Nancy and I first went to a refugee camp in Namibia in May of 2000. The camp consisted mainly of refugees from a 27 year civil war in Angola. The people we met there were amazingly resilient, full of joy in the midst of hardship and sorrow, industrious without access to means, yet still willing to dream of a better future for themselves and their children. I learned so much from them. In 2002 the civil war ended and refugees began to return to their homeland of Angola. In speaking to leaders within the country and refugee community they expressed the need for education for their children particularly in the rural areas where nothing was being done and hadn’t been done for many years. So in 2003, Nancy and I were involved with several families under the leadership of Andrew and Lynn Cole in starting Rise International with the stated purpose of building schools in rural areas of Angola. To date Rise has built 180 schools serving over 128,000 children that wouldn’t have been in school otherwise. Build. Educate. Empower. This is how Rise has helped Angolans transform the futures of their children.
I hope you will support me as I run the Chicago Marathon as part of Team Rise and help me reach my goal of $10,000. Please give any amount you can as every dollar helps.
RISE builds primary schools in rural Angola to educate children, empower communities and contribute to the rebuilding of the country.
BE A PART OF GIVING KIDS ACCESS TO EDUCATION. DONATE TODAY.
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Marty Howe | 10/13/2019 | $50.00 | Anonymous Friend | 10/12/2019 | $150.00 | Good luck, Tim! Hope you set a personal record...we know you have certainly trained well. Thanks for sharing this opportunity with us. Brings back many fond memories running for Team RISE in 2009-2011, training with you down along the Lake. | John Phillips | 10/10/2019 | $1,000.00 | Joe Hoffer | 10/07/2019 | $300.00 | We are with you! Every step of the way! | Anthony Mersino | 10/05/2019 | $262.00 | Great cause, thanks for inviting us to support you! BTW, you set a lofty fundraising goal though not sure we should bet you won't achieve it! | June Anderson | 10/05/2019 | $1,000.00 | Joseph Antunovich | 10/05/2019 | $2,620.00 | Dearest Tim...... I am sooooo proud of You!! At your age you must be in maaaaarvelous shape!! Good luck.....and keep up the great work!!......Your Pal Joe. |
| Total | $5,382.00 | ||