by Nermien Riad | Mar 9, 2018 | Diaspora
Renee visiting one of her sponsored children. Dear Sponsors, Did you know that every year, over 100 sponsors from all over the world travel to Egypt to visit their children in their homes? And every year, I love to listen to the stories of how the visits change both... by Nermien Riad | Jul 18, 2017 | Diaspora
Dear Friends, When Coptic Orphans supporter Lara Mikhail from Tarzana, CA, reached out with her idea of hosting a SoulCycle fundraising event, I was thrilled, but when I actually saw the pictures and read her email about how the event went, I had to share it with... by Nermien Riad | Jul 11, 2017 | Diaspora
Did you know that last year, generous and conscientious online Christmas buyers and sellers raised over $3,400 for the children in Egypt? That’s enough to extend the benefits of Coptic Orphans’ programs — quality education, better housing, medical care, mentoring — to... by Nermien Riad | Mar 1, 2017 | Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, It’s the start of March, and I’m excited to be reading through the applications of wonderful prospective Serve to Learn volunteers. Because demand for Serve to Learn has grown, there will be two trips in the upcoming months: June 17 –... by Nermien Riad | Jan 25, 2017 | Serve To Learn
Dear Friends, Sometimes our most important realization can come from the simplest of gestures. This blog post on the theme of “a picture is worth 1,000 words” from 2016 Serve to Learn volunteer Nancy Gwany tells about a simple moment spent with the...