Project Education Sudan coming to Salida - A Great Opportunity to Share
Here is a great opportunity for YOU and your Buddy to make a difference and have a good time doing it! Join Salida Circus’s “Walk for Project Sudan.” Jen Dempsey, ringleader of the Salida Circus, says, “Whether you raise $2 or $200 we want you to join us for the walk and support these amazing people!”
Below is more information on the Walk. Also check out the these fantastic educational events and unique cultural experiences to do with your match:
From the Salida Circus website:
PES (Project Education Sudan) events in Salida
The Salida Circus, The Convergence Project and the Colorado Central Humanists will be hosting a series of events about the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan from Sept 10-13th. PES founders Carol-Francis Rinehart, Isaac Khor Bher and Daniel Majok Gai will be in Salida to share their stories. We hope to see everyone at the following events:
- From August 28th to September 13th, 2009 – Project Education Sudan Photo Exhibit at Salida Library
- Thursday September 10th, 2009 – 7 PM – “God Grew Tired of Us” Film – Salida Community Center.
- Friday September 11th, 2009 – 2 PM – Daniel Gai speaks at Salida Middle School
- Saturday September 12th, 2009 – 2 PM – Salida Circus Walk for PES; meet at Riverside Park 1:30 PM
- Sunday September 13th, 2009 – 3 PM – Daniel Gai, Isaac Khor Bher and Carol Rinehart from PES will give presentation at the Salida Library. 7 PM – “One Story: Isaac Khor Bher” Film – Open Channel Studio, Sandusky Building , 223 F Street. Isaac Khor Bher will be available to answer questions following the film. FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
And this is what the website has to say about the Walk for Project Sudan:
On Saturday September 12th, 2009 the Salida Circus will join other Salida folks for a circus walk to raise funds for Project Education Sudan (PES).PES is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2005. A partnership of Sudanese and Americans, PES was formed in response to the destruction that resulted from the 21-year civil war between northern and southern Sudan.
PES mission is to raise funds and support for indigenous Sudanese organizations and communities that build primary and secondary schools, and to train teachers in rural villages in southern Sudan. PES began by reuniting Lost Boys with their families in 2005, which led to working with community leaders and elders in their home villages. Lost Boys, Daniel Majok Gai, Panther Abuk Kuol and Isaac Khor Bher are on the board of directors. Isaac Khor Bher and Carol Rinehart are co-founders of PES. The young men work through PES to give back to their homeland by bringing education to the children and undereducated adults in their villages.
All monies raised from the Salida Circus Walk will go towards building the Pagook Secondary Coed School in Daniel Majok Gai’s village of Pagook, southern Sudan. To learn more about PES and to view photos of their projects in Sudan go to www.ProjectEducationSudan.org
Anyone interested in joining in the Circus Walk should fill out the pledge form below and arrive at Riverside Park at 1:30 PM on September 12th, 2009. All participants – stiltwalkers, unicyclists, jugglers, tumblers, ordinary walkers – should arrive with pledge forms and donations in an envelope to be collected before the walk.
Walking rain or shine! If you can’t make the walk but would like to support PES, please fill out the pledge form and send donation to:
Salida Circus 140 N. C Street , Salida 81201