RACHEL ROSENFELD, pictured, raised $52,000 for school.
December 27, 2007 -- BANTEAY SREY, Cambodia - Hundreds of Cambodian villagers welcomed the arrival of a new school yesterday, a gift from a Westchester County teenager.
Rachel Rosenfeld, 17, made her first visit to the Southeast Asian country for the opening of the R.S. Rosenfeld School, which brings five computers and Internet access to 300 primary-school students in Siem Reap province, home to Angkor Wat temple.
Rosenfeld, of Harrison, said she learned about the village of Srah Khvav after reading a newspaper article last year that discussed the plight of poor Cambodian children who often have no access to education. Rosenfeld said she was horrified to learn that some young Cambodian girls are sold into prostitution by their parents.
To raise money, Rosenfeld sent out hundreds of fund-raising letters, sold T-shirts and offered naming rights for several structures in the school. The $52,000 she raised was supplemented by $23,000 from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, said her mother, Lisa Rosenfeld.
"It makes me feel great to know that I was able to help so many people," the teen said. "Just seeing everyone so happy. It meant a lot to me."
December 27, 2007 -- BANTEAY SREY, Cambodia - Hundreds of Cambodian villagers welcomed the arrival of a new school yesterday, a gift from a Westchester County teenager.
Rachel Rosenfeld, 17, made her first visit to the Southeast Asian country for the opening of the R.S. Rosenfeld School, which brings five computers and Internet access to 300 primary-school students in Siem Reap province, home to Angkor Wat temple.
Rosenfeld, of Harrison, said she learned about the village of Srah Khvav after reading a newspaper article last year that discussed the plight of poor Cambodian children who often have no access to education. Rosenfeld said she was horrified to learn that some young Cambodian girls are sold into prostitution by their parents.
To raise money, Rosenfeld sent out hundreds of fund-raising letters, sold T-shirts and offered naming rights for several structures in the school. The $52,000 she raised was supplemented by $23,000 from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, said her mother, Lisa Rosenfeld.
"It makes me feel great to know that I was able to help so many people," the teen said. "Just seeing everyone so happy. It meant a lot to me."
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