Believe it or not, in the last 3 years Burundi has gotten worse! Yes, when I first introduced the Hopski to Great Lakes Outreach and Simon Guillebaud, GLO's leader, Burundi was just the 2nd poorest and 3rd hungriest (and probably a heck of a lot happier). Thanks to their President that refuses to leave office, things are worse.....the economy has come to a virtual stop and they are on the brink of famine.
I am again cycling this year with Simon and others to raise money and awareness for GLO and its 10 projects in Burundi - projects ranging from cows and milk to street kids, orphanages and the top secondary school in the country. At the end of May (no, this is not the last time you'll be hearing from me probably!) we will go to Rwanda and ride 450 miles while climbing nearly 50,000 feet in elevation. Rwanda this year as Burundi is not safe enough - THAT is how bad things are getting.
This is A BIG HOPSKI PLEASE for spreading awareness (share my blog or email me and post the above poster at your work, school, church, whatever.......) and/or considering a donation. $5, $25 or more - the more donations in numbers the better! It is meaningful to our
project leaders and other friends in Burundi not just our amounts, but the fact that more and more people are taking notice of and not forgetting
Burundi. You'll spend my money as well as I am
matching all donations.
CLICK TO DONATE: DONATE NOW!!
Thanks - very much!
The Commish
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