Friday, January 28, 2011

Super Bowl Party

Come help us raise funds for the kids sports, art activities and to furnish the library!!!



Uganda Mission 2011
Super Bowl Party Fundraiser

Wilde Rover
111 Central Way, Kirkland, Wa 98033
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Starting 230pm with Pre-Game Viewing on Large Screen

$5 Suggested Donation with Light Appetizers
$1 Raffle Tickets
$1 Football Quarter Tickets

All donations go to purchase sporting equipment/ETC for the kids at Hope Child Care Program.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Pearl of Africa

Little bit that I have learned about Uganda so far :)

Uganda is a small country in East Africa that Winston Churchill referred to as the "Pearl of Africa" for its "magnificence, for variety of form and colour, for profusion of brilliant life".
When Idi Amin took power in the 1970's along with his brutal dictator and his successor, President Obote, they destroyed 400,000 Ugandians, peace finally came in 1986 when President Museveni took power.


Uganda is home to the endangered mountain gorilla and the endangered common chimpanzee.


Common travel around Kampala and other towns is the boda-boda which can be either a bike or moped with a large cushion on the back for passengers.

English is widely spoken, though to varying degrees of fluency. British English is the dialect of the most educated, but Ugandan English often takes on a life of its own. Dozens of African languages are spoken in Uganda, the most common being Luganda, which is almost universally understood in Kampala.


The national currency is the Ugandan shilling. There are 50,000, 20,000, 10,000, 5000, 2000 and 1000 shilling notes and 500, 200, 100, and 50 shilling coins (10, 5, and 1 shilling coins exist but are rarely used).


Food from Uganda is a sensation. You can sample the luwombo, which is meat or groundnut sauce steamed in banana leaves. It has a tantalising aroma


Banana's in Uganda


Coffee is one of the best products from Uganda

The first recorded case of HIV in Uganda was in Rakai District and the district has been particularly hard hit by the disease. In 2010, the population of the Rakai District was approximately 466,300

Monday, January 17, 2011

One Month Away

Only a month away and its starting to set in, the excitment, stress and worry will arrive soon! :)

After a few months of planning, praying and partying (for the fundraisers of course!), as a group we raised the amount needed for the library at the Hope Child Care Program orphanage in Uganda! In fact we surpassed it! We have raised $7883.41!!!!! Wahoo go Uganda team!!!

In an email from Yvonne she put in this verse, so great!

Psalm 31: 19-22 What a stack of blessing you have piled up for those who worship you, ready and waiting for all who run to you to escape an unkind world.

At our church, Eastlake Community Church, we have initiatives for our Year End Christmas Offering (YECO), of them was to raise the funds to build the library, since not only was our group able to raise the funds for the library, our church received double the initial goal for the YECO, so they decided to fund the cafeteria as well!!!! It just touches my heart to know that we can do so much for so many children in need!

Here is a letter from Fred at Hope Child Care Program Orphanage:

Hi Yvonne,
When i read an email from Ovidiu (ECC’s Finance Director) saying that he will send the funds for the library as well as for the cafeteria, I could not stop tears of joys in my eyes because it has been a year praying for those two projects! Our God is good all the time. I thank God for you guys at Eastlake, because of your care we now provide for the needs of 400 kids! There are no words to express our excitement for what Eastlake has done for us! May our heavenly father continue to bless those generous givers of ECC.

Blessings,
Uncle FRED

How wonderful is that? I can see that we as a group are helping this orphanage and these children, but I can feel in my heart that this entire experience is going to move me and my group members more!

Fundraisers

A few photos from our Uganda Fundraisers

Gift Wrapping at Barnes and Noble in Alderwood

Santa Photos by the fabulous Amaryllis Images http://www.amaryllisimages.com/


Beer for Books event at Rooney's in Woodinville