Changing the world... One school at a time...

I for one was incredibly impressed with the Story of HANDS IN NEPAL - a local organization run almost exclusively by a local family living in Santa Margarita - the Chaffins...  Jan Sprague-Chaffin - spoke to us about her son - Danny...  Young Mr. Daniel Chaffin, a college student trying to find his place in the world - knew he wanted to make a difference...  at the encouragement of his parents, he went on-line, did some research on those in need and decided that he was purchasing a ticket to Nepal...  there he volunteered his time for a year where he worked in an orphanage and lived with a local family.  He witnessed first hand the issues facing these impoverished, at-risk children.  After a year back home, he decided he wanted to return so took the semester off, figuring that the money he saved by not attending school for a semester could actually build a school in Nepal which he, his family and the local villagers then went on to build.  Since then, they have built 2 schools and are planning even more...  all it took was a dream and desire to do the work - the rest (along with a whole lot of time, hard work, and generous donations)  "was cake"...  they encourage anybody interested in learning about HANDS IN NEPAL and the work they are doing/planning or even better, making a tax deductible donation - please visit their website - www.handsinnepal.org .