Maria's latest reply Oct 2013

So the last of the mails from CI for this week :)
I got the latest reply from my latest kid Yokary Maria. She is 16 and soon to be 17th :) She answered all my questions as expected.. So here is the letter -  :)
"Hello Dear Mani!!
I am fine and how about you? My parents and siblings are fine. You can call me how you like the most. (I was not sure if I should call her Yokary or Maria :)). I am very happy because on September 28th is my graduation from high school. Next month I will register at college. How is your family? Sorry they are so far. I like to watch cartoons too and to read. My family is so big. My father has 8 brothers and a sister, my mother has 5 brothers and 4 sisters, all of them are very happy. Take care. 
Thanks for everything you do for me!.
You sponsored child,
Yokary Maria"

I will hold on before writing her a reply. She is celebrating her birthday tomorrow (Nov 7th). Will wait for that SNG reply and then write her a letter.
~ChEeRs

Yulissa's birthday SNG reply and more :-)

A good week it was and not all was as I feared before... Initially when I blogged about Nicolle's b'day SNG i mentioned that even Yulissa's b'day fund was put up with Nicolle. After mailing the CI team I found out that it was only wrongly updated in the site but it was divided correctly and Yulissa did get her b'day gifts on time :). That wasa huge relief. True to their word, I received the mails a week later. I got the b'day SNG reply and also a letter probably written before that :).
Also in all this fiasco, I sent her another SNG thinking she did not get her b'day gift. So looking fwd to one more letter next week ;)
So the SNG details first - 
"Child or family's comments on SNG - Yulissa says - 'Thank you sponsor for all the support that you give me, I did love to meet you someday and personally thank you for all this.'
Benefits to the family - It is of great help since the mother is only working twice a week so it's a great support for Yulissa and her family. (Yulissa father was paralysed due to some accident a year ago I believe)
And the exciting part - the actual letter - 
Dear Sponsor,
I want to thank you for all your support, it was very helpful. Thanks for caring for me; on my birthday, I had a cake and my aunt gave me a purse she made with raffia. With your donation I was able to get clothes and groceries for me and my family. Also some shampoo and some detail for my siblings. I say bye and thank you for all, goodbye for now.
Thanks for being part of my life.
Yulissa"

Also as always, there were photos too. :)

This is not the end of it... I also got another letter from her :)
"Dear Mani
I am glad to greet you. My dad is better. On vacations I had fun with my family. By the way, I loved seeing your pictures and your friends'. I did like you to come. My siblings and my mom are fine and my little brother is fine because he is starting kindergarten. Say hello to your friends, they seem to be good persons. Goodbye and thank you so much. See you soon. 
Yulissa"

Her drawings are a stark contrast to Nicolle.. She always prefers the light colors... I love both their drawings so much :). So here is a Yulissa's special ;)

~ChEeRs

Nicolle's latest letter Oct 2013

A good day again as I got a bunch of letters. I am also playing catch up with other letters... The first one is from Nicolle... She is such a sweetheart as always. This letter was actually written before her b'day SNG I believe. So here goes... 
"Greetings Dear Mani
I wish that when you get this letter, you are in good health. I am very happy that you like my letters and my drawings, that I did with so much affection. I tell you that my mother and my siblings, we are doing well thanks God. I will spend a happy birthday along with my family and friends. I am very happy that you sent me a photo along with your friends and that you visit your family to India, because that makes you happy. When you visit them, give my greetings to them, because I keep you in my heart too.
I say goodbye with so much affection. May God bless you today and forever.
Nicolle"
And another good part of the letter (apart from the actual letter itself :)) is that her drawings are back. I missed her drawing in the birthday SNG reply... As always, I lover her use of dark and bold colors... See for yourself :)...

~ChEeRs

Nicolle's SNG and Birthday reply - Sep 2013

A mixed day today... While I am super happy as I finally got Nicolle's SNG and b'day gifts reply, I also figured out that Yulissa did not get any gifts on her birthday because of a mixup :(. I have sent her a belated gift now. Hopefully I will get an update soon... 
Now for the happy part again... Nicolle sent another sweet letter as always. Also to note, I did not get any reply to the letter I sent. I either got this faster because I sent an SNG or this might be treated as a reply to my letter as well, I am not sure... Anyways, to the SNG reply and the sweet letter

But firdt up for one more time...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR NICOLLE :)
I had sent the SNG as well as extra for her b'day. (SNG Details)
They got the stuffs mentioned in the SNG and also a nice cake for Nicolle. The family was happy and that makes me happy :) And now to the super sweet reply :)
"Greetings Dear Mani,
I greet you cordially, wishing you are in good health along with your dear ones. I thank you for what you sent me. May God bless you and your family. I thank you for the cake, shoes, clothing, refrigerator, bed, fan. I loved all the stuffs. Thanks for all the blessings you give me, because I know that not all the children get this. I feel very lucky to have you as my sponsor. Thanks!
I say goodbye, who loves you so. 
Your sponsored Child,
Nicolle"


And for the super cool b'day pic. I loved this pic the best from the lot. She seems so happy :)

She sure is stylish, isn't she? ;)

And as always, her bold coloring. Ah, how I missed it :)

~ChEeRs

Suman's latest reply Sep - 2013

Got Suman's latest reply just last week. A letter from him has been due for sometime now. One of the first kids I decided to sponsor, he always has a special place in my heart :). Also he is celebrating his birthday later this month :) Here is the sweet letter he wrote..
"Dear Mr...
I am very happy to write to you after a long gap. Hope all of you are well. We are well. Now I study in grade 4. I like to go to school. Our school teachers are very  good. They love me. And I also like them. Please write me about your school (I did not tell him I am in a school :) and I am not :P) Thank you very much for your help.
Yours lovingly
Suman"
I didn't get any drawing this time around. But let me tell you that he is an amazing artist... When I saw him couple of years back, he had a note full of amazing drawings :)

~ChEeRs!

Kulsum's letter - August 2013

I received Kulsum's latest letter this weekend. She is one of those sweet kids whom I met and conversed comfortably as she knew Hindi :). Another sweet letter from her...
"Dear Mani,
Hello! My family and I are fine here and I hope you are also well. I thank you for helping me and for fulfilling my needs. I study in grade 8. My first unit test is now over and I will get good marks in all my subjects. Summer has ended here and rainy season has now started. I went to my aunt's house during the summer holidays and enjoyed there a lot. I am now preparing for my  second unit test. I am trying to promote from grade 8 to grade 9.
Yours loving child,
Kulsum"
She is studying real hard. Her mom really understand how hard it is to survive and how important education is for her daughters to get thru. I wish her all the best with her studies and wish her to get good grades. Cant wait to see her next year again :)
~ChEeRs

Maria's first letter :)

Yokary is my latest kid. After Kanika moved out of the program, I was searching for an elder kid and found her. She is from The Dominican Republic, And finally I received her first letter along with Yulissa's and Nicolle's. Here is the letter - 
"Hello dear Mr. Sukumar,
Dear sponsor, I am writing this letter to thank you for choosing me as your sponsored child. I am a very studious child. I like to spend time with my friends. I like to go to church and to the park. I am 16 years old. I am at senior high school. I will go to college next year. I want to study to be a medical representative. I love my parents and my siblings so much. I love hanging out with them because they are very cheerful as I am. This is all for now. Thank you so much for sponsoring me. God bless you so much and your family always. Thanks for everything you do for me. Your sponsored child.
Yokary Maria"
A mature letter as you would expect from a 16 year old. I somehow (luckily) end up with very studious ones. Can't wait for more letters from her. 
~ChEeRs :)