Hi Friends, I wanted to make sure everyone on the team knew what was going on and give everyone the oppportunity to support your teammates! Joe, Tim, Alvaro and I are all heading to Guatemala at the end of June! So excited!

 

In the US, it is a given that our children will finish high school and beyond before having to enter the workforce or contribute to their family income.  For most of the children in Guatemala, this is only a dream.  The majority of children there enters the workforce full time at the age of 12 and do not ever have the chance to start, much less complete a high school education.  We are truly a blessed and wealthy nation!  

ProPeten (www.propeten.org/pg027.html) of Guatemala is a local organization that realizes that education is the key to the success and future of their nation and has started a scholarship program, allowing children to complete secondary school and beyond.  The triathletes of Tri4Him want to help!  Four of us are actually going to race this June in the jungles of Guatemala! Our purpose is to raise funds and awareness for underprivileged children of Guatemala. I can’t tell you how excited I am! (I have never ended a race in front of a Mayan ruin before!)

 

We want your help! For a mere $100 per year, a student can continue their education and become a vital part of the future of their country and our world. Each Tri4Him athlete has committed to raise a minimum of $500.  This money will allow a Guatemalan child to extend their education 5 years and complete their secondary school.  The more we raise, the more children will have the opportunities of education we take for granted. We are covering our own costs for the trip, so 100% of your tax deductible donations will go directly to the children of Guatemala.

 

In addition to competing in the 2008 Hombre Maya triathlon, we will have an opportunity to travel to a local village and meet some of the children benefiting from your generosity. I will definitely update you when I get back! By supporting me and the activities of the ProPeten, you can help give an underprivileged student hope for a better future.  You will truly change their lives!

 

 To donate, please go to the following website: http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.336970/it.A/id.37/.f

 

You can donate in increments of $10. For instance, if you want to give $100, add 10 items to the cart.

 

(I am also attaching information about ProPeten in English as most of the information on their website is in Spanish.)

 

Thank you so much for your prayers and generosity!

 

 

To God be the Glory!

Amy Kappler

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