Please Support Me in My New Adventure!

Meghan Holohan

Hi!

I hope you’re enjoying the summer. I have been very busy at New York Cares planning for New York Cares Day, the Secret Santa Program, and the Coat Drive. I can’t believe we’re already getting ready for all of these programs. Thank you for all of your help last year with your New York Cares Day donations and your generous contributions to the Secret Santa program.
Everyone in my office is still talking about the generous Wallies who came from across the country to help.

I’m going to be leaving New York Cares after the holidays to start a new chapter of my life. I’ve loved working there and helping the city of New York, but I’ve decided that I’m ready for a new challenge and a
new adventure.

I’ve recently been accepted into a program called World Teach. World Teach is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based at the Center for
International Development at Harvard University which provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries.

World Teach was founded by a group of Harvard students in 1986, in response to the need for educational assistance in developing countries. It also addressed a growing interest among people in the U.S. and elsewhere to serve, teach and learn as volunteers overseas. Since its inception, World Teach has placed thousands of volunteer educators in communities
throughout Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe.

In the beginning of January, I will be heading to a rural village in Costa Rica to teach English in an elementary school. Costa Rica is one of the most
politically and economically stable countries in Latin American and the country has a 96% literacy rate. Because tourism significantly adds to the success of its economy, the Ministry of Education believes that learning English is necessary to preparing its children for success in a global economy. I will live with a Costan Rican family for a year and hopefully, I’ll be able to make a significant contribution to the people by sharing my knowledge of our language. I’m not sure if I’ll have a classroom or even textbooks
(and I know I won’t have many hot showers!), but I’m going to try to do the best I can with the local
resources.

I have to fundraise just under $5000 to cover the cost of my year in Costa Rica. You’re probably thinking, “Why would you pay to volunteer for a year?” Since Costa Rica is an underdeveloped nation, they don’t have the financial resources to bring in a lot of English teachers. $5000 will support program costs that will enable me to successfully help the people. When you think about it, it’s really not that much money to pay for a year. And, to think that teachers there only make about $70 a month!

I want to invite you to support me and join me on this adventure. Anything you can give will help support me and World Teach, and I will send you monthly updates on what’s going on in my school in Costa Rica. My dad’s having a hard time believing that I can live without monthly haircuts and the convenience of a washer and dryer, but I’m going to prove him wrong!

If you’d like to help me out, you can make a donation to World Teach and send me a check at:

63 North Oakdale Ave.
Bethpage, NY 11714

Please put my name in the memo on your check. All donations are tax deductible, and World Teach will send you a receipt if you decide to send a check to support me. I will send all of my donations to World Teach in the fall.

Thanks for caring. I can’t wait to share all of the details of my latest adventure with you. (And I also can’t wait to show my dad a thing or two about speaking Spanish!)

Meghan

DanHolohan

Well,

you know you can count on me, Meg.

Anyone want to help Miss Meghan Holohan?

Alan R. Mercurio_3

Meghan, what a wondeful thing you're doing young lady. I'll be sure to keep you in my prayers.

I have taken the liberty to send your message to all the Oil Tech Talk Subscribers (over 450)and you can count on us to send what we can to help you raise the funds you need.

God Bless you, Meghan.

Your friend in the industry,
Alan R. Mercurio

Oil Tech Talk

Meghan Holohan

Thank you so much!!! You're the best!

Alan R. Mercurio_3

You're very welcome.

Your friend in the industry,
Alan R. Mercurio

Oil Tech Talk

DanHolohan

bump!

Dan Foley

Support

Count me in, Meghan. -DF

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DanHolohan

Thanks, Dan.

We always can count on you. Thanks.

Larry Weingarten

Meghan, you can...

expect a check in the mail. It'll take the rest of my life to repay my "goodwill" debt to your family. Now perhaps we can figure out solar showers...

DanHolohan

Wonderful people

Thanks so much for seeing big pictures, and for caring about the world.

Meghan Holohan

thanks...

so much for making a difference!

Alan R. Mercurio_3

Thank You!

Meghan, You're the one making a difference I'm just glad we can be a part of it.

Your friend in the industry,
Alan R. Mercurio

Oil Tech Talk

DanHolohan

bump!

Thanks to everyone who has helped Meg so far. You people are terrific.

DanHolohan

bump

This is Meg and her little sister, Colleen. Meg's on the right.

Alan R. Mercurio_3

This is a chance to make dreams come true for a lot children and any one can be a part of it. Oil Tech Talk just mailed off a check from the profits raised during the auction for the Fyrite Pro. what a warm fuzzy feeling that gave me.

Do you want feel good? of course you do! go a head toss a few bucks toward this adventure.don't forget it's tax deductible

Your friend in the industry,
Alan R. Mercurio

Oil Tech Talk

Alan R. Mercurio_3

I was speaking with some members of our local naohsm chapter and we all agreed that since we believe so much in education and what Meghan is doing is about education the chapter is stepping up to plate and sending Meghan $100.00

I respectfully encourage our fellow naohsm chapters to send what they can.

your friend in the industry,
Alan R. Mercurio

www.oiltechtalk.com

DanHolohan

You never stand so tall

as when you stoop to help a child. Thanks to all my good friends at NAOHSM.