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Africare's youngest donors are making their mark ... in a very BIG way! Every month, Africare will feature the fundraising efforts of children and youth around the world who are making a difference in the lives of families in Africa. Here are just a few of their amazing stories.
Archives: Kids for Africare
  January 2007Staten Island, NYFour students in Ms. Sherry’s seventh grade at Elias Berstein School in Staten Island, NY, had been reprimanded for wasting food on a class trip. They decided to do something positive in response and now they have made a difference in the lives of some African kids and families in need. The students designed a fundraising program creating posters, decorating donation boxes, and making presentations to grade assemblies to ask for pennies, nickels and dimes for Africare, raising $245. $245. |
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April 2007Doughlassville, PAAn 11-year old from Doughlassville, Pennsylvania hosts a community walk-a-thon to raise over $286 $286 for Africare. |
April 2007Mauretown, VAOne of Africare’s youngest donors— a three-year-old from Maurertown, VA had a cowboy party with some ponies for his birthday. Instead of gifts, he asked all his friends to bring donations toward Africare. Together, he and his friends donated $335 $335.00 for Africare! |
September 2007Edwards, COIn Edwards, CO, some birthday celebrants asked for donations to Africare instead of gifts, and collected $315. $315. |
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October 2007Norwich Green, VTHundreds of colorful bowls, in all shapes and sizes, lined the tables of Norwich Green, Vermont, on October 14, 2007 as the community united to raise money and awareness to a very important issue: global hunger. Africare was nominated to receive the cash proceeds from the community event, totaling more than $8000! Read the Press Release here. $8,0 |
December 2007New York, NYThree New York middle-schoolers sold hot chocolate on the street on a cold January day to raise $220 $220 for Africare. |  |
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