Howell memorial fund to provide playground for Cambodian children
On Monday, Dec 29, 2008, Dan Howell and his family presented People for Care & Learning President Dr. Fred Garmon and board member Linda Staton a check for more than $8,000 to benefit the projects of the organization. People for Care & Learning (PCL), is a locally-based, international non-governmental organization dedicated to benevolently serve the world’s poor. The funds were raised in honor of Dan's wife, Carol Howell, who passed away in 2008. Carol was a faithful partner of People for Care & Learning and supported its work in Cambodia.  She deeply loved the children of that country, and the funds donated by her family and friends will be used to construct a playground in Carol's honor in the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia. "My sons and I are very grateful for the generous support of Carol's friends and family in making this memorial playground a reality. Carol's mission trip to Cambodia made a lasting impression on the entire family,” Howell said. “It was clear to us that she left a part of her heart there with the Cambodian children.	Carol was a person who loved to laugh and enjoy life. We can think of no more fitting memorial than a playground [built] in her honor, where the laughter of children will be heard." “I traveled with Carol to Cambodia on her first Insight – Awareness Tour and observed first-hand both the personal joy she experienced and the happiness she generated in the lives of the Cambodian people she came in contact with; especially the children,” said Fred Garmon, president of People for Care & Learning. “Carol was a beautiful person that enjoyed the experience of giving back, and a playground built in her honor will be a fitting and lasting memorial that she would be proud of.” In addition to the Carol Howell Memorial Playground in Cambodia, People for Care & Learning is currently working in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity’s Century Village and the Cleveland Greenway project to sponsor two playgrounds in Cleveland to benefit the community’s children.	Dan Howell presents check in honor of his late wife, Carol
		Both local sites will be completed in 2009. People for Care & Learning, based in Cleveland, Tenn., seeks to serve the world’s poor byhelping children, widows and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. The organization provides opportunities for impoverished people to transform their lives through schools, feeding centers, orphan and widow care, vocational training, leadership development, basic business education and micro enterprise development.
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