Waldorf School Students Create Animals for Blind Students in Egypt

Middle school students at the Waldorf School of Cape Cod create handmade animals to support curriculum for blind students in Mansoura, Egypt.

Bourne, MA (PRWEB) March 29, 2009 -- While working recently at the Mansoura Insurance Hospital in Egypt on a project about birth and breastfeeding for the Egyptian Ministry of Health, Dr. Kajsa Brimdyr of Sandwich, Massachusetts, met the hospital's General Manager, Dr. Fatma.

Several years ago, Dr. Fatma noticed the high number of orphans (specifically girl orphans) being left at the hospital, and she started an orphanage for them. Dr. Brimdyr states: "Dr. Fatma also realized that her blind patients had nowhere to go during the day and no way to learn about the world, so she started a school for the blind. Students of all ages are brought to the school in the morning, and have access to Braille books; people who read the newspapers, the Koran, and stories to them; and teachers who use hands-on methods to teach general education. She is an amazing woman (in a male dominated society) who sees a need, and then comes up with a solution."

"Dr. Fatma told me that one of the biggest challenges blind people face is understanding what animals look like," says Dr. Brimdyr. "People talk about animals all the time, yet without any basis for understanding the descriptions and comparisons, animals are a mystery to them. I told her about my daughters, who attend the Waldorf School of Cape Cod in Bourne, and about the wonderful handwork items they create there. We agreed that perhaps we could forge a connection, and the Waldorf students could make animals so that the blind children could actually feel the shape of the animal."

Cape Cod Vacation Rental Homes and Hotels Now Offered 'Fully Wrapped' Ads at MoreBeach.com

Visitors come to MoreBeach.com for every stage of Cape Cod beach vacations, from early planning, while on the vacation itself and after it becomes a memory. MoreBeach now combines ads for rental homes, hotels and resorts with comprehensive beach information.

Cape Cod, MA (PRWEB) January 27, 2009 -- MoreBeach.com, the leading provider of Cape Cod beach information, announces "Fully Wrapped" Vacation Advertising for Cape Cod area rental homes, hotels and resorts. The website now offers listings for vacation rentals and lodging alongside comprehensive information on beaches and activities. Visitors come to MoreBeach.com for every stage of a Cape Cod beach vacation, from early planning, while on the vacation itself and after it becomes a memory. Users see ads and listings at MoreBeach.com in the context of how and where they spend their time rather than only where they sleep at night. MoreBeach says that its beaches database, forecasts and activities content increase the perceived value of vacation properties and boost response rates. MoreBeach.com listings can be integrated with other listings and existing websites.
 
According the company the cost of acquiring a visitor with a MoreBeach.com listing is much lower than the cost of Google Adwords and other rental websites. Listings cost $95/year and the company guarantees that advertisers will be satisfied or the cost of the ad will be refunded. The fee is discounted for agents with multiple listings.

This year MoreBeach is promoting itself with a TV ad campaign on NECN, online ads and publicity campaigns with feature stories and events like the MoreSummer photo contest. According to Google Analytics, in 2008, MoreBeach.com enjoyed 1,380,370 page views from nearly 200,000 unique visitors. The company is planning to triple that traffic in 2009.