Young Heroes: One Way You Can Help

Young Heroes is a non-profit organization in Swaziland which provides direct food and clothing aid to over one thousand children orphaned by AIDS in Swaziland. These are children (like these ones) without mothers or fathers, who are now living on the generosity of their relatives, who are themselves most likely severely financially stretched by their own needs. I have been providing some administrative assistance and consulting work to Young Heroes since I've been in Swaziland, and can vouch for the excellent work that they do. 100% of your donation will go directly to supporting these vulnerable children; all administrative & overhead costs are covered by the Swazi government.

Below is a message from the president of the Young Heroes Foundation, U.S.A., outlining a fun way to help this worthwhile organization. Please consider hosting a party as described below. The Young Heroes Foundation in the U.S. was established to channel support to the Swazi organization, and all donations are tax-deductible in the U.S.

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Friends:

Every year, the Day of the African Child is celebrated on June 16th. But all too often, it’s just another day of empty promises for many children.

This year, Young Heroes Foundation would like change that by turning it into a day of action on behalf of the AIDS orphans of Swaziland, the nation with the world’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS.

Our goal: To encourage 100 people to hold house parties on or around that day in order to raise funds for children who have nothing. Already, people from Montclair, New Jersey to Bellingham, Washington have responded to our call. We hope you’ll consider joining them. Doing good doesn’t have to be hard work – it can be fun, too.

The kind of party you hold is up to you. While we ask that each party have a goal of raising $500, any amount you raise will go directly to helping children in need. Young Heroes now supports just over 1,000 children, but we have many more who need our assistance. We guarantee that 100% of donations we receive will go directly to supporting the orphans in our program. (Young Heroes Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation based in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. All U.S. donations are fully tax-deductible.)

You can find full information about this effort – and about Young Heroes – at http://youngheroes.org.sz/dayofaction.asp. Or check out our video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nrzNdNDsSg.

If you join us, we’ll feature your party on our site and on Facebook at http://apps.facebook.com/causes/41443?m=5ce60ecc&recruiter_id=10757026. And we’ll send you material to help you spread the word.

There’s one more way you can help the cause: Please consider forwarding this email to your friends and colleagues who might be interested. We’re a small organization that has grown person-to-person from the grassroots because we believe in the power of individuals helping one another.

If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to dayofaction@youngheroes.org.sz.

Thank you,

Steve Kallaugher
President
Young Heroes Foundation


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youngheroes.org.sz.