YCCC STUDENT SENATE GIVES THE GIFT OF EDUCATION

When the Student Senate was told that for only $25 per month, a Cambodian child with little or no hope of going to school could, in fact, be educated, they decided to make it happen for not one, but two.  With the assistance of Dr. Cindy Lahar, Chair of Biological and Social Sciences, the students designated $600 to Yang Yango and Tha Sony .  Yang, an 11yr old in 2nd grade, lost his father to HIV and is pictured, left, with a grateful smile after receiving his sponsorship stipend of $88,000 Riel or $22 American dollars.  Tha, an 18yr old, who was orphaned after her father died and her mother abandoned her, is in the 6th grade. The children live in a poor village that is one hour outside of Phnom Penh. The average age of elementary school dropout is 1st and 2nd grade, as the children need to work for the family and are not able to pay for clothes or the fees for school.  "The student senate is committed to the sponsorship of these two students, advised Noah Lemire, Student Senate President. We will match all money earned, dollar for dollar, to make it happen." The Student Senate recently hosted a Halloween Dance at YCCC wherein all proceeds are to be used for the continued sponsorship of this gratifying and worthwhile cause.