YOUR DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!

As you know, Xmas Torch is gearing up for next month's gifting. We have 854 children to gift to this year. Forty of these children will be treated to a day out to the Meru National Park. All this will cost Xmas Torch 870,777 KSH ($11,457.60)

We need your help to meet our goals.

Xmas Torch is targeting to gift each child, from ages 2 to 23, a back pack filled with a doll/football; math set; crayons/color pencils; coloring books; pencils; pens; under garments; books; and personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc).

Here is a breakdown:

• Backpacks (854): 193,880 KSH ($2,551.05)
• Dolls (339): 30,150 KSH ($396.72)
• Footballs (49): 21315 KSH ($280.46)
• Math sets (527): 73,780 KSH ($970.79)
• Crayons (327): 20,440 KSH ($268.95)
• Color Pencils (527): 46,903 KSH ($617.15)
• Coloring Books (327): 39,240 KSH ($516.32)
• Pencils (841): 40,368 KSH ($531.16)
• Pens (736): 33,120 KSH ($435.79)
• Underwear (854): 69,400 KSH ($913.16)
• Socks (854): 42,700 KSH ($561.84)
• Toothbrush (550): 35,868 KSH ($471.95)
• Toothpaste (854): 34,160 KSH ($449.47)
• Sanitary towels (854): 12,730 KSH ($167.50)
• Books (527): 97,300 KSH ($1280.26)
• Exercise books (for 40): 2,470 KSH ($32.50)
• Wallets & 100/- (for 40): 7,600 KSH ($100)
• Sweets/candy (f2,551.for 40): 400 KSH ($5.26)
• National Park trip (for 40): 50,000 KSH ($657.90)
• National Park food) (for 40): 25,000 KSH ($328.95)

You may be inspired to donate towards a particular gift. For example, if you are a reader, you may want to donate towards the cost of books. Heck, you could be an accountant and may want to encourage these children by contributing towards their math sets. Or possibly you are a football/soccer fan and want to support the boys by buying footballs.

On the other hand, you may want to buy a complete back pack for a child. Each back pack will cost the following based on their age:

• 2 year old (13) - 498 KSH ($6.55)
• 3 year old (59) - 686 KSH ($9.02)
• 4 year old (46) - 731 KSH ($9.61)
• 5 - 7 year old (209) - 844 KSH ($11.10)
• 8-10 year old (197) - 1034 KSH ($13.60)
• 11 year old (63) - 1039 KSH ($13.67)
• 12 year old (52) - 1179 KSH ($15.51)
• 13 year old (53) - 1119 KSH ($14.72)
• 14-16 year old (77) – 1119 KSH ($14.72)
• 17-18 year old (49) – 1269 KSH ($16.70)
• 19-20 year old (26) – 1299 KSH ($17.09)
• 21-23 year old (10) – 1299 KSH ($17.09)

Follow your heart and donate today!

KENYA:

MPESA your donation to +254 722 558765 (Joseph Kirigia’s MPESA account)

Make deposits directly to the African Banking Corporation Ltd., ABC Libra House, Mombasa Road. ACCOUNT#: 0071000010012

USA:

You may make donations through WESTERN UNION or MONEYGRAM

or

MAKE TRANSFER TO: Citibank N.A. New York, 111 Wall Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10043, Routing # 021000089, Swift Code CITIUS33, US Dollar Account #36114077, UID 374373, Account Name: African Banking Corporation Ltd., Swift Code: ABCLKENA

BENEFICIARY NAME: XMAS TORCH ACCOUNT#: 0071000010012

or

U.K.:

MAKE TRANSFER TO: Citibank NA London, Citibank House 336 Strand, London, WC23R IHB Sort Code: 185008, Swift Code: CITIGB2L, Sterling Pound Account No.: 00008782148, Account Name: African Banking Corporation Limited, Swift Code:ABCLKENA

BENEFICIARY NAME: XMAS TORCH ACCOUNT#: 0071000010012