By Barbara Rosasco | Secretary & Treasurer
Champey Academy continues to THRIVE ! Our recent daily attendance has ranged from 80 to 135 students, the higher attendance relating to the school break. Please keep in mind that the students in our program come because they WANT TO COME! There is no requirement, only the desire to continue their education in art, dance, painting and music !
Each one of these students had a dream. We do not know whether this is a youthful passion or a pathway to a new career.What we do know is that these suddents are passionately committed to their course of studies and fortunately, Champey is an outlet to those passions.Beyond teaching them about Cambodia's rich heritage, they learn discipline, teamwork, and most importantly, they create lasting friendships.
Even though the attendance speaks of Champey's success, the reality is that it all costs money: teacher salaries, a tight watch on administration expenses, rent, supplies, student stipends to assist students who are severely disadvantaged economically. We literally pay them to attend so that they don't have to drop out and work instead in dead end job in a market stall somewhere.
There are success stories, much of which is confidential to protect the individuals involved, but students who have overcome astonishing obstacles to progress in our program , enroll in and graduate from college and by doing so join the professional middle class that is emerging in Cambodia. This is no small achievement ! And it has only been made possible by the generosity of you , our wonderful supporters.
Currently our program funds are extremely low, as is typically the case after the slow summer season ends and before the the busy tourist season begins. Much of our funding comes from tourists who visit Champey . We are currently able to fund only essential services in all of our programs. Now, after paying required expenses, rents, food, salaries etc for October, our current bank balance as of today is $366. This is similar to last month when Mark and I added $ 3500 in personal funds to pay October expenses. As we had written previously, we exhausted our reserves during the COVID years and we must now function month to month.
We are committed to continuing to this program. Indeed, it is a bright spot in our lives to see the spectacular accomplishments of our students! We hope that you will join us for Giving Tuesday on December 1, where donations will receive a proportional match.
We are deeply grateful to all of you for your generous support over the years. Truly, you have changed many lives for the better!
Thank you !
Barbara & Mark
By Barbara Rosasco | Secretary & Treasurer
By Barbara Rosasco | Secretary & Treasurer
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