Our cause for the 2009/10 school year is to send a team of student-athletes on a service trip to Kenya in July to build schools, assist with healthcare, and teach sports skills. Our goal is to help lift African villages out of extreme poverty through education.
The sustainable, "Adopt a Village" project combines the efforts of current and former student-athletes from across the world with local African villagers - creating an amazing team that will make a life-changing difference for generations to come.
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Julie Ewing
School: University of Illinois
Sport: Women's Soccer
Major: News Editorial Journalism
Julie was selected to be the athlete in the spotlight because she has shown the SALSC team just how passionate she is about joining us on our mission trip by being one of our top fundraisers. She fundraised and donated and got more people to donate in order to get numerous chances at our "Come to Kenya" raffle. She was not selected in the random raffle but still did not quit. She is working to fundraise the rest of the money on her own to make it happen. We are so excited and proud to have someone so dedicated to our cause and are thrilled that she will be joining us. Keep up the great work Julie!
Here is Julie's story:
It all started in the 8th grade when three of my friends and I began sponsoring a young girl in the Tanzania, Africa. After that, I got involved with various campaigns that aim to make a difference on the African continent. During my junior and senior years of high school, my friends and I raised almost $2,000 for Keep a Child Alive organization.
I had been praying for the opportunity to actually go to Africa for years and God answered with this amazing SALSC trip! I am SO thankful for the incredible support I have received from family and friends to make this dream come true. I am super excited for all that we are going to do and experience this summer in Kenya!
SALSC gives student-athletes the chance to make the world a better place and this first trip will be an amazing start to all that is ahead!
Haba na haba hujaza kibaba!
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