Marathon For Hope: 01/23/12

Montag, 23. Januar 2012

First Meeting

I met with Claudia Doron of the Rive of Hope today. We sat down and we spent time going over information that I am going to be using for my speech to the Rotary Club of Buchs on the 1st of February. I will be informing the Rotary Club about where their donated money is going and what projects they are helping. I also got other information that will help me communicate with other German speaking schools. I also learned about other steps I should be taking towards the project. Today I am starting the design for the sponsor sheets. Also, going back to my speech, I will be presenting at ISR in the student lounge in the afternoon of February the first. Hopefully it will be a successful experience.

Marathon For Hope (A River of Hope)

Every three seconds one child dies in Africa. If treated or taken care of, that child could have lived to see another day. Most privileged people in this world take what they have for granted. They can go to school and get a good education, they can come home and have a meal, they can even go out and play sports. A lot of children in Africa do not have the same opportunities.Growing up having the same privileged opportunities as most kids in Canada I have never fully understood what I have is a blessing. That just to be able to wake up in the morning with a roof over my head, I have it better than most people in the world. As an individual I have never thought I could make a big difference on the world. However; I want to find out how big an impact I can make. So I have started this Marathon for Hope in order to bring schools in my local community together in order to raise money for A River of Hope. A Rive of Hope is a non-profit organization that carries out many projects in Africa in order to help the people who do not have the same opportunities as most people in this world. The project to which the money will be going towards is the Ciperfoot football school in Sanga Mamba, a suburb Kinshasa. The school provides football training to those children who do not have the opportunity to play sports and be active. The school teaches the children of that region how to play the game of football and with it, different skills of teamwork, hard work and dedication. To be able to have the opportunity to change lives in Africa, for me, is a great opportunity that will hopefully help me value more the things that I have. I hope that this project will also help inspire other people to do something to make a difference as well. That no matter what age you are, you can still make an impact on people's lives and hopefully the rest of the world.

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Montag, 23. Januar 2012

First Meeting

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