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At the end of September, the staff at Spitler School welcomed a volunteer group from the United States Holocaust Museum. Two special members of this group were Caryn and Howard Unger. When the Ungers were married in 2016, they encouraged their wedding guests and family to honor their union by helping raise funds for two new classrooms at Spitler School. The new classrooms allowed us to reach our current capacity of educating over 750 students per year!

SSF loved the Ungers’s creative idea of celebrating their wedding by helping the children of Spitler School. We were honored to be chosen to receive such generosity. Therefore, we were thrilled to show them first hand what a huge impact they have had on the children of Ang Chagn.

The passion, fundraising, and donations from all of you have lit the flame of education in the Ang Chagn village in Cambodia. Because of your support, we are excited to share that a member of our first 6th grade graduation class is preparing for her college graduation. Dina Touch graduated from Spitler School in 2010 and now she expects to graduate with a degree in English from University of South-East Asia (USEA. Dina has benefited from donors who have helped to provide her with the tools to complete middle school, high school and now college. During college she has worked as a kindergarten teacher and a receptionist, and she is hoping to be able to study for a Master’s degree.

We are very proud of Dina, and we are very grateful to our donors who have made this possible.

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“Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.” SSF teachers and staff, along with the teachers and staff of Global ADE’s Stephen Mazujian Middle School and high school, took that quote to heart on a retreat this month. For this trip, they chose to visit the Cambodian provinces of Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri. These sparsely populated provinces, located in the far Eastern part of the country, gave our staff the opportunity to learn from ethnic tribes residing in the region. These areas are also distinctive for their beautiful forests, waterfalls, and a cooler mountain climate. Additionally, because SSF and Global ADE staff were combined on the retreat, they enjoyed learning from each other, sharing experiences, and building relationships.

SSF looks forward to any opportunity it has to recognize our hardworking staff, especially the classroom teachers, who are dedicated and care deeply about the children they teach. Although in earlier years we were able to fund a short field trip or picnic for the staff, our budget has not allowed this for several years. We were very grateful for a donation this year from Irvin Spitler, who designated his donation for a well-deserved staff field trip.

The teachers and staff from all schools, along with their families, send their THANKS to Mr. Spitler for his generous donation, which made this learning experience possible.

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