Dear Sir/Madame,

On September 9th I will be going to Nalerigu, Ghana in West Africa to teach math and physics for 2 years at a public high school of 900 students. The Northern Region province where I will be working has a shortage of both teachers and teaching supplies.

One of my roles as a volunteer will be to run science and math clubs for the school. Two activities that I would like to initiate are a computer club and a radio club as well as more general focused projects.

I am seeking support to help cover the costs of my placement with the VSO.  I am also looking for donations of used equipment or sponsors to purchase new/used items.  Would you consider

• Becoming a sponsor for my VSO placement
• Donating used equipment such as legacy computers - 386/486s, slower modems (1.2K, 9.6K, 28.8K ...) CD rom drives or printers
• Sponsoring the purchase of new/used equipment such as books, experimental equipment, amature radios, or solar power cells
• Help cover the cost of shipping the equipment
• Give a discount to VSO purchases
• Anything you can think of ?

I will be taking some equipment with me and arranging for a container to ship the rest. All sponsors will be thanked (with a list of their donations) on my web site and at slide shows given upon my return. VSO is a registered canadian charity and therefore all contributions are tax-deductible.

I will be writing quarterly reports and if you wish, you can request to receive a copy. If your company has a newsletter you would be welcome to include my updates in them to see how your donation is being used.

 Thank you for your time,

 Kesten Broughton