Letters on Letters on Letters

This week my goal is to get mt fundraising letters out. This has been a daunting task for me. I feel bad asking people for money, but I remind myself that it is for such a good cause. There are so many opportunities to serve in Uganda and I am blessed to be able to be a part of it. And I guess by asking for help paying for this trip I am giving others the opportunity to get involved too.

Today I got the letters printed out and let me just say it literally took 15 minutes for all 100 of the letters to print. I was on campus on so many people came up and asked why I was printing a whole rems worth of paper. It was semi-embarrassing but it was also fun to tell random people about my plans for the Summer! Tonight hopefully we will get a good number of letters addressed and sent! Let me know if you're interested in getting a letter! The letters look great too thanks to Victoria Hall-Tipping! Check out her website!

There will also be a Newsletter sent out every week from Mbale so if you are interested in getting the Newsletter via e-mail, pass your e-mail along! (My e-mail is aturn126@gmail.com, or facebook me!)

So, be looking out for my letters and really any donation helps! If you know of anyone who would be willing to help me out pass on the information to them! Let me know if you have any questions!

This Time For Africa!

Welcome to my record of my amazing Africa adventure! It's already been an incredible journey getting to where I am with actually going to Africa that I can't wait to see what other amazing things will happen! The anticipation of what's to come is killing me! 

If you want to know the details of how I came to the decision of going to Africa, read about it here! http://annieturner126.blogspot.com/2012/12/oh-africa.html

There is a lot of planning that has to go into going to Africa, I hope I can handle it all. The most important thing to do right now is gather the funds. I'm in the process of writing a letter to send to close friends and family to ask them for their support. I am also working on planning an online campaign. 

Right now if you are interested in helping me out here is the info you need:

Checks can be made payable to HELP International with “Annie Turner” in the memo line. Donations can be mailed directly to HELP International or through Network for Good online. For online donations, go to the help website ( www.help-international.org) click on “Donate” at the top of the home page, and include “Annie Turner” in the dedication box. If you’d like more information please visit the HELP International website www.help-international.org, or email me at aturn126@gmail.com, or you can call me at 703-945-8659! 

I will be periodically updating this blog with the how fundraising is going and how planning in general is going! Thanks for your support!