Give Us Wings http://new.giveuswings.org international development in rural Kenya and Ugande Fri, 18 May 2012 03:22:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Take Wing for Africa http://new.giveuswings.org/2012/05/take-wing-for-africa/ http://new.giveuswings.org/2012/05/take-wing-for-africa/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 18:51:22 +0000 admin http://new.giveuswings.org/?p=747  

Jump! Take Wing for Africa

Online Registration Available by
Clicking Here!
Contact Mary Albright at 651-789-5606 or coordinator@giveuswings.org
with any questions.

Jump!
Take Wing for Africa
July 21, 2012
Skydive Twin Cities

Have you always wanted to skydive? Are you looking for something fun to make this summer memorable?

Join Give Us Wings as we jump to show our support for the people of Kenya and Uganda!

This one of a kind event offers you the chance to cross something incredible off of your bucket list while supporting a great cause. You don’t need any skydiving experience to participate as all jumpers will be paired with professional tandem divers. It’s all attitude over altitude!

In the days and weeks leading up to your jump, your friends and family will have the opportunity to help you meet your fundraising goal. Every jumper will collect contributions that will change the lives of our partners in Kenya and Uganda. The impact of your support will be multiplied many times over by the hard work of people in Africa!

Then, as the ultimate exhibition of your support, you and your cohort will be welcomed to Skydive Twin Cities with food, music and festivities on July 21st. After a 10 minute instruction period, you’ll be ready to experience the thrill of a lifetime!

Register TODAY or form a team in order to reserve your spot in the plane!!

Online Registration Available by Clicking Here!!

Contact Mary Albright at 651-789-5606 or coordinator@giveuswings.org with any questions.

 

Details for registration:

Registration Fee: $50 per jumper
Required Fundraising Minimum: $1,000 per jumper
All those registering to jump must be 18 years of age or older and weigh 240 pounds or less.

Questions? Comments? Call or email Give Us Wings at 651.789.5606 or coordinator@giveuswings.org.

 

]]> http://new.giveuswings.org/2012/05/take-wing-for-africa/feed/ 0 First blog entry http://new.giveuswings.org/2012/02/first-blog-entry/ http://new.giveuswings.org/2012/02/first-blog-entry/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:12:13 +0000 admin http://new.giveuswings.org/?p=549 First BLOG!
Feb. 9th 2012

Things are going great in Africa. We still need more help.

]]> http://new.giveuswings.org/2012/02/first-blog-entry/feed/ 0 Give Us Wings Featured on AMP’s Marketplace.org http://new.giveuswings.org/2012/01/give-us-wings-featured-on-amps-marketplace-org/ http://new.giveuswings.org/2012/01/give-us-wings-featured-on-amps-marketplace-org/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:27:06 +0000 admin http://new.giveuswings.org/?p=486 NPR’s Marketplace will be airing a story they did about Give Us Wings. We will have more details and links after the story airs.
Please go to Marketplace.org to view “In Kenya, U.S. aid groups focus their efforts”

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]]> http://new.giveuswings.org/2011/12/give-us-wings-on-npr/feed/ 0 Founders Event Video http://new.giveuswings.org/2011/11/founders-event-video/ http://new.giveuswings.org/2011/11/founders-event-video/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:56:17 +0000 admin http://new.giveuswings.org/?p=450 9th Annual Founders’ Dinner Video

]]> http://new.giveuswings.org/2011/11/founders-event-video/feed/ 0 Gifts Of Joy 2012 http://new.giveuswings.org/2011/11/gifts-of-joy-2011/ http://new.giveuswings.org/2011/11/gifts-of-joy-2011/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:08:10 +0000 admin http://new.giveuswings.org/?p=418

The “Gifts of Joy 2012″ catalog is now available.

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Click here to RSVP today!

“Harvest of the Heart”
9th Annual
Give Us Wings
Founders’ Event
Heartland Restaurant
6:00-10:00 PM
Friday, November 18, 2011

“Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made. And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither. Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.”
Kent Nerburn

A Harvest of the Heart– a night to celebrate your generosity and the lives you have saved and changed in Kenya and Uganda.

To thank you for your generosity that has brought such change, we invite you to be Give Us Wings’ Honored Guest(s) for an informal evening of food, drinks, live music, and new stories from Africa.

Enjoy delicious, complimentary food prepared by Heartland’s Executive Chef and James Beard Nominee, Lenny Russo.

Live music from renowned jazz artist Pippi Ardennia.

Join us in honoring Ann Eilbracht and David Thompson, Restoring Hope Award Recipients 2011. We will honor Ann and David’s outstanding work in the USA and Africa.

Heartland Restaurant and Farm Direct Market
289 East 5th Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101
www.heartlandrestaurant.com
Phone: 651.699.3536

Evening Schedule

    6:00-7:30

  • Enjoy cocktails, social hour and shop the African Boutique
  • Live music
    7:30-8:30

  • Presentation, Video and Pledging
  • Remarks, Clare Brumback, Executive Director
  • Mary Steiner, Give Us Wings Co-Founder
  • Ann Eilbracht and David Thompson, Restoring Hope Award Recipients
    8:30-10:00

  • Socializing and shop the African Boutique

You will be invited to pledge/donate to the ongoing and growing work of restoring hope and rebuilding villages. Please feel free to invite others who want to join in this harvest of the heart.

Even if you feel you are not able to pledge, we welcome you to attend – to be thanked and recognized.

“What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action. ”
Meister Eckhart

Make your reservation to be part of the harvest of action by clicking here (Insert link)

Thank you for your generosity.
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November 5th

6-10PM

FIVETWOSIX 526 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, MN

Ten local designers each take on the challenge to design a garment with fabrics from Africa.

Faatemah will emcee this gala and introduce each designer with their model. Some garments will be available for live auction.

Get a sneak peek as the stylists from FIVETWOSIX transform the models’ hair and makeup for the show.

Experience a live photoshoot of the models wearing the designed garments.

Watch John Olympio, a local artist originally from Togo, Africa. John will paint live and create a truly unique piece that will be available for live auction.

Shop Give Us Wings Boutique of hand made, one of a kind African jewelry and objects d’art.

Enjoy food from Cheeky Monkey, Lacucaracha, W.A. Frost and wine from SoloVino.

Live Music, Silent and Live Auction, Fashion, Photography, Informal Modeling, Art, Food, Drinks. All proceeds benefit Give Us Wings and the ongoing partnership with the people of Kenya and Uganda.

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Walk For Water

Saturday, September 24th, 2011
9am to 1pm

Each day, Nyaoga villagers trek hours along an eight-mile path to their only water source – the severely polluted, cholera-infested Lake Victoria.
Generous support from Give Us Wings donors, including 2009 Walk for Water participants, has brought the people of Nyaoga, Kenya one step away from clean water flowing everyday. They have laid pipes and purchased a storage tank. Final installation and training are all that remain before clean water is a reality.

Join the Wings in Motion 5k and help Nyaoga end its dependence on the polluted waters of Lake Victoria. Come walk so they don’t have to.

Click here for more details and registration


Questions?

Call or email Give Us Wings at 651.789.5606 or coordinator@giveuswings.org. Register today!!

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