Cultivating Minds for a Stronger Tomorrow
Open Hearts Big Dreams 2012
December 8, 2012 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.Kings Hall, 2929 - 27th Ave S. in Mount Baker, Washington 98144
The 2012-2013 school year is a time of big dreams
and big steps for literacy in Ethiopia. Here are some of the programs
Ethiopia Reads is working on now:
- We are finishing off a project to plant one model school library in each region of Ethiopia and a new school library for coffee-growing families.
- We are launching an initiative to create seven school learning centers in the Kembata-Tembaro region.
- We are conducting pilot projects for community libraries in the Merkato region of Addis Ababa and in the towns of Dukum and Awassa.
- We are launching a new professional development effort for Ethiopian educators in all of the sixty + libraries and several schools we have planted in the past 7-8 years.
Individual Ticket Prices:
$35 in advance, $45 at the door. Includes Ethiopian Buffet Dinner and entertainment. Cash Bar.
Tables seat 8 most comfortably but can seat 10 (need to inform in advance if bringing 10):
$350 for Silver table: includes bottle of wine, choice of red or white.
$450 for Gold table: preferred seating plus bottle of wine and bottle of champagne.
$450 for Gold table: preferred seating plus bottle of wine and bottle of champagne.
Order Tickets and Tables here:
Our 1st annual Open Hearts Big Dreams Event was a big success!Our 2011 event sold out with over 170 guests and raised over $45K to support literacy in Ethiopia. Our thank you to the many supporters! Videos of the event are below. |
More great items will be available online this fall before our December Event. If you have items to donate, please contact Ellenore Angelidis.
Videos from the event
History:
‘Tesfa' means hope in the Amharic language of Ethiopia. Since 2004, Tesfa has provided education to thousands of disadvantaged children and teens in Ethiopia. The organization has also given school families vocational training, micro-financing, and health care services and supported vulnerable teenage girls with safe shelter and counseling. The 'Team Tesfa' athletic program offers educational and vocational opportunities to young male and female athletes.
Ethiopia Reads was started in 2001 to create a reading culture in Ethiopia by connecting children with books. By planting libraries for children and training educators to nurture a love of books, Ethiopia Reads brings hope and new educational skills to this generation of Ethiopians. Since its inception, the organization has established more than 60 libraries throughout Ethiopia, published six bilingual books for children, and inspired over 125,000 eager readers that have been served by its libraries.
In 2011, The Tesfa Foundation and Ethiopia Reads formed a strategic partnership to work together on programs in Ethiopia.Together they empower a generation of young Ethiopians to become a positive force of change in their country.
If you would like to donate items for the auction, obtain additional information or send a check (made out to Ethiopia Reads) contact Ellenore Angelidis at:
3518 – 241st SE, Issaquah WA, 98029
Email denelle66@aol.com
Phone 425-281-8013
Read more about how Ellenore Angelidis gained many Ethiopian ties and was inspired to chair this event, visit her blog.