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McLean High School graduate plans to raise $33,333 for a failing Honduran orphanage.
By Aranya Tomseth
April 19, 2006

Get Involved
If anyone would like to help the orphans of Copprome, tax-deductible checks can be written to 'CCC-Honduras Fund.' Write 'UMW Faculty' on the memo line of the check and mail to: Shin Fujiyama, Box 1818, University of Mary Washington, 1701 College Ave., Fredericksburg, VA 22401. For more information, or to participate in the April 23 Walk-A-Thon, visit the Students Helping Honduras web site at www.studentshelpinghonduras.org


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Shin Fujiyama hugs two orphans from Copprome.

One night, after eating at a Burger King in Honduras, Shin Fujiyama returned to Copprome, the orphanage where he was staying and working as a volunteer. As he walked into the building, he threw his Burger King bag into a trash can at the entrance.
'Some of the kids went to the trash and took the bag out, and they began eating the leftover bun that was in the bag,' said Fujiyama. 'They shared the two French fries that were in there and gave most of it to the smallest kids. These kids have bigger hearts than I do, and that day really opened my eyes to the level of poverty.'"