By Larry Livingston, CFCA Director of Church Relations
Do you know which two U.S. presidents died on the same day, or what the Doppler Effect is? Would you recognize a song by “Men Without Hats” if you heard it, or be able to name the movie for which Clint Eastwood won his first Oscar? If these questions have begun to stir your brain cells, you probably would have been right at home at the second annual Trivia Night on Jan. 12 at Good Shepherd Church in Shawnee, Kan.
My wife, Kristi, and I belong to an adoption and infertility group at Good Shepherd. This group, Family Ties, provides information and support for families with adopted children and those looking into adoption. They also sponsor Trivia Night as a way to raise awareness of the group and nurture fellowship within the parish and broader communities.
Just as importantly, the proceeds from Trivia Night are being used by Family Ties to sponsor four deserving youth featured on Walk with the Poor. Created to benefit older teens needing short-term sponsorship to complete their educations, Walk with the Poor was chosen by the Family Ties membership not only because it reflects the values of the group, but also because the short-term nature of the program is ideal for fund-raising.
Based on advance sales for Trivia Night, we knew how much money we could safely commit to sponsorship. This allowed us to select three youth before the event: Caroline, 19, from Kenya, Gino, 16, from the Philippines, and Heily, 17, from Guatemala. Additional donations the night of the event made it possible to sponsor a fourth youth, still to be selected.
We would encourage any group to consider a Walk with the Poor youth as the beneficiary for your fund-raising efforts. Your members can feel great in knowing that they have given a deserving young person their best opportunity to rise out of oppressive poverty through education. And, with a little creative thinking and some good, old-fashioned teamwork, you can have a heck of a good time while doing it!
By the way, Clint Eastwood won his first Oscar for Unforgiven. You’ll have to look the rest up yourself.
Do you have a Walk with the Poor fundraising story? Send us an e-mail at stories@walkwiththepoor.org!
My wife, Kristi, and I belong to an adoption and infertility group at Good Shepherd. This group, Family Ties, provides information and support for families with adopted children and those looking into adoption. They also sponsor Trivia Night as a way to raise awareness of the group and nurture fellowship within the parish and broader communities.
Just as importantly, the proceeds from Trivia Night are being used by Family Ties to sponsor four deserving youth featured on Walk with the Poor. Created to benefit older teens needing short-term sponsorship to complete their educations, Walk with the Poor was chosen by the Family Ties membership not only because it reflects the values of the group, but also because the short-term nature of the program is ideal for fund-raising.
Based on advance sales for Trivia Night, we knew how much money we could safely commit to sponsorship. This allowed us to select three youth before the event: Caroline, 19, from Kenya, Gino, 16, from the Philippines, and Heily, 17, from Guatemala. Additional donations the night of the event made it possible to sponsor a fourth youth, still to be selected.
We would encourage any group to consider a Walk with the Poor youth as the beneficiary for your fund-raising efforts. Your members can feel great in knowing that they have given a deserving young person their best opportunity to rise out of oppressive poverty through education. And, with a little creative thinking and some good, old-fashioned teamwork, you can have a heck of a good time while doing it!
By the way, Clint Eastwood won his first Oscar for Unforgiven. You’ll have to look the rest up yourself.
Do you have a Walk with the Poor fundraising story? Send us an e-mail at stories@walkwiththepoor.org!
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