Must say I've missed all of you! It was the first Thursday in sixteen weeks, (that we were in town) that we didn't have practice and a BIG pot of soup! What an amazing sixteen weeks, and honor it was to watch each of you improve and grow in your fitness!
Our California Pizza Kitchen fundraiser is coming up Wednesday May 23 & Thursday May 24th. What a FUN way for us all to get together again. The Northgate CPK is graciously donating 20% of all food and beverages, when anyone brings in the flier below for dine in or take out for the entire two days! In order for this FUNdraiser to work we all need to post this on our Facebook pages, print them up and hand them out to everyone we know, invite friends and family to dine. I figured Thursday May 24th at 6pm would be a great evening for all of us to get together, share food, and have our dining go to BEADS! Bring your spouses, kids, and friends and lets once again celebrate! I also thought we could wear our jerseys and make an impact - - if customers ask about us, CPK will donate their check to BEADS!!!
The FUNdraising has been totalled! We have a check . . . drum roll please, for $12,300.00 being sent to BEADS! I hope each one of you know what an impact your hard work will make. Just in case you missed Debby Rooney's letter to all of us I've copied it here! Our donation will actually help open the high school EARLY!!! Love it team!!!
Jambo FUNdracers,
Jen is so right when she says you rocked!! And I am
overjoyed with your success.
As you know we are building a high school to provide a quality
education for our girls. Your efforts will enable BEADS to build a
classroom that will be named in your honor. AMAZING!! Your donations
will allow us to open in January 2013, the beginning of the next school
year. Most of our girls are the first girl in their family to complete
elementary school and now they will have the opportunity to receive a quality
high school education.
In the USA, parents move to the best school
district available or send their children to private schools. This is not
an option in Kenya and the government high schools are very mediocre. The
Kenyan curriculum does not include any critical thinking
skills, interactive or student centered teaching, Kenyan geography, and
wildlife (which is never mentioned in the curriculum). There are no
libraries like ours that feature literature. Just to mention a few issues in the
Kenyan schools that our high school will remedy.
Our school will provide a quality education and we are now
working on enhancing the curriculum and teaching methods. Some of the
first girls sponsored by BEADS for Education have graduated from college as
teachers and will be among the BEADS high school teaching staff!
WOW!
OUR girls will become leaders of their families, communities
and hopefully the nation.
I hope that you will come to Kenya one day and see the impact
your efforts have made.
THANK YOU AGAIN and AGAIN,
Debby
Yesterday I spoke with JR Wahl and he said he loved the race, and is continuing his workouts! I'd love to continue this team thing how about you??? I'm thinking a 10K August 4th in Arlington! Thought we could start training June 28th. There will be a twist - - our workouts will include MANY forms of cross training! Each week we will do different forms of training. (Canoeing, swimming, hiking, strength training, etc.) Yet most of all we will have TONS of fun! It will be FUNdracing light, as it will be a $100 commitment to BEADS and the race is only $20. Can't wait to see who is up for a new challenge and more fun and friendship!
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