Moving Forward...

We just had a small benefit in Waco this past Thursday and it went very well. We had a fairly good turn out and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

We also have another benefit coming up late July in San Antonio. Re:church 210 in San Antonio is putting this on for us and we are so excited! Here is the flyer that Matt Singleton has created to advertise for this great event.

Join us Monday, July 21st at 7pm at La Hacienda de Los Barrios for an evening benefiting one local and one global organization. Proceeds from the benefit will be going to the Battered Women's Shelter of San Antonio and The Karama House of Nairobi, Kenya. The evening will include a fajita dinner, live music, door prizes, and presentations from the two organizations. Tickets are $20 for adults and $16 for kids under 12. Please contact Matt Singleton for more information or to purchase tickets at m_singleton52@yahoo.com or by calling 210-286-5055.

We are also in the process of looking for places in Dallas and Houston to have benefits similar to Here & There. If you know of any places or local organizations to combine with in either of those cities please email us at karama.house@gmail.com

Thanks to all those who attended the Waco benefit and donated! We hope to see everyone in San Antonio for the Here and There benefit!

In other news, we have hired a Social Worker that will be heading to Kenya with Larissa.

Jenny Adams was offered the position early last month and decided that Karama House was something that she really felt a passion for and wanted to help. Here is a picture and a small bio to introduce her to everyone:

I was born and raised in Irving, Texas and I am
graduating in August with a Bachelor degree in
Social Work. I have had the opportunity to work
with orphanages in Russia, Romania and Kenya.
I have always had an interest in working with
transitional independent living for these
populations.I hope to help create an
environment that is safe and educational for
everyone in the shelter. I am eager to get to
know these girls and begin working with their
individual needs. I hope that I am able to help
enhance their goals and encourage the
self-determination needed  to achieve them.

We are so happy to have Jenny be apart of Karama
House and we know that she will be an asset
for the girls in the house.


Last but not least, we have established a board
and currently have 5 board members. This is
huge for us and with their help, our vision as a
whole and support has grown immensely.
Our board members include:
Amanda Horton
Tom McCarty
Bridget Heins
Nancy Gunvordahl
Becky Kennedy

They are all wonderful people and have been
doing an amazing job.

Well, I think that is all for now. I will be
updating a lot more now that things are really
starting to take flight.
Thanks for keeping up with us!

Larissa