Matching Gift
Announced
in Recognition
of
Children of Uganda's 15th
Anniversary!
Make
a donation today and your gift will be matched up to
$15,000!!
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Greetings!
15 years ago this
summer Children of Uganda began a very special journey
of caring for disadvantaged orphans. While there have been many
extraordinary and inspiring moments along the way, we have also
faced numerous challenges.
Despite these ups and downs, what has remained
constant is you and your steadfast commitment to our beloved
children.
Children of Uganda has served thousands of
children since our inception in 1995. And we are proud to share
that one of our earliest recruits recently graduated from
university.
Mike Yiga ~ a recent COU
graduate
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Mike Yiga came to us as many of our children do ~ having
lost both parents at a young age and with virtually no hope of ever
attending school. At the time, he was living with an elderly aunt
in the slums of Kampala. As soon as he was accepted into COU's
program ~ he never looked back. Mike worked hard and was
fortunate to be connected with two very loving sponsors who have
been supporting him for nearly a decade.
A few days ago, Mike sent a thank you letter to his
sponsors and COU. Here is an excerpt:
"You picked me up, showed me parental love, cared for
me and guided me. It's certainly hard to imagine that my early
days of sorrow could turn into joy and I could be so happy the way
I am today! I continue to be grateful to everyone out there who
held my hand in one way or another. I am now employed as a Technical Physical
Planner in Kampala. Appreciation and gratitude goes to you
all. Let's keep the fire burning for COU so that we can emulate its
example and also do the same for those disadvantaged children out
there in the world."
In recognition
of our 15th anniversary and the remarkable accomplishments
of students like Mike ~ a matching gift of $15,000 has been granted
to Children of Uganda.
We need your
support today because every $1 you donate by July 31st will be
worth $2. That means a $25 gift today is actually
worth $50 to our children!!
Will you
please help us
raise $30,000 by July 31st so
that we can continue to educate and empower vulnerable children
like Mike?
We thank you
for standing by us during this turbulent economic time and hope
that you will continue to shower our children with the love and
compassion you have given over the past 15
years.
With deepest
appreciation,
Pamela
Brannon
Executive Director
P.S. , you can double your
support today - but don't delay! Your tax-deductible
donation must be made
by July 31st to be matched. And if you prefer not to donate
online - please call our offices at (800) 531-9612. We
will be happy to discuss other methods of supporting this matching
gift campaign.
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$10 will be worth
$20 = 2 new text books
$20 will be worth
$40 = 4 pairs of school shoes
$30 will be worth
$60 = 6 new school uniforms
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