School Supplies for Ethiopia!

Northwestern Rotaract
START
07
February 2023
01:00 AM CST
END
02
March 2023
06:15 AM CST
RAISED
$2,498.00
GOAL $2,000.00
124.9% REACHED!

About Our Auction

PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-auction-for-ethiopia-tickets-532511966627

Our Rotaract Club is partnered with Evanston Township High School and Haile-Manas Academy to raise funds for rural education in Ethiopia. The elementary school supported by students at Haile-Manas Academy is tragically underfunded. Currently, the school has no desks, floors, or writing utensils: students instead practice writing and solve math problems by drawing with sticks in the dirt. Moreover, their playground is in dire need of replacement. Currently, it consists of rusty metal structures built decades ago.

We plan to buy school supplies, floor rugs, and a new playground for the school. All purchases will be made in Ethiopia from small businesses to stimulate their local economy.

Our tri-school partnership is vast and will manifest in a series of fundraising efforts. These include selling tote bags with art created by the Ethiopian students, hosting an ice skating day at the Robert Crown Center, and grant-writing from Rotary International. All funds raised will go directly to the elementary school!


About Northwestern Rotaract

Rotaract clubs bring together people ages 18 and older to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun through service. In communities worldwide, Rotary and Rotaract members work side by side to take action through service. Rotaract emphasizes a strong commitment to promoting world understanding and peace through the development of leadership among those ages 18 – 30. Today, there are more than 8,000 Rotary-supported Rotaract clubs with more than 175,000 members in 164 countries around the world.

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