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Wow!!! A birthday wish campaign for a $25k school for Pencils of Promise turned into 10 schools & over $266k raised! Best birthday ever!!!

via Crowdrise 9 months ago

BENEFITING: PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED

EVENT DATE: Jun 30, 2012

THE STORY:

My name is John, and I’m using my birthday this year to do something big. The thing is, I need your help to do it.

I believe education is a basic human right. Unfortunately, primary school enrollment in African countries is among the lowest in the world. 33 million primary school-aged children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not go to school at all. 18 million of these children are girls. We can change this, one birthday, one school, and one community at a time. Instead of gifts this year, join me in raising $25,000 for Pencils of Promise’s first school in Africa.

Why Pencils of Promise?

Since starting with just a $25 deposit, my friend Adam and his amazing team at Pencils have built more than 50 schools. They have educated over 4,000 children and positively impacted the lives of over 38,000 people. Pencils of Promise is more than just a rockstar non-profit—It’s a movement of dedicated individuals, friends, and families who are committed to supporting a world with greater educational opportunity for all. There are more than 75 million children without access to education—Pencils intends to change this, and so do I.

I have spent the past several years hopping around Africa, from Ethiopia to Senegal, Egypt to Central Africa and beyond meeting with some amazing people who are building an incredibly hopeful future for Africa’s children. Over the course of the next few weeks, I'll be sharing some of their stories and my own-including some surprises as gifts to you for supporting this wonderful cause.

Please click to DONATE or JOIN THE TEAM (top right on your page) to help support Pencil of Promise's goal of education for all. Let’s build their first school in Africa!!!

Thanks so much for your support!

John

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To This Fundraiser

$266,684

MONEY RAISED

Anonymous

$50
Anonymous

$25
john

$500
Michael + Ksyush

$500
Matthew Mellon

$500
Erica

$75
Tom & Gail Williamson
Blair

$100
Anonymous

$25
Suzan Rose

$200
Marshall Wace- Company Match

$200
Kerrybrook Ellis

$1,000
amanda slavin
Rachel Goldstein

$100
Jukebox Picasso

$200
Keeli + John Brantl

$200
Chendrix

$100
Lemi

$500
SAMANTHA Kluge & Jack Groves

$500
Scharf
Mark & Nancy Goebel

$100
Mia Morgan

$125
Dixon Ticonder... Company
Parker Schwartz

$25
Emily Wallace

$100
Judy Spalthoff

$50
Brooke Cadwell

$25
Tristan Perich

$20
mia morgan

$100
Anna C.R. Lewis

$100
JBK
Rebecca Mantey

$100
Anonymous

$130
Alex and Kristen Waldman

$40
Stu Subotnick

$500
Anonymous

$6,540
James Shin
loni

$100
Anonymous

$25
Cara Buono
Chris Simmons

$20
Anonymous

$40
Sebastien

$100
Sava Marinkov...
Anand Appulingam

$100
Anonymous

$1,000
Anonymous

$50
Storm

$29
Kara Gerson
Megan Klein
Anonymous
Christine Goldman Diaz

$126
Preist

$50
Tim O'Brien

$100
Manon

$50
Lindsay Joelle

$25
Khaleesi

$111
Casey

$29
Christina van Hengel
Thalia Forbes
Rob Wilk

$10
Samantha Keely Smith

$25
juju

$500
Anonymous

$70
Ruma

$100
Brother Erick

$44
Anonymous

$20
Eric Lerner

$500
Anonymous

$20
Anonymous

$250,000

1067% Raised of $25,000 Goal

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The Team: $266,684 TOTAL RAISED SO FAR

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john kluge

Amount Raised:

$266,584

1066% Raised of $25,000 Goal

Rachel Goldstein

Amount Raised:

$100

Matthew Mellon

Amount Raised:

$0

Alexander Gilkes

Amount Raised:

$0

Cara Buono

Amount Raised:

$0

Kristin Moses-Murray

Amount Raised:

$0

francesca desola

Amount Raised:

$0

Matthew Eckford

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DONORS

Anonymous

DONATION: $250,000

9 months ago

ANONYMOUS

DONATION: $20

11 months ago

Eric Lerner

DONATION: $500

In honor of you, John. Happy Birthday!!! 11 months ago

ANONYMOUS

DONATION: $20

11 months ago

Brother Erick

DONATION: $44

11 months ago

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