I’ve been wanting to organize more by country and region and that’s what I set off to do this time.
Previously I had 3 large binders, but they were getting quite full (such a good problem). Since I can’t imagine throwing these letters away, I had to expand my collection of binders. I love having photos on the sides so I can easily find which binder I’m looking for.
Like I said before, I arranged them by country / continent / region. I love the binders that have the plastic sleeve you can slip papers into. My hope is that these binders become more than a storage place for letters. I want my kids to be able to open these up and know about the country and area where our child lives. I will continue to personalize these, but for here are some examples of what I have done.
AFRICA
(acacia tree painting courtesy of Michelle)
THAILAND
PERU (LDP correspondent)
INDIA
(we have 5 children in India, plus CSP so I have 2 large India binders)
HONDURAS
(a photographer friend recently went to Honduras and gave me this photo)
There are others ~ South America, Central America, Dominican Republic ~ you get the idea.
Inside each binder I keep letters, photos and country information from each child.
I’m sure this won’t be the last time I re-organize my system of keeping letters, but I’m excited to have this project done. I even made 2 binders for the letters from children we no longer sponsor.
Do you keep letters from your sponsored children? If so, how do you organize them?
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