The January 2009 ROOFTops Newsletter, with news from the beginning of 2009, has just been posted on ROOF’s website.

Other news and past issues of ROOFTops can also be found on the website.

Click here for access to the ROOF Photo Gallery!!!

Yours sincerely,

Staff and students of the Russian Orphan Opportunity Fund (ROOF)

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ROOF has recently relaunched its Sponsor an Orphan program with renewed vigor and on a scale not previously seen. Here is a simple Q & A about how the program now works.

In brief, participation in ROOF’s Sponsor an Orphan program involves:
· monthly pledges of whatever size you are comfortable making;
· choose your student and make donations through our website (or by more traditional methods, if you prefer);
· your monthly pledge amount (however small or odd!) will be added toward the total real cost of your student’s education per month ($200);
· percent sponsorship thus-far raised (from all sponsors) for each individual student is displayed beside his/her photograph on our website;
· typically sponsors names are also displayed beside their student photographs, so please let us know if you wish to remain anonymous!

Of course, it is also still possible to make a simple one-time donation to ROOF’s work via our website, check or bank transfer. Details can be found here. Let us know if you would like a larger, one-time donation to be applied across the year to a particular student.