On
Monday November 5, Global Family visited RJC in chapel. Global family is Mennonite Central
Committee’s education support program.
More than simply providing children with access to school, Global Family
supports communities in providing their children with quality educational
programming. RJC students learned
how to support other students around the world who do not have access to
quality educational opportunities.
Program Coordinator, Werner Wiens, along with Maria, a representative
from Mexico City, testified to the value of the program, and encouraged RJC to
consider supporting Global Family.
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| Maria |
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| Program Director - Werner Wiens |
Coincidently,
the RJC Faith and Life Committee launched its seventh annual fundraiser on
Friday November 23, announcing its’ Golfing for Guatemala’ campaign, which
features Global Family in Guatemala as a recipient. There are three teams competing for the “Fundraiser Cup”: 1)
The Boys, 2) The Girls, and 3) The Staff.
Teams will compete over the series of nine ‘holes’ (pre-set dates), with
the ‘course’ being open from Nov. 25 – Jan. 25. At the completion of each hole the team with the lowest
score (amount of money stuffed in their money box) will win the hole. The object of the game is to have the
lowest ‘score’ by raising money to stuff in opponents’ boxes, thus raising the
other team’s score.
There will be prizes for winning each hole, and a grand prize (along
with the Fundraising Cup) for the lowest total score.
Teams
and individual team members will use their creativity to develop fundraising
initiatives to support this campaign that has raised over $27,000 in the past
six years, mostly for MCC Guatemala.
Profits from this year will be used to support Global Family in
Guatemala as well as other projects supported by MCC Guatemala/El
Salvador. Stay tuned for
opportunities to support this campaign!
Charitable donation receipts will be issued to people who donate money
by cheque or credit card.
Some RJC students will observe the supported projects first hand when
they travel to Guatemala for their ALSO week experience in the spring.
