hello... is anyone still listening?

so i'm finally trying to do a update on life some 7 months later after my most recent relevant post. i figured a video might be more time conscious than a overly long essay filled with grammatical and spelling inaccuracies. So anyways, here is Part I.

pictures and Part II to come...

  

So my birthday is commin' up...

I know a burning question in all y'alls minds right now is, "what to get Mr. Matt for his birthday?", well I have a potential answer that'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside to boot.

I'm currently fundraising for a grant project I've started for my community. In a nutshell, it's to ideally create a new English textbook and resource center as well as updated needed technology in my small school.

My project can be found through the Peace Corps Donation page and seraching for my project code:

 www.peacecorps.gov/donate

343-358

Literally any bit you can donate will help towards realizing this project. Not to mention donations can be tax-deductable.

If you have any further qusetions, feel free to let me know via email and I'll try to get back to you in a timely fashion. Feel free to share this with friends or family that you feel might be interested in also supporting my community.

Here are some of the kids you'd be assisting for most of their public education!

Again, thanks for your support!

ATTENTION: Poltava Leadership Camp in need of some Amurican Assistance

Just a quick update seeing how I'm failing at the whole blog posting this recently.

But... there is a camp is in the works for students (including my own) from all over my oblast, Poltava that will take place this summer. It hopes to facilitate leadership and help develop project design and implementation skills for future leaders of Ukraine (aka my students and others in da best oblast).

So... if this catches you eye and you got some bucks to spare (however big or small), feel free to pop on by to this link:

https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.projdetail&projdesc=343-307

The directors of the camp are a pair of cool cats and some of my good peeps (sad attempt at an Easter pun) in country right now. 

So please, any and all assistance that is possible would be awesome.