You will find it easy to make a gift to Building Solid Foundations. Just click on the Donate button on this page to make a gift through Paypal. Or, send your check or money order to the address below. You will receive a prompt thank you letter that you may use for income tax purposes.

   

Your donation is tax-deductible, and you will be mailed a receipt for your records. We appreciate your help more than we can say.

Do you have classroom supplies, desks, chairs, playground equipment, or other items that are used by teachers and students in the United States? Teachers and students in Apam will be honored and thrilled to receive these items.

Do you have surplus medical or dental equipment that is in good working condition?

Because the need for specific equipment and supplies is continually changing, please contact us or call 717-718-5751 to learn if your items will be useful at this time. If so, a Building Solid Foundations’ volunteer will arrange a convenient time to pickup your items

 

Some of our current opportunities offer you the chance to:
Whether you have one hour to spare… or many, there are lots of ways that you can improve life in Apam by volunteering your time right here in central Pennsylvania. Here are just a few opportunities for you to consider:

• Asking your friends, neighbors, or colleagues for contributions
• Serving as website manager
• Sharing your marketing, fundraising, writing, computer skills
• Sorting and packing donated school and medical supplies
• Assembling boxes and loading containers for shipping

Contact us if you would like to volunteer.

Are you intrigued by the idea of a one or two-week humanitarian trip to Ghana but believe that you need to have a special skill or talent in order to make a difference in Apam? Not so. Your desire to help others help themselves is your most valuable talent and the one trait that you and other Building Solid Foundation volunteers share.

All volunteers traveling to Apam pay their own transportation costs and expenses. Contact us to learn about typical costs and travel requirements for your trip.

You can share your interests, energy, and skills with others who are traveling to Apam. Here are a few examples.

• In the library and school – current and retired teachers and volunteers interested in education sort books, stock library shelves, and share their classroom experiences and ideas with Apam’s teachers. And students.
• In fields and gardens – people who love growing plants in their window boxes or backyards, Master gardeners, and agronomists are joining forces with Apam’s farmers and gardeners to conduct an agricultural experiment and plant sustainable vegetable gardens. If you aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty, this is the project for you.
• In ice making and fish processing – carpenters, trades people, mechanical engineers, and laborers have partnered with Apam’s citizens to transform fishing into the area’s primary industry.
• In the hospital – surgeons, nurses, technicians are performing life changing surgeries. Other volunteers are sorting and stocking medical supplies.
• In the village – sanitation and water team members, whether engineers or lay people, work with Apam’s citizens to bring clean water and improved sanitation to the region.  

Please consider joining us and the people of Apam to make dreams of education, sanitation, jobs, and self-sufficiency come true. Together we can make Apam a model town for Ghana and the world.