(Megan Osborn -- The Beacon)
By Kenny King, Guest Commentary -- The Beacon
Help build a school and educational programs in rural Cambodia.
Through the E-Scholars program at UP, Kurt Berning and I have established a non-profit corporation, ADE (Alliance for Developing Education). The mission for our non-profit organization is to establish much needed schools in third world countries. Our primary goal is to work with communities, not above them, and develop programs that can provide education, generate income and improve health and quality of life. Our programs will offer secondary schooling, vocational training for adults and microfinance. Kurt and I believe that the combination of these aspects will empower the entire community. We have chosen Cambodia as our first site because it is a country in dire need of educational help.
To help fund this venture, we need your help. Kurt and I will be hosting a meal points drive beginning December 6. All donated meal points will be used to pay for the costs of putting on a fundraising dinner in the spring. For those of you interested in donating the meal points that you will not use, you can find us in The Commons between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. from the 6th to the 10th of December or you can contact me by e-mail at king12@up.edu. Thank you to all for your support.
Kenny King is a junior global business and German studies major. He can be contacted at king12@up.edu.
