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DOMINICA and our KIDS are safe, Thank you. No death in La Urena but it rained non stop for 4 days and water went everywhere, carrying mattresses etc. And it is the beginning of rainy season, so please keep your prayers. We are preparing a new shipment to the school very soon, if you want to donate $ or things. The biggest problem is cold, virus, flu and she is running out of our oils!

DOMINICA HAS RECEIVED 22 Pentium II in April.

"Hello Marie... It's such wonderful news to hear of 10 more  Pentium lll computers coming our way soon!!! God is really listening to our prayers, we are sure of that!  Jean Dye has been an inspiration to allow a significant group of young people to be able to learn and develop their lives in this humble community and orphanage. You have been the motor for this project and our God had listened and considered our dream. God is so good, Marie...
I found out that bringing a carpenter to the computer room to build the desks is less costly than buying furniture from the store. The carpenter’s estimate for 6000 pesos ( about $133) includes desks for monitors and key boards, chairs and computers.

The inverter ($1100 x 2)  is absolutely necessary to supply stable electricity for all the computers  until the students turn them off. You never know when power will go off here and it can really hurt the hard disks. Inverters are to protect the equipments when the power goes off. Now electricity takes 12 and 24 hours to come up. We need to think of  a diesel generator around 6 kilos that may hold the orphanage Life Skill Center and the school with no problem. We are having a hard time with the sewing class because electricity here is like a lottery. We have 26 girls and women and 7 boys as well learning how to sew. They get depressed because they want to sew in their class but the electricity is a big problem. These young students are making underwear for the girls and some pieces of clothes for the little ones to wear to go to school everyday.  

 Today I got my Laptop back from the store. I need to install some of the important program that I got from you. I lost most of my files and I need to start again. I'll be working with the pictures that I took when the computers arrived at the orphanage.

We had an eventful day. Just picture  about 100 children and a bunch of adults helping to carry those boxes* to the upstairs office, next to the computer room. They wanted to reserve their spots in the computer classroom. My heart was beating so fast with joy when I saw the excitement and even tears from two teachers.

 A big thank you Marie and Jean Dye (and all the many helpers who made this possible, like Sherry, Rick, Ray, James etc.). God will compensate what you do for the orphans, abandoned children and our group of women in crisis. We bless you and love you,  Dominica".  

SO the next step is $$$ to buy the inverter and 12 monitors (actually we may exchange a few computers for monitors) and $140 for carpentry work.  so please click above or send us a check

We received donations for $800, so we need $1,200 more. THANK YOU!

Checks (or clicks) made out to City of Joy Aid are tax deductible (Id # 54-1566941). Send them to 7419 Lisle Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22043, mentioning Dominica.  Thank you.

* photos are coming up as soon as Dominica recovers her program.

The Computer room is built. Dominica has finished  floor and paint. Rick has transformed 22   

Pentium II Windows 95 donated by Marriott Corp.  into Windows 98 SE.

Ray checked them and mouse and keyboard and then wrap them into 15 boxes with sheets, towels, clothes which Dominica and the children  really appreciated. We need some more of these + bathing suits age 5 to 14 for the boxes we are preparing with 11 Pentium III with monitors!  

Then James and I carried them to BWI airport at 3:00 am!

     where they were checked. Finally  they flew to the Dominican Republic thanks to donated air cargo.
 We now have 21 computers and 3 printers at Dominica's school.  Kids are SO excited!  We are extremely grateful to Marriott for the donation of the computers, to Jean Dye who coordinated everything and to the wonderful people who allowed the free transport! Dominica and the children bless you all.

 2.  We now need your prayers and contributions to get  2 inverters $1100 each with 4 batteries so the computer lab can function when there is no electricity (often!). Also a Laser Printer as the ink jet is too costly to run.  

 You can use credit cards on our site. It is SO easy!

 I just recovered my living space! Thank You to the many who made this sometimes huge task possible. And the children did their part too, by visualizing and drawing the computers there! And it worked. What seemed an impossible task did manifest thanks to all of you. BRAVO!

An inverter is much different that a power surge.  An inverter provides the back up power for when the power fails and also acts as power regulator which protects the computers.  We sell only new Xantrax's Trace inverters with two year warranties.  These are the best inverters in the world and we have the best prices in the DR.  Do not use a cheap inverter as these will damage your batteries which cost $65 each, and you need four of these.  A cheap inverter can also damage the computers.  It is important that you think about the inverter as a improvement for the school that will help keep fans running during a black out and also allows for the administration computers to run as well.  Inverters are expensive, you will need between $800 and $900 for one and you will have to spend $260 on batteries.  But the inverter should last ten to twenty years, maybe even longer.  Much longer than the computers.  Think long term, it is important you stabilize the electrical situation at the school before you install a computer lab.

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Dominica had a wish 5 years ago to take teenagers off the street and teach them computer skills.

We planned in our heads, then visualized with PASSION! The room is  and 18 computers have arrived. We both knew that!    

2. We have just received 11 PENTIUM III for Dominica, and Jean has found free shipping for them and 12 monitors, and a fax, and printers, and telephones!!!!

WE now need some sheets, towels, clothes, bathing suits, shoes etc... to pack and protect them. We would like to ship them around May 20th.

CONGRATULATION, WE RAISED $4,200 (cash and in-kind) for the kids Christmas 03 and construction - Bravo.

PHONE NUMBER FOR THE SCHOOL: 1-809-335-6154

and  Dominica's New cell: 1-809-834-2356  when there is electricity!

Checks made out to City of Joy Aid are tax deductible (Id # 54-1566941). Send them to 7419 Lisle Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22043, mentioning Dominica.  Thank you.

We  have Credit Card access for donations on this site, thanks to Network For Good. We are adding and translating to our brand new website. Be patient, and/or offer your help from Spanish to English! Thanks