Teenager Opens School in Cambodia

By Miss Cellania in World Records on Dec 27, 2007 at 10:29 am

17-year-old Rachel Rosenfield was touched by a newspaper report on Cambodian children who don’t have access to education. She went to work writing fundraising letters and selling t-shirts, and raised $52,000 in donations to open a school! Rosenfield was in Siem Reap province, Cambodia yesterday for the opening of the new R.S. Rosenfield School for 300 village students.

“It makes me feel great to know that I was able to help so many people,” the teen said when contacted by telephone. “Just seeing everyone so happy (today). It meant a lot to me.”

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(image credit: Heng Sinith/AP)

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JackD
Dec 27th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Now that’s a success story! Congratulations Rachel!
PHUC THACH
Dec 27th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
rachel. i’m please thank you very much for you.you’re just great what you have done in cambodia school. I don’t know what i’m gonna say . thank you
PHUC THACH
Dec 27th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
thank you rachel for have been done a school in cambodia . You’re just so great
Kerozene
Dec 27th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
I’ve always been a firm believer that those who have money, should be able to spend it however they want.

Its sad though, when so little (money) can help out so much. To the extremely rich, $52,000 is pocket change. There are purses and blinged out cellphones that cost upwards of a million and these “elite rich” don’t bat an eye at such lavish purchases.

And yet with such a little amount, so much can be done.
Good for Rachel, sometimes you gotta try to change the world one town at a time.
Oomi
Dec 27th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Agreed, Kerozene.
aware
Dec 31st, 2007 at 1:10 am
did she have to name the school after herself? how about asking the local families what they would like their school to be named?
Cambodia
Mar 27th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Great story !

for people who wants to read latest news about Cambodia, this website : http://www.netvibes.com/cambodia

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