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** A message from one of the few RRFC alumni to have played professional rugby, Garrett Washington. Please join us in supporting this good cause - Kent Bayazitoglu & Cary Kottler.

Fellas,

I coached the high school rugby team at Kangaru Boys School, a public boarding school in Embu, Kenya from September 2008 to March 2009.  The boys worked hard with me, learned alot about the game, and have already made it to the nationals.  In a country where corruption and lack of opportunity combine effectively to stifle comraderie, honesty, and diligence, the rugby field is one of the few places where boys can learn about and develop these traits.  I want the boys to play their best while they are at the school but also to continue, after they graduate, passing down some inspiration and encouragement to up and coming boys at the school. Rugby really has changed the mentality of alot of these kids.  To that end, I'd like to ask for a little help from y'all.

I promised the boys I'd try to get a hold of some Rugby DVD's and send some to them. Since their school is not as rich as alot of the other publics, they lack the funds to go to a lot of the regional tournaments and costly stuff like that where they could gain more exposure to the game.  If any of you have or would like to buy some rugby DVDs (anything, seriously, they'll just be excited to have some real rugby on the screen)  for these boys, it'd mean a lot to me and even more to them. 

So the easiest way to do this would be for you to send me the DVDs at the address below as soon as you can. Also send me an e-mail telling me what you sent.  Then I'll assemble a sort of care package and ship it to them.  If you have any questions, doubts, confusion, whatever, just shoot me an e-mail or call me at 765-409-7942.  (Please don't send me an "unsavory" DVDs disguised as rugby games videos...Or I'll just keep them for me:) Thanks fellas. I hope to hear from some of you soon.

Garrett Washington
250 Lincoln Street
West Lafayette, IN 47906