This week's charity spotlight comes from a high school friend of mine. Meloney suggested that I spotlight Family Legacy - Camp Life. Upon visiting the website and messaging Meloney I found out a little more about the charity. Here's an excerpt from the webpage:
Zambia is a landlocked country located in south central Africa. Zambia has a population of 12 million people, but a full 1 million of these people are, in fact, children who have been orphaned due to the ravages of AIDS and other extreme poverty-related diseases. The U.N. says that Zambia has the highest per capita orphan rate in the world. And although Zambia is some 10,000 miles away and seemingly forgotten, these children are ever before the heart of God.
Camp Life is a week-long camp held throughout the summer for orphaned and vulnerable children in Zambia, Africa. Each summer about 400 Americans come to Zambia for one or two weeks to lead a group of 10-12 Zambian children. We sing songs, play games, teach the Bible and each orphan gets a new shirt, a pair of shoes and a gift at the end of the week. Almost 10% of the country of Zambia is an orphaned child and we want to show each child how much God loves them. For many of these children this is the best week of their entire year.
This year Meloney's daughter is raising money. Her name is Kaily and she's 13. Kaily, along with her mom Meloney and grandmother Diane will be going to participate in week 2 of Camp Life. She is raising funds to support not only her trip but also the cost of the 12 kids that will be in her group. Through babysitting and selling dog treats she has raised almost $2,000! She's almost half-way there and she's asking everyone to please consider supporting her as she follows God's calling in her life.
So I'd encourage you to also consider supporting Kaily. Like me, she's trying to make a difference in 2011....what will you be doing? Click HERE to donate to Kaily. On the donation page at the bottom you will need to put Kaily Graham so she will be sure and get credit for your donation. I'm making my $5 donation and I hope it helps. It may not seem like much but even if just 100 people donated a dollar that certainly could make a difference.
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