We have come so far! The auction raised $3000 and a grant of $4000 has given us some breathing room for a while.
But of course then I thought, why not buy an additional machine and have classes mornings and afternoons. Semillas has agreed to allow girls to attend knitting classes in the morning, so in effect, with three machines and double the instructional time, we can offer classes to a lot more girls!
We are also buying the instructor a sewing machine so that she can teach finishing of garments.
Yes, the money is leaching out of the account, and I am a little nervous about where more money will come from. But we have to grow little by little. We are learning as we go.