Seven-year-old Sebastian Pedersen wanted to make a difference, and that is exactly what he did. Participating in a new project annually, Sebastian collected eye glasses to send to Africa through the Lions Club last year. This year Sebastian chose to help support Atorkor School in Ghana through Village Volunteers and the Atorkor Development Foundation.
With help from his parents, Sebastian sent flyers with information about the Atorkor school along with order forms for solar flashlights to parents of classmates attending Chestnut Hill Academy Elementary in Bellevue, WA. By donating $20 they received one solar flashlight and another was donated to the Atorkor School. Not only will the solar flashlights light the way for students at night, they will alleviate the leaching of battery acid into the Ghanaian soil and water. Sebastian was responsible for the accrual of 35 donated flashlights.
Sebastian and his friend Jacob Ward also collected nearly 100 pieces of educational software appropriate for ages 5 and up. From phonics CDs to number games, the donated software will be sent with volunteers traveling to Atorkar.