From the beautiful skies of Sedona to the Big Beat of Texas, people with loving hearts and boundless energy are raising money for vulnerable children served in all of the Cherish Our Children International programs.
Coming up:
- The KPMS Playoff - Beatlemania
- COCI / California Scholarship Federation Mini-Biatlon
- San Francisco Bay to Breakers
- Denver Youth Sponsored Competition Car Wash Event
- All Natural Body Building and Figure Competition in Longview Texas
- 3rd Annual Maloney Cottage Mini-Triatlon
- Texas BigBeat 2008, Drumming Up Dreams
White Plains, New York
The KPMS Playoff-Beatlemania, Sunday, May 4, 2008
at 6:30pm Westchester Conservatory of Music
Youth Helping Youth. Creating Global Leaders through community Service and the Arts
Featuring the Kilroy Productions Music Studios Facultry Performing Artists, Alongside the Student Artists of KPMS!
KPMS are in-home music studios that operate in
Our philosophy is to build a lifelong understanding and love of music while engaging the student at whatever level they come to us. Focusing on the ‘selfs’, your child will build self-esteem, self-confidence and self-expression through music. Keeping our focus on the progress of each student, we operate with an open door policy that encourages on-going communication between the parents, the teacher, and the director.
Our Committment with these KPMS benefit concerts Is to the ‘whole’ musician. We want to have fullyrounded musicians ready to make a difference with their talents, taking on their own leadership in the world, and helping children who are in vulnerable situations. We are interested in having everyone
performing actively engaged in their various communities raising sponsorships for their
performances.
Please pass this to the families in your lives who are interested in music education, social action, children helping others & great music!
or click on Contribute
Click here for flyer (PDF).
Hemet, California
Mini-Biathlon on Saturday, May 10
at Tahquitz High School
Registration Begins at 7:30am
Youth Helping Youth. Creating Global Leaders through community Service, the Arts, and Sports
California Scholarship Federation is a an organization for high school students whose motto is "Scholarship for Service." Most high schools in
The "Competition" Begins Now!! All Students participating, Runners and Production Support, are raising a minimum of $20. Prizes will be awarded to the top FUNdraisers!
The event will consist of a 5-mile bike ride and a 2-mile run. Prizes will be awarded for the most funds raised and fastest overall time.
Checks can be made payable to COCI or donations can be made online at Firstgiving.com/Team Tahquitz.
or click on:
San Francisco, California
Bay to Breakers - May 18, 2008
Join Team COCI!
From Our Hearts We Reach to the Stars, Creating a Brighter Future for Children
- Register in the Bay to Breakers Event: www.baytobreakerscom
- If you are ALREADY Registered in the Bay to Breakers Event,
- Contact Jill /TEAM COCI, to Register with Team COCI and Have fun while making a difference for children!
- To Participate with Team COCI, Click Participate to go to www.firstgiving.com/cherishourchildren click on Get Started and select the Bay to Breakers event. Then select the Bay to Breakers Team COCI and set up your personal SuperFUNdraising page!
- To Sponsor a Runner/Walker: Click Contribute to go to www.firstgiving.com/cherishourchildren click view all teams, click Bay to Breakers event and select the person you would like to sponsor… or simply type their name into the “find a friend” section from the www.firstgiving.com/cherishourchildren start page.
Become a part of the fun and effort for the children!
Please contact me at jillspot@sbcglobal.net for more information!
COCI Team Leader:
Jill Thomas
jillspot@sbcglobal.net
Board Member, Director Africa Programs
Denver, Colorado
Sponsored Competition Youth Car Wash
First Prize Saves Lives
May - June (TBD)
COCI, partnered with Youth Teams, will compete in Sponsor Car Washes to raise funds for COCI and the Bridge to Peace Soccer Program in Israel! The team raising the most $ will win an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and full emergency response training for a team of their choice, provided by Kick Start My Heart, www.kickstartmyheart.org.
Why?
- Translate teamwork into making a difference in the world
- Create stronger community bonds
- Every sports team should have an AED.
(7,000+ children die nationwide each year from sudden cardiac arrest while playing sports. Survival rates can jump from less than 5% to nearly 70% with availability of a defibrillator that revives the heart.)
How?
Register your youth team today to sponsor a team andl wash cars, at a FREE CAR WASH
Contact:
Terry Zelenak
terry2621@msn.com
303-932-2621
Prior to the car wash Youth Team members collect donations for Cherish Our Children International
Funds raised benefit the Bridge to Peace Program of Cherish our Children International, benefiting Israel's disadvantaged children and promote understanding among different groups in Israeli society. Participants come from a broad diversity of backgrounds and include Jewish, Arab (Moslem and Christian), Bedouin, Druze. This all happens in after-school soccer & learning program, which mixes Israeli Jewish youngsters with Israeli Arab youth. Everyone puts on the same uniform, and they mix the teams up. 16,000 children participate in the Bridge to Peace program, throughout Israel.
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