Newsletter 2

Hi Everyone,

Well the days are ticking away. I am due to leave for India with my dad in just four days now (Nov 22nd).

I have had the most amazing week. I completed my final exam for the Diploma of Renewable Energies yesterday. This is a milestone for me as by completing this, I am eligible for admission into QUT next year for the degree course in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

The highlight of the week though, was a fundraising event kindly organised for me by Anita Hanicek at the office of Roger Loughnan Real Estate http://www.rogerloughnanrealestate.com.au/ in Montville. Anita used an exhibition of children's art titled "Light Up The World" with a theme of world peace as a drawcard and combined it with a fundraiser for my Indian project. I met some wonderful people and at the end of the evening found that I had been donated an incredible $1,430 - virtually doubling what I had received so far.

Anita had even arranged an interview for me with Channel 7 news which was broadcast on Thursday evening. My sincere thanks to Anita and Roger for the tremendous effort they made on my behalf. I would also like to thank Karen of Montville Coffee http://www.montvillecoffee.com.au/ for supplying the catering and giving a glowing description of me to Channel 7.

My thanks also to Maryl-Ann, a lady I met only a week ago who has worked very hard to raise $500 for me in a very short time.

The donations continue to trickle in and I now have around $3,700 which is an amazing result well beyond my expectations. I really would like to thank all of you for your tremendous support. We can now go to India secure in the knowledge that with these funds and the Solar Panels donated to us, we can make a tangible difference to the medical clinic and the many villagers that it serves.

I will do my best to report to you via this blog as our trip unfolds. If it proves too difficult to access the internet, please be patient as I will certainly report back to you early in the new year.

Best wishes,

Anton