Gay: I am a retired senior - my
husband and I spend eight months in Henderson, NV (by Las Vegas) and four
months in Jackson Hole, WY. We really do have the best of both worlds.
I am
very active - love tennis, hiking, Frisbee golf and I work out daily with
weights and treadmill. I have three adult daughters and two grandchildren
that are 20 and 22 years. This trip to Vietnam will be my 10th mission
and my niece Heather will return for her 2nd mission with me as well.
Over the
years I have come to love both the people of Vietnam and the beautiful
country. And of course Children of Peace is so very close to my
heart. What our "leader", binh rybacki does for the people of
Vietnam is so amazing. She is so deliberate and so hands-on with how the
organization is operated - that is truly the most efficient
"non-profit" that I have ever been involved with, and believe me - I
have been involved with 40 years of volunteering in Jackson Hole and have even
been employed by non-profits, and Children of Peace is the best! And that
is why I just keep going back each year and had decided to join COPI board of
directors in 2012.
I look
forward to meeting all of you very soon - I will see some of you in Seattle airport and the rest of you in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Bà gay
(means Mrs. Gay in Vietnamese)
Binh and
I have grown very close over the years - the photo I have submitted is of
binh and I at her son's wedding in August 2009.
binh – I am binh rybacki, Founder
and Executive Director for Children of Peace International. This year marks 21th years we
are serving Vietnamese children and people in need. My husband, Jack and
I live in Loveland, Colorado. Our oldest son, Preston and his wife,
Shannon are working and living in Saigon (they will not be in Saigon this summer), they are representing COPI in Vietnam as volunteers. Our youngest son, Spencer is
working and living in Chicago.
Children
of Peace International is an USA-based volunteered organization serving over
7,500 children presently. We have a wonderful "army" of
volunteers from both USA and Vietnam. We are grateful for every hand that
joined us to lift the children and people in our care out of poverty and
oppression.
Joining
this mission from Vietnam are our beloved medical and dental doctors, 3 COPI employees and supporters.
Also joining this team are the children whom we had raised from toddler or
children who have been receiving COPIs scholarship for many years. They are all
in college and ready to join us to "pay it forward". We are very proud of our Vietnamese "family" and we know you will love them as well.
We can't
wait to serve side by side with you.
Peace Be
our Journey (cool running in Jamaican)
binh (bing) aka cô bình (aunt binh) of the
children in Việt Nam
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