Over the past two months, several dedicated and generous students in the US have organized successfull fundraisers for DFC. A fifth grade in New York held a bake sale at their school fair that raised over $800. This was their third annual bake sale benefitting DFC. A special thanks to all those students and parents who helped organize the event!
Two charity events have taken place at Utah State University. The first, a benefit concert, raised over $500 (during a snowstorm!). Pictures from the concert have been posted in the fundraising gallery of the website. The second was a 3 on 3 basketball tournament. The event was a service project for a business class organized by James Brindley, Whitney Sant, Carl Crosland, Jace Ruppe, Dan Hilker, Keda Yang, Jesse Mace, Linsey Robinson, and Jake Actkinson. They created their own website to market the event, Buckets for Change , and raised $1,000 for DFC. Thank you all for your efforts!
Another benefit concert, organized by Joanne Platten (a former WWISA volunteer), was held in Chelmsford, England and raised over $1,000 for Kurland. Some funds have been allocated specifically to the creche per Joanne's request, as she volunteered there years ago. Thank you Joanne!! Pictures from the "Rock it for Kurland" concert are also posted in the fundraising gallery.
About Me
- Dollars for Change
- In the summer of 2006, I traveled to South Africa to teach kindergarten in the township of Kurland. I had always known I wanted to work in the field of international development, and this trip was meant to be a chance for me to get my feet wet. That October, it was reported that the US population had reached 300 million. I remember thinking what a difference it would make if every American donated just one dollar towards the fight against extreme poverty. It was that population milestone, along with years of frustration with the vast gap between extreme wealth and poverty, that Dollars For Change was born. On December 18th, 2006, Dollars For Change was incorporated as a non-profit organization and is now recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. What began as a social experiment has become my own life’s goal.