sponsoring a student
Thank you so much for wanting to be a Godparent to one of our students!
Please read the following information before applying to be a sponsor:
Please read the following information before applying to be a sponsor:
The daily cost of sponsoring a student is approximately $1.50. This means that it cost about $45 to send a child to school for a month. Please take this into consideration when deciding on your monthly amount.
Please fill out the attached application COMPLETELY. It is important that we receive your address and email address so that we can communicate with you while setting up your sponsorship. It is very important that your address is correct and that you notify us of any address changes, so that we can send letters from your child to you.
Here are some basic guidelines for corresponding with your child:
1. Always put the full name of the child on the envelope. It should look like this:
[Your Child’s Name]
The God's Child Project
PO. Box 1573
Bismarck, ND 58502 - 1573
2. Always put your full name and address on the envelope.
Use the unique correspondence number on the envelope. If you don’t know that number, drop me a note at [email protected]
3. If you write to someone other than your child, please make a clear note on the envelope.
4. Do not send dollars in the envelope. Allow us to manage the flow of money to the children. Here’s how:
- Make a check payable to the God's Child Project;
- put the child's name on it and
- the purpose of this check ("birthday present" or "extra gift").
The check is deposited in Bismarck, ND. The money is obtained in local currency, and presented to the child. A photo is taken and sent to you.
5. How can you send a gift to your Godchild during Christmastime?
Around the beginning of November, you can send your card to the Bismarck Office
We will translate your card, and at the Christmas party, the card will be handed over to your Child.
If you would like your Godchild to receive a present from you along with your card, send us a separate check with a note saying that this money is to be used for your child's Christmas gift. We will use $20 to buy a gift. If you send more, then the extra will be used to buy gifts for children whose sponsors were not able to send anything, and for those children who don't have a sponsor at all.
There will be a Christmas party and the gifts will be handed out to the children. We will take a picture, which we will send to you later.
The limit of the gift is $20. This is to avoid that some children might receive a bike while others will have a T-shirt. If you want to send a bigger gift, please wait until the Christmas season has passed.
Please, don't send any actual gifts to our Bismarck office since we have no way of forwarding packages to Guatemala in time to be given out at Christmas.
Just send you card and, if you'd like, your dedicated check marked "Christmas present for xyz". We will buy the gifts locally in Guatemala.
If you can include anything extra for the children without a sponsor, please do.
Please fill out the attached application COMPLETELY. It is important that we receive your address and email address so that we can communicate with you while setting up your sponsorship. It is very important that your address is correct and that you notify us of any address changes, so that we can send letters from your child to you.
Here are some basic guidelines for corresponding with your child:
1. Always put the full name of the child on the envelope. It should look like this:
[Your Child’s Name]
The God's Child Project
PO. Box 1573
Bismarck, ND 58502 - 1573
2. Always put your full name and address on the envelope.
Use the unique correspondence number on the envelope. If you don’t know that number, drop me a note at [email protected]
3. If you write to someone other than your child, please make a clear note on the envelope.
4. Do not send dollars in the envelope. Allow us to manage the flow of money to the children. Here’s how:
- Make a check payable to the God's Child Project;
- put the child's name on it and
- the purpose of this check ("birthday present" or "extra gift").
The check is deposited in Bismarck, ND. The money is obtained in local currency, and presented to the child. A photo is taken and sent to you.
5. How can you send a gift to your Godchild during Christmastime?
Around the beginning of November, you can send your card to the Bismarck Office
We will translate your card, and at the Christmas party, the card will be handed over to your Child.
If you would like your Godchild to receive a present from you along with your card, send us a separate check with a note saying that this money is to be used for your child's Christmas gift. We will use $20 to buy a gift. If you send more, then the extra will be used to buy gifts for children whose sponsors were not able to send anything, and for those children who don't have a sponsor at all.
There will be a Christmas party and the gifts will be handed out to the children. We will take a picture, which we will send to you later.
The limit of the gift is $20. This is to avoid that some children might receive a bike while others will have a T-shirt. If you want to send a bigger gift, please wait until the Christmas season has passed.
Please, don't send any actual gifts to our Bismarck office since we have no way of forwarding packages to Guatemala in time to be given out at Christmas.
Just send you card and, if you'd like, your dedicated check marked "Christmas present for xyz". We will buy the gifts locally in Guatemala.
If you can include anything extra for the children without a sponsor, please do.