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    partnering with Kenyan farmers and families

Giving a Thumbs Up to Their Twinned School in Kenya

Giving a Thumbs Up to Their Twinned School in Kenya
Asante sana—many thanks—to a group of dedicated students and their teacher Kelly Allen at West Kent School in Charlottetown. They are creating "thumbprint cards" that will be sold to raise money for their sister school, Mitoone Primary, in Kenya. This is a fundraiser that started several years ago when West Keny was first twinned with…
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Lighting Up Lives in Kenya

Lighting Up Lives in Kenya
The Sunday School at Hillcrest United Church in Montague wants to "light up" the lives of families at their twinned school in Kenya.  They;re taking part in this year’s Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign. They hope to raise enough money for 38 solar lights –one for each child in standard 8, the Canadian equivalent of…
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Islanders Give a Gift With Meaning

MacDougall water tank in Kenya Greg MacDougall was looking for something different to give his parents last Christmas.  He saw the Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign flyer on Facebook and decided a water tank would be perfect. “People are given so many things they'll never use at Christmas,” explains MacDougall. “This was something meaningful.” MacDougall’s…
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Uplifting music for an uplifting cause this holiday season

Uplifting music for an uplifting cause this holiday season
Uplifting music for an uplifting cause this holiday season Proceeds of CD sales going to Farmers Helping Farmers Bryson Guptill, a singer/songwriter based in Charlottetown, is partnering with Farmers Helping Farmers this holiday season to provide support for farm families in Kenya. Between now and Christmas, Guptill is donating the proceeds from 100 of his…
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2015 Award Winners Celebrated

2015 Award Winners Celebrated
Celebrating the 2015 Awards Recipients Farmers Helping Farmers recently announced the winners of its 2015 awards.  The awards  recognize the contributions of the organization’s volunteers, supporters and members.  Sandra MacKinnon, Awards Committee Chair says that the success of any organization is dependent upon the commitment of its volunteers and others.  “We are extremely fortunate to…
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School Twinning Spotlight

School Twinning Spotlight
School Twinning Spotlight (starting with most recent) Michogomone Primary School (Kenya) Mount Stewart Consolidated (P.E.I.) Margate Pastoral Charge  (P.E.I.) Muuti-O-Nthunguri Primary School (Kenya) Nkando Primary School (Kenya) Michaka Primary School (Kenya)   October 2019  Michogomone Primary School Prepared by Patsy Dingwell, Farmers Helping Farmers Education Committee Michogomone is a primary school in Meru, Kenya.  It…
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2015 Awards

2015 Awards Recipients Announced - Farmers Helping Farmers Farmers Helping Farmers recently announced the winners of its 2015 awards.  The awards  recognize the contributions of the organization’s volunteers, supporters and members.  Sandra MacKinnon, Awards Committee Chair says that the success of any organization is dependent upon the commitment of its volunteers and others.  “We are…
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Celebrating the Founders of Farmers Helping Farmers

Celebrating the Founders of Farmers Helping Farmers
This Thanksgiving Monday, we give thanks to the group of Prince Edward Islanders who launched Farmers Helping Farmers 35 years ago. The Founders of Farmers Helping Farmers By Teresa Mellish October 12, 2015 Farmers Helping Farmers was started by a group of Islanders who participated in the international Family Farm Consultation held at UPEI in…
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Fall Fundraising Success

Fall Fundraising Success
The Mill at New Glasgow Emily Wells Farmers Helping Farmers It has been a wonderful fall of fundraising for Farmers Helping Farmers. Three Oaks Farmers Helping Farmers Run for Kenya 2015 On September 26th, Tammy Craig and Mike MacKinnon along with their students hosted the 6th Three Oaks Farmers Helping Farmers Run for Kenya –…
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Two Exciting New Projects

Two Exciting New Projects
Farmers Helping Farmers Kenya vet students Starting in 2015, Farmers Helping Farmers is thrilled to be partnering on two new projects. Through Vets without Borders Canada and with support from the Canadian government, dozens of Prince Edward Islanders will travel to Kenya over the next five years to offer expertise in accounting, horticulture, farm management,…
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