Bake Sale at AGS

Two AGS students are organizing a bake sale to raise funds in favor of an international humanitarian organization dedicated to children in need. The sale will take place on March 28-29 in the AGS library, and all members and friends of the AGS community are invited to participate by bringing cakes to be sold or buying those that will be there. All proceeds will go directly to the Christina Noble's Children Foundation.

The Christina Noble Children's Foundation is a non-governmental organization devoted to helping underprivileged children in Vietnam and Mongolia. It seeks to protect them from economic or sexual exploitation and give them access to basic rights such as a shelter, food, education and healthcare. The organization was started in 1990 by Irish woman Christina Noble. Today it has offices in 16 countries around the world including Australia, France, Holland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Mongolia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, and Vietnam.

Adriana Barillas (class of 2011) and Rachel Minor (class of 2012) are at the origin of this initiative. They both have interned or are interning with the Christina Noble Foundation as part of their Master's program in International Relations and Diplomacy at AGS.

Adriana Barillas says: "What amazes me is that this one woman alone was able to start this foundation and do so much to help children and make a difference. She went to Vietnam and saw the extreme poverty, and she decided she could not go back to her normal life knowing that she was leaving this behind. She browbeated the authorities there and was able to pull off the creation of a first school; the organization grew from there." Rachel Minor continues: "Interning with this foundation inspires me to not only help this organization and but hopefully accomplish more in the future to serve those in need. Even though the bake sale at AGS is just one small piece of the larger purpose, we are happy to contribute."