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September 14, 2007

feeding Africa: Kids of Kilimanjaro

Filed under: personal, local interests — admin @ 12:52 pm

during the past weekend, my boyfriend and i were guests at an amazing fund raising gala for the Kids of Kilimanjaro, a local non-profit started by George Namkung and his incredible family.

Their mission: “To encourage, promote and foster an in-school meal program for the children of Tanzania”, as well as extracurricular and co-curricular activities for these children. Most, them have to walk for at least one hour to attend school, mostly without breakfast, school-time is where they have a chance at a better meal, and have a hope for a better tomorrow.

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this family is simply amazing, running this organization after George, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and witnessed how much the children needed nutrition to stay in school. Since that first visit, 2 years ago, KOK has grown by leaps and bounds!! KUDOS…

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