<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com</title><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:32:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>New Project up on the Web Site!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/new_project_up_on_the_web_site.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/new_project_up_on_the_web_site.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fproject%5Fup%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fweb%5Fsite</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our newest project &ndash; A Commercial Dryer for Nova Borova &ndash; is now up on the web site!&nbsp; It is under &ldquo;Projects&rdquo;.Remember the pic of that grill in the floor they would heat up to dry all the clothes?Well, we&rsquo;re working]]></description></item><item><title>Mindi Miller-Davis &apos;89 Wishing Upon a Star</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/mindi_millerdavis_89_wishing_upon_a_star.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/mindi_millerdavis_89_wishing_upon_a_star.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mindi%5Fmillerdavis%5F89%5Fwishing%5Fupon%5Fa%5Fstar</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;http://www.trinity.edu/departments/alumni_relations/profiles/0806_Mindi_Miller-Davis.htm&quot;By Donna ParkerMindi Miller-Davis, a 1989 graduate who earned a degree in computer science, works daily problem solving for outer space exploration, b]]></description></item><item><title>Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/buckner_shoes_for_orphan_souls.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/buckner_shoes_for_orphan_souls.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=buckner%5Fshoes%5Ffor%5Forphan%5Fsouls</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are some pics of children from the Dnipropetrovsk Baby Orphanageputting on their new shoes!&nbsp; Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls was kind enoughto provide them for us, An Orphan&#39;s Bright Star packaged and shipped them tothe orphanage.Love th]]></description></item><item><title>Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/better_business_bureau_wise_giving_alliance.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/better_business_bureau_wise_giving_alliance.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 06:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=better%5Fbusiness%5Fbureau%5Fwise%5Fgiving%5Falliance</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OBS is currently pursuing a place in the National Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance.&nbsp; &nbsp;Thanks to Wendy for getting us started on the process. &nbsp;She was working on getting OBS included in the charitable organizations associated]]></description></item><item><title>IRS 990 Form</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/irs_990_form.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/irs_990_form.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 06:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=irs%5F990%5Fform</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wanted to let everyone know that we have completed the filing of An Orphan&rsquo;s Bright Star&rsquo;s 2007 990 form for the IRS.&nbsp;This is our year-end non-profit tax return, and is open to the public for inspection.&nbsp; The information on it i]]></description></item><item><title>March 2008: Poltava album</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/march_2008_poltava_album.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/march_2008_poltava_album.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 06:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=march%5F2008%5Fpoltava%5Falbum</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve added to the March 2008: Poltava album on Shutterfly &ndash; pics of the mixer, kitchen scales Carolyn hand-carried funds for, and of the completed laundry facility.&nbsp;Check them out &ndash; bright, shiny &amp; new!&nbsp; It&rsquo;s wo]]></description></item><item><title>OBS has a brand new web site</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/obs_has_a_brand_new_web_site.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/obs_has_a_brand_new_web_site.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 06:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=obs%5Fhas%5Fa%5Fbrand%5Fnew%5Fweb%5Fsite</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OBS has a brand new web site thanks to Todd with WebHeadsInc.com!&nbsp; Check it out &ndash; Todd did an amazing job providing An Orphan&rsquo;s Bright Star with a beautiful, and completely professional looking presence to the world.]]></description></item><item><title>Green Forest Internat Vocational Education program</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/green_forest_internat_vocational_education_program.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/green_forest_internat_vocational_education_program.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 06:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=green%5Fforest%5Finternat%5Fvocational%5Feducation%5Fprogram</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are excited to report that all 11 children in the Green Forest Internat Vocational Education program have found sponsorship within weeks of the start of this project.]]></description></item><item><title>Potoki Vocational Education students</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/potoki_vocational_education_students.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/potoki_vocational_education_students.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 06:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=potoki%5Fvocational%5Feducation%5Fstudents</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All of the Potoki Vocational Education students are sponsored and have already sent letters to their sponsors.]]></description></item><item><title>Kremenchuk Playground Project</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/kremenchuk_playground_project_1.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/kremenchuk_playground_project_1.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=kremenchuk%5Fplayground%5Fproject%5F1</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We received a letter in the mail today from Mr. Anatol Grynewytsch.&nbsp; He is a Kremenchuk Baby Orphanage grandfather, and recently lost his beloved wife of 44 years, Zinaida Grynewytsch.&nbsp; His daughter contacted us last month because the famil]]></description></item><item><title>The dorm storm at Trinity University</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/the_dorm_storm_at_trinity_university.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/the_dorm_storm_at_trinity_university.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fdorm%5Fstorm%5Fat%5Ftrinity%5Funiversity</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The dorm storm at Trinity University this year by the ladies of the Alpha Chi Lambda sorority raised $457!Thank you so much for your hard work raising funds for the kiddos!]]></description></item><item><title>Shopping Post</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/shopping_post.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/shopping_post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=shopping%5Fpost</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a general rule, OBS is just not into shipping items from the US. &nbsp;However, shipping free items in a cost effective manner through Meest Boston is an option we consider when we know we won&rsquo;t be visiting a particular area for awhile, and]]></description></item><item><title>Randall&apos;s Good Neighbor Charity Program</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/randalls_good_neighbor_charity_program.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/randalls_good_neighbor_charity_program.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=randalls%5Fgood%5Fneighbor%5Fcharity%5Fprogram</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Houston and Austin folks who shop at Randall&rsquo;s &ndash; ALERT!An Orphan&rsquo;s Bright Star is one of the Randall&rsquo;s Good Neighbor charities and as a result can gain funding from every purchase you make, just by registering your Randall&rsq]]></description></item><item><title>eBay Sales!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/ebay_sales.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/ebay_sales.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ebay%5Fsales</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joan, Vicki and Ali are listing new items on eBay all the time ... be sure to check it out regularly at the link below!http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZorphansbrightstarTHANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DONORS of &#39;STUFF&#39; to sell!&nbsp; Everyone do your]]></description></item><item><title>New Kremenchuk Pics!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/new_kremenchuk_pics.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/new_kremenchuk_pics.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fkremenchuk%5Fpics</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve added to the March 2008: Poltava album on Shutterfly &ndash; pics of the mixer, kitchen scales Carolyn hand-carried funds for, and of the completed laundry facility.Check them out &ndash; bright, shiny &amp; new!&nbsp; It&rsquo;s wonderfu]]></description></item><item><title>Kremenchuk Playground Project</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/kremenchuk_playground_project.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/kremenchuk_playground_project.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=kremenchuk%5Fplayground%5Fproject</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We received a letter in the mail today from Mr. Anatol Grynewytsch.&nbsp; He is a Kremenchuk Baby Orphanage grandfather, and recently lost his beloved wife of 44 years, Zinaida Grynewytsch.&nbsp; His daughter contacted us last month because the famil]]></description></item><item><title>Same Jobs, Different Names</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/same_jobs_different_names.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/same_jobs_different_names.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=same%5Fjobs%5Fdifferent%5Fnames</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wanted to make everyone aware of some changes to the organizational structure of OBS.&nbsp; Nothing new is changing in terms of the functions each of us performs - we are simply taking this opportunity early on in the development of our organization]]></description></item><item><title>2008 Window Project</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/2008_window_project.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/2008_window_project.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=2008%5Fwindow%5Fproject</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crystal has done another amazing job organizing the window project with EcoClub this year! We are very proud to report that EcoClub, Alternative-V and An Orphan&#39;s Bright Star will be repairing/replacing windows in two orphanages as part of the 20]]></description></item><item><title>Montessori Material for Nikolaev Baby Home</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/montessori_material_for_nikolaev_baby_home.htm</guid><link>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/montessori_material_for_nikolaev_baby_home.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://orphansbrightstar.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=montessori%5Fmaterial%5Ffor%5Fnikolaev%5Fbaby%5Fhome</comments><dc:creator>OBS Blog Editor</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; An Orphan&#39;s Bright Star partnered with LAdS to provide Montessori educational material for&nbsp;Nikolaev Baby House!Pictures from An Orphan&#39;s Bright Star&nbsp;(1 of 8 pictures) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description></item></channel></rss>