Ajutati-ne astazi!

Those of you who have read my blog for a while know that I am one of the two coordinators for the Peace Corps Moldova Basketball League. This league serves students in villages and towns in Moldova who do not have the opportunity to play organized sports. This year there are over 30 teams, both boys' and girls', from all over the country. This is a huge opportunity for kids to learn not only a sport, but sportsmanship and what it means to dedicate themselves to a team.

While we are on the path toward making this project independent of Americans, this project cannot exist currently without foreign aid. That is why we are asking you to donate today and help us raise the $9,382 to fund our grant. This money funds 73 percent of the league (Moldovans provide a 23 percent community contribution), which provides for the cost of transporting teams from their villages to games.

For a sense of what your help means to children in this country, read some of fellow volunteer Scott's blog from last March. Without your financial help, those kids wouldn't have a chance to play a sport that, as you can see in the pictures, they obviously love.

We want to finish funding the grant by mid-February, so please don't hesitant to contribute today. If every repeat reader of this blog donates $25, we can fund this grant completely. But don't count on everyone else contributing; please be as generous as you can be.