The End

Well the numbers are in and I have raised a grand total of $250. It is an impressive number considering I only had approximately 8 donors, but is quite pitiful that that is all I received out of a 250+ home neighborhood. I have a feeling that I can raise more than I did, so I plan on putting out a new set of fliers after this project is done in hopes of more participation.

It's nice to have everything done though, I think I can sleep at night. All in all, things went smoothly. The fliers didn't prompt as much response as I had originally hoped, but I'm going to try to fix that for later on. My presentation was only to a small group of people, but they were very interested in what I had to say and were encouraging and comforting.
I've learned quite a lot about Sudan throughout this project. I knew that the area was poor and in need of aid, but I never realized how critical the situation was. I never thought about anything other than the specific genocide of Darfur. By researching into education, I saw how the genocide and below average conditions were effecting so many different aspects of the lives of these people. They didn't have the funds, feeling of safety, nor the chance to make the sacrifice to receive an education. Their world is dying fast and we need to step in and help.

Just the other night, I received an email from one of my neighbors that had donated. Here's what it said:

Kristen,

I thought I would send this to you. I received it the same day I received your paper on you high school project. You are doing a very noble thing and I pray that more young people would look past their own needsand see the world as it is. A world in overwhelming need. I will put my donation into your mailbox this week and God Bless you for bringing this to the attention of so many.

Marie Hedrick


(The caption says: The PHOTO in the mail is the "Pulitzer Prize" winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan famine. The picture depicts a famine stricken child crawling towards a United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away. The vulture is waiting for the cild to die so that it can eat it. This picture shocked the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer Keving Carter, who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken. Three months later he committed suicide due to depression.)

This was found in his diary:

Dear God,

I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste and how full I may be. I pray that He will protect this little boy, guide and deliver him away from his misery. I pray that we will be more sensitive towards the world around us and not be blinded by our own selfish nature and interests. I hope this picture will always serve as a reminder to us that how fortunate we are and that we must never ever take things for granted.

Kevin Carter