricity. The children living there do not have enough to eat and Provide orphaned children with a nurturing home and an exceptional communicable diseases are rife. Despite these adversities, the children are desperate for an education and eager education to learn. Although public elementary education in Kenya is free, most schools are understa!ed and overcrowded. With up to 130 students per classroom and few resources, it is not surprising that less than 50 percent of students go on to high school, and less than three percent attend college. Many current approaches to the orphan crisis, reactive in nature, are inherently limited and do little to break the cycle of poverty. Given a fair chance, these children will "ght their way out of this misery. At Flying Kites, this Promote collaboration among non-pro"t organizations around the chance begins with remarkable care. world to maximize resources and strengthen the communities we serve REMARKABLE CARE Raise awareness about the crises facing orphaned children and facilitate The Flying Kites vision of providing remarkable care demands that we get the basics right. Our site in the Aberdares Mountains provides clean water, fresh air, fertile farmland, nutritious food, and abundant space where thoughtful action the children can learn, grow, and play. The Flying Kites Leadership Academy (FKLA) will be made up of 10 individual houses that accommodate 15 children and two housemothers. This creates a loving and nurturing environment, and gives the children a place to call home. Happy, healthy children are ready to learn. At our on-site school, our quality teaching sta! provide these children with the modern education they need to transform their lives. TREMENDOUS OUTCOMES We start from the premise that every child can succeed. We aim to create an environment of expectation where such success is the norm, and not the exception. Our children will be equipped to lead diverse lives as citizens of their country and members of a global society. We will prepare our children to achieve their highest potential, be tolerant and understanding, respect themselves as well as others, and be responsible custodians of the environment. Through our emphasis on compassion, advocacy, and leadership, we hope our children will champion causes of social justice. In our experience, adults who have endured the privations of orphanhood often have a desire to ensure that future generations do not have to face the same hardships. Our goal is to foster this desire in our children by fusing the drive to help those in need with the tools necessary to make their voices and actions count. Flying Kites graduates will be positioned to have an impact on the world greatly beyond their numbers. Pro"le of our Country Director Donor Pro"le SARAH MEDWAY ANN STURGIS Originally from Texas, Sarah completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin before going on to Ann Sturgis and her husband Max of Park City, Utah, gave Flying Kites a Christmas gift of $20,000 that helped us purchase Georgetown University Law Center.
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