It is quite difficult contacting the Kabul Orphanage at the moment because they are re-constructing the building and they are busy with the work. However, I have managed to make contact through email and I am waiting on their replies. The next fundraising events' proceeds will go towards biology textbooks in english and farsi. We are also working on providing the orphanage with tutors who will help them with science-related subjects. I recall some students had great passion for science, especially the ones who wanted to become doctors so this will help them in many ways. For now, AOR has planned a few events. Our main one is a fundraising dinner that is going to take place in a few months, perhaps in May. We have about $1500 in our bank account for the dinner and we plan to join another organization to host the event. This event is going to be time-consuming so it will probably take me about two weeks to organize. I will be making invitations, contacting members, visiting catering services, and much more. Our goal is raise about $5000 from this event because a similar event was hosted last summer with the other organization and they raised about $7800.

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I have not started volunteering yet and I do not where I am going to volunteer but I am till excited about this project. I am just so excited to be out there working with children who will need my help and, hopefully, appreciate my time and effort. As I am posting this blog, my childhood memories come back to me. A few years ago, I came to the states as an Afghan refugee. I did not speak English nor had I attended school before. I was completely illiterate. No one could help me because my parents did not speak English and my school teachers did not speak Farsi. So I was all on my own to learn the material. Today, I see children going through a difficult and it makes me think back to my own difficult times and that is why I wish to help them out. The difference is no one helped me, I worked hard and learned everything on my own. I spent endless hours learning English and then the subjects, sometimes with the help of my teachers. I feel like my story can reach many children who are out there struggling with school. Hopefully, I'll make a difference in someone's life.