Monday, November 26, 2012

November Update

Hey guys,

We are well on our way to Kenya! It's only 2 months away now!!! We have raised a lot of money, but we still need a good bit more to show up, somehow...

We've got quite a few fundraisers out there and in the works right now. We're raffling a gorgeous framed Candice Alexander medical fleur-de-lis print for $10/ticket. The drawing will be held on Friday Dec 14th! We also have our last bake sale of the semester planned for Dec 10th. We're having a vitamin drive to collect vitamin donations going on now through Jan 18th to help reduce the cost of the meds we purchase for Kenya. And we've got lots more brewing to bring in those last few dollars: garage sale, jambalaya sale, movie night, and a silent auction!!

I would like to take a minute to say a big THANK YOU to the Cason Foundation for donating $60,000 to our Kenyan partner ICODEI so that they could purchase 2 more vehicles for their farm! This will enable them to do more of the vital work that is helping their community every single day. Also, thanks to all our friends and family who have donated to our cause.

until next time,
Team Kenya 2013

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

It's planning time!

We are deep in the planning stage of the trip! We've nearly finalized our list of attendees. Next we will be booking flights and making travel and transportation arrangements. Our fundraising goal based on our current numbers is about $70,000! That's a LOT of money! For those of you who have already donated, THANK YOU SO MUCH! You make this trip possible. You allow us to serve and bring life-saving medications to nearly 1,000 desolate rural Kenyans. If you haven't donated but would like to, please visit our website www.shipcares.org to donate! Please follow our blog as we post updates. Then, follow us during the month of February as we travel to Kenya!