Monday Matters: Monday 1

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/10/remembering-911-an-unexpected-gift-to-america/?hpt=hp_t1

this article is about a boy named Kimeli who lived in a small Masai tribe in Kenya.
his dream was to be a doctor, however he could not do that due to the fact that he lived in a place without a school. He decided to run away and he went to a church school under a tree, when he went to highschool he had told the principal about how he had no family or uniform or shoes but really wanted to attend so they let him attend the school. He soon realized that if he wanted to become a doctor he could not stay in Kenya and applied to schools in the United States. The elders in his tribe that he had left, were impressed with what he had done and raised 5 000 dollars for him to go to school. A reporter from the Washington Post found out about this boy and his dreams and soon he was on the front page of newspapers, he recieved a plane ticket to the united states because of this and a scholarship to Oregon because of this. On September 11 2001 he was scheduled to meet with the President of Kenya in the US in New York City. When he saw what happend, it touched him emotionally and he wanted to give a gift to America to help. He went back to Kenya he and his tribe decided to give America a cow because cows were suppose to bring comfort to owners. His whole tribe contributed and they were able to buy 14 cows for America. On the day William Brencick reached Kenya he did not know that he would be greeted by more than a thousand people who came to give their support and sympathy to America. he was very touched by this. However, the transportation of the cows was something that couldn't be done at that time because of the cost and the chance that they might not survive. After the 5th anniversary of 9/11 The US Ambassador, Michael Ranneberger came back to Kenya and created a deal with Kimeli that the tribe would take care of the cows for America and that 14 boys and girls would go to local schools on scholarships as well. Those scholarships continue today and there are 35 cattle that are being looked after currently. Kimeli also decided that he wants to become a diplomat and he hopes to be apart of Rotary International World Peace at Duke University soon.