By Nancy Clark | Project Leader & Smiles Forever Board Member
Overwhelming Holiday Response to Help Vania:
Vania, at 17 is one of our youngest and most vulnerable students because she is still helping her little sister. They live together at a shelter, but soon Vania will become an adult and need to find her own place to live. Vania is humbled and overwhelmed by the gifts from everyone. She received almost enough to fund her first year of career education, needing just over $2,000 more. If you wish to help her at any time this year, you may submit donations to "Send a Homeless Bolivian Woman to School for a Year."
The Global Giving link is http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/educating-homeless-bolivian-women/ or go to key word Boliva and click on any Smiles Forever project.
Special Joint Dental Hygienist & Nursing Students Project Coming in September:
Vania will be paired with a visiting U.S. dental hygienist student to venture out into the rural areas and learn about the best ways to give dental and nursing screening to the indigenous population. Vania is so enthusiastic about the further opportunities she is receiving with her education.
Vania Sends a Hello to her New Dear Friends:
It is a pleasure to say hello. Right now I'm part of the dental hygiene program of the Smiles Forever Foundation. This organization has opened the doors to me, and has given me an oopportunity to become a professional hygienist.
In the teaching program, we have modules about anatomy, morphology, and others that are really hard, but this training helps me understand what I will do in my future.
I love this career and it will be the foundation of my future, and I will be able to help myself and my family. Since we are poor, I want to help them in the not distant future. I will be able to help others like Smiles Forever did for me.
Thanks to all the people who help Smiles Forever.
With love, Vania
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