Dear Friends and Family,
This Summer I have an amazing
opportunity to go to Mbale, Uganda for an Internship with HELP International. I
will be going from July 15th to August 15th and could not
be more excited! There are so many amazing opportunities to serve and I can’t
wait to get started! But in order for my trip to be as effective as possible, I
need your help. Let me start by telling you about this amazing organization,
HELP International.
HELP International is an organization that was founded by
some of Brigham Young University’s faculty in 1999. They started out just
wanting to help Honduras after Hurricane Mitch, and now this organization has
grown to send teams all around the world to help those in need. The Mission of HELP International is to
empower people to fight global poverty through sustainable, life-changing
development programs. HELP
currently runs programs in El Salvador, India, Uganda, Peru, Tanzania,
Thailand, Belize and Fiji.
A project I am hoping to start with other members of my team is a
soccer program for the orphans in neighboring slums in Mbale. There are many
valuable lessons to be learned from taking part of a sports team. I hope that
my team and I can empower and increase the joy for these orphans! Not only will
we teach them the basics of soccer but also the basics of good health and
hygiene.
There are many other projects I will have the chance to work with and I
would love to explain them all, but there are far too many. As I said before,
in order to have the most productive and beneficial trip I need your help. The
amount of good that can be done for the people in Uganda increases significantly
with even a small donation! We are inviting you to join us in serving the
people of Uganda by donating $35, $50, $100, $250, $500 or whatever you can! Checks
can be made payable to HELP International with “Annie Turner” in the memo line.
Donations can be mailed directly to HELP International with the provided
pre-stamped return envelope, or through Network for Good online. For online
donations, go to the help website (listed below), 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.
Thanks for your undying support to me over the years. Please feel free
to contact me with any questions. I will be able to update my blog while in
country so you can easily know what your donation has done to help those who
really need our help. Here is a link to the team blog we will keep this summer:
http://ugandambale.help-international.org/. Also, here is the link to my
personal blog I will be keeping about my experience in Uganda: http://anniedoesafrica.blogspot.com/
Thank you!
Annie Turner
HELP International website: www.help-international.org
Team Blog: http://ugandambale.help-international.org/
My Blog: http://anniedoesafrica.blogspot.com/
My E-mail: aturn126@gmail.com
My Number: 703-945-8659
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