"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans..." (James 1: 27 NIV)

Sunday, January 16, 2011

A Successful Start to Fundraising

On Thursday, January 13, we had our first formal fundraising event - a Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Balcony Fundraiser. We sold 171 tickets, which made $855.00 for our Zambia projects!

Besides the fundraising, the Balcony Fundraiser gave us a chance to wear our new team t-shirts, which were really eye-catching. We also were able to set up a booth in the main lobby alongside "Caring Hands", which sells lovely recycled paper jewelery made in Uganda.

At our booth, we promoted our Dinner & Fundraiser with guest speaker, Dr. Janice Stein, which will be held on Thursday, January 27 at the Travelodge Airlane Hotel. We also had available some general information brochures which contained information about what our team will be doing in Zambia, a donation form, and information about Nu-Vision Ministry Canada.

It was wonderful to see how many of our friends, family, co-workers and others came out to support our efforts, and we would like to say "thank you" to everyone who braved the cold and snow to do so. It was a great encouragement for us to keep going in our efforts to raise money for our projects in Zambia.

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