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WHY SHOULD YOU SUPPORT THE MADAGASCAR ANK̚Y FUND?
 First and foremost, because it gives some bright and wonderful children
opportunities for a life that is now inaccessible to them, through a basic
education and good health. Second, unlike the case for many charitable
organizations, there is virtually no overhead. Funds donated to the Madagascar
Ank캹 Fund go directly to the source of the problem. The paleontologists at
Stony Brook University, which includes both faculty and students, administer the
fund and do so on a strictly voluntary basis; there are no staff salaries. The
Stony Brook Foundation charges 5% to manage the finances, a fee that is more
than compensated through their investment strategies. As a result of voluntary
efforts, wise investments, and the great disparity in cost-of-living, all
donations to the Madagascar Ank캹 Fund go a very long way to helping children.
Please help!
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
 An
entire two-room schoolhouse in rural Madagascar can be built and furnished
for $10,000. The annual salary of a teacher is $500 and school supplies
for a class of 60 students costs only $300. Monetary donations are thus
the most effective means to help. Although donations of items such as
books (which must be in French) and school supplies would be useful,
the costs of shipping and handling offset the effectiveness of this
kind of donation. It is more cost effective to purchase the items in
Madagascar. Please consider making a donation by sending a check to
The Madagascar Ank캹 Fund.
If you are a student or a teacher and would like to organize a fundraiser at
your school, click here.
 DONATIONS:
Please fill out this form
on the Stony Brook Giving Site. Choose: Where You'd Like Your Gift to
Go: then check off School, College or Program and remember to specifiy
Ankizy Fund/284300.
Alternatively,
you may send a donation
directly to: The Madagascar Ank캹 Fund/284300, Department of
Anatomical Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony
Brook, New York 11794-8081, U.S.A.)
All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
QUESTIONS? Write to the Founder and Executive Director of the Madagascar
Ank캹 Fund, Dr. David W. Krause (Department of Anatomical Sciences, State
University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8081,
U.S.A.), send an e-mail, or call (631-444-3117).
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