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Season's Greetings from Africare!
Sending warm wishes your way this holiday season.
Your support over the year has generated so much good news from the continent; we're excited to share some highlights with you:
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Clean water for a village of 3,000 people in northern Niger.
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School for thousands of orphans in Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Establishment of soccer leagues to promote life skills and HIV/AIDS prevention among youth in Burkina Faso.
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Graduation of more than 2,000 former child brides and street children through a vocational training program in Nigeria.
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Financial stability through fish farming and beekeeping for men and women in the Tabora region of Tanzania.
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Many of your efforts have contributed to Africare's work in
2007
Vermont community raises over $8,000
through “Giving Bowls” project
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DREAMING BIG:
Pennsylvania Girl, 11, Organized
April 28 Walkathon to Help African Children
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Portion of Proceeds to Assist Families in Africa
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for Annual Tree of Hope Fundraiser
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We'd love to hear your stories. Tell us what you and your family are doing this Holiday Season to give back. Send us your pictures and stories, and we'll showcase them on the Africare website at www.africare.org.
All entries due to neley@africare.org by Friday December 14th, 2007. Stories will be posted the week of December 17th, 2007.
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And remember, you can also use your Africare T-shirt to give back this Holiday Season. Africare T-shirts are now available in four fun colors, and five stylish themes:
Green for food
Blue for water
Red for HIV/AIDS
Yellow for crisis response
Classic Black & White
$11 of every T-shirt will be donated toward Africare’s work to empower African communities, and improve the quality of life in Africa! Your contributions will aid projects in agriculture, health, water development, and humanitarian emergencies, as well as help spread the word about Africare’s work through your classic or color-themed shirt.
Price: $15.95 + Shipping & Handling
Raise Awareness, support Africare, and look good doing it!
Click Link or Shirt to Purchase your Africare T-Shirt.
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