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About
Program Sponsorship - Current
Site Sponsors
About Program Site Sponsorship
One hundred percent of child sponsor funds are utilized to serve the needs of the child. We believe the ability of OSI sponsors to focus their funds
and attention solely on their child provides a level of intimacy in the relationship that would not otherwise be attainable. This provides a great
challenge administratively, and we are dependent on Program Site Sponsors to make it work.
 The Costs
- Ideally, we strive to have one full-time, paid OSI Liaison at each site to administer the site program.
It's a labor-intensive job, as the site liaison is responsible for
utilizing child-sponsor funds to administer to the needs of every child,
translating and maintaining all correspondence between sponsors and
children, and serving as the sponsor's primary contact in regards to the
program and their child. In the economies where we operate, we are
able to hire qualified site liaisons at locally competitive salaries, at
minimal cost (with the exception of our Sri Lanka sites, where OSI's
president/founder serves as voluntary liaison). In addition to the site liaison salary, we must
provide dependable computer equipment for the liaison, Internet/email access for child/sponsor communications,
digital camera, office supplies, cover all transportation costs, banking
costs, and a few peripherals. Inclusive of all of the above, the total cost for which we can feasibly administer our program at a single site
is US$2500-$4000 per year, depending on the size and location of the site and other factors.
We take great pride in administering our sites at minimal cost, via the
most frugal and modest means.
The Benefit
- As mentioned above, 100% of child-sponsor funds are applied towards the
needs of the children. This expenditure averages about
$15,000/year at each OSI site. But this is only made possible by
the Program Site sponsors, who cover the cost of administering the site.
In short, program site sponsor investment of
$2500-$4000 per year results in the direct financial benefit to the children at the site of
about $15,000.
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OSI-Russia Site Sponsor Peter Reinhardt and kids
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All of this does not include what we believe are
equally important non-financial benefits: the constant counseling and advocating
that our liaisons provide for each child, the relationship between sponsor and child and their ability to communicate with each other,
and ultimately the sense of pride and individuality that the child gains from these
efforts. And finally, site sponsorship provides excellent employment
as liaison to a deserving individual in a
developing country, and the substantial OSI funds spent onsite ultimately augment the struggling local economies.
The Challenge - While we have little
difficulty finding willing sponsors for the children, the cost of
administering each site program is the greatest inhibitor of OSI's
efforts.
With a regular flow of incoming sponsors, we easily secure child-sponsor funds ready to be utilized for the sake of the kids,
but without site sponsors we have not the means to make it all happen.
As with our child sponsors, we do not wish for site sponsors to feel their involvement is only financial. While it is not obligatory, we encourage
site sponsors to feel real ownership in their site, and even to visit and to be as involved in their site program as they wish to be; for it is solely through
their contribution that the site is able to exist and operate.
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Current
Site Sponsors
We are grateful to
our current Site Sponsors for giving us the means to continue our
mission.
Peter Reinhardt
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Peter
Reinhardt - OSI-Russia
OSI-Novokuznetsk &
OSI-KemerovoPeter Reinhardt is the longest-standing sponsor of OSI's administrative effort. Mr. Reinhardt is an American living in Moscow where he
is a partner in an international accounting firm. Besides his financial sponsorship, Mr. Reinhardt provides
substantial assistance to our
Novokuznetsk site, providing opportunities and support for
children far exceeding our program wishes!
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Olga (OSI-Russia Liaison) and kids |
Ann Sutton |
Ann
Sutton - OSI-Sri Lanka
OSI-Wattegama
& OSI-Nayabedde
A long time OSI child-sponsor and supporter of
OSI projects and events, Ann Sutton is
also site sponsor
for our entire Sri Lanka effort. Her site
sponsorship is essential to maintaining our efforts for both our
Naybedde and Wattegama children. Ann is a
professional writer and scientific editor from Houston, Texas, USA.
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OSI-Sri Lanka Children |
Lynette Lamb |
Lynette Lamb
OSI-Pune
(India)
Lynette and colleague Dina Fesler actually discovered the Pune,
India site for us. Besides providing administrative support
for OSI-Pune, Lynette's personal
involvement and familiarity with the site is invaluable, and she
contributes to the cause of these children in many other ways as
well. Lynette
is a journalist, residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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OSI-Pune Children |
Initial Site Sponsors
We are grateful to
our initial site sponsors
who gave us the means to establish each of our program sites.
Connie Carlberg |
Connie Carlberg
OSI-Wattegama,
OSI-Nayabedde (Sri Lanka)
A child sponsor and project donor contributing to virtually every OSI
site, Connie Carlberg was instrumental in providing us the means of
establishing both our Wattegama and Nayabedde sites in Sri Lanka.
Mrs. Carlberg is a real estate agent in Florida, USA.
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OSI-Wattegama Children |
Dennis Hoffman
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Dennis
Hoffman
OSI-Dupnitza
(Bulgaria)
Dennis Hoffman was site sponsor for the duration of our Bulgaria
programs, and continues to support OSI's efforts in Russia, in
addition to sponsoring a number of OSI-Russia children. Dennis is president of CashBox in the US, and is also founder of "American Charity Fund."
Having worked first-hand with orphans in Eastern Europe, Dennis
has been a great asset to OSI's cause in Bulgaria and Russia.
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Lindsay (OSI-Bulgaria
liaison) and kids |
Nensi Fiorenini
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American
Charity Fund
OSI-Kemerovo
(Russia)
Nensi Fiorenini and American Charity Fund served as preliminary site sponsor for our
Kemerovo, Russia program, helping us establish our Kemerovo program
and seeing us through the initial years of the site. American Charity Fund is dedicated to the
plight of needy children, and with much experience with orphans in
Russia they are a great asset to our Russia programs.
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Olga (OSI-Kemerovo liaison) and kids |
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Dr. Jeff
Blanford
OSI-Pamunugama
(Sri Lanka)
Dr. Jeff Blanford provided unwavering site sponsorship for the
duration of our Pamunugama program site in Sri Lanka, in addition to
supporting our early efforts in Russia. Dr. Blanford is the owner of a dental office in
Ohio, USA. |
Anita (OSI-Pamunugama liaison) and kids |
If you
are interested in contributing full or partial program sponsorship, please contact OSI. |
