Dear Kantara Community, Recently many of you have expressed heart felt concern and asked what you can personally do to show memorial to Tom Smedinghoff's daughter Anne. The family recently posted a blog article indicating charities they prefer donations made to in lieu of flowers etc. Kantara Initiative BoT and LC has also sent a letter directly to the Smedinghoff family to extend our thoughts and prayers at this time. If you would like to donate on behalf of Anne's memory please see the below. - Take Care Joni Brennan Executive Director, Kantara Initiative http://annesmedinghoff.com/?p=22 The Smedinghoff family has been touched by the outpouring of support from people around the world looking for ways to help continue Anne’s work. In lieu of sending flowers, we ask that you consider supporting organizations that are engaged in the same great work that Anne dedicated herself to so selflessly. *Aschiana Foundation: **To provide education and training to working street children through Aschiana in Afghanistan. **http://www.aschiana-foundation.org/index.php* *Afghan Girls Financial Assistance Fund:** To aid young Afghan women who seek a college education in the USA. AGFAF identifies promising young women, matches them with participating educational institutions and American host families and provides financial support for expenses not covered by either these institutions or host families. *http://www.agfaf.org *Help the Afghan Children:* D*edicated to improving the lives of children in Afghanistan through quality education and helping them become educated, healthy, productive citizens. *http://www.helptheafghanchildren.org *SOLA, Afghanistan (School of Leadership, Afghanistan):* D*edicated to furthering education and leadership opportunities in Afghanistan and the world for the new generation of Afghanistan, especially for women. *http://www.sola-afghanistan.org/