Happy Spring everyone! WOW! What an amazing month for Across Borders! Thanks to the incredible generosity and organization of a few new sponsors and volunteers, we are building an incredible momentum for the organization as a whole, and for our upcoming school-assessment trip to India. In early April, Mark will be traveling to the Himalayan mountains with Dilip Dutt, our partner based in Calcutta. The purpose of the trip is to assess the needs of a few schools in the more remote mountain areas we will support. Some of the schools are in danger of closing their doors, as early as June 2010, due to political instability and economic disparity. Thanks to a few amazing local sponsors, we are confident we will be able to continue the momentum and funding to keep the schools open for much longer than anticipated.

We wish to give a special thanks to Paul and Sue Jordan from the LiveItWell organization. Sue and Paul donated their fitness center for a few hours two weeks ago, and coordinated an amazing fundraising luncheon for our organization. The turnout and enthusiasm was tremendous, and we ended up organically creating what is now the first official Across Borders chapter in Avon, OH. This incredible group of people also donated a generous amount of coloring books, crayons, puzzles, small toys and stickers to take with us on our trip to India. We look forward to your continued partnership, thanks to everyone involved!

Stay tuned for our "notes from the field" blog as we travel to India.

Enjoy the warm breezes and sunshine!

- The Across Borders’ team