Annual Election Held September 15, 2010
Congratulations to Newly Elected Board Members
Our Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for governance of COVE Alliance. This includes financial oversight, policy setting, review of all grantmaking activities and charitable distributions. The Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders, chosen for their strategic thinking, vision, and commitment to the future of COVE Alliance.
Executive Director
Father Hilary Muheezangango
Officers
Darlene Frantonius - Chairperson
Leonard Smith - Vice Chairperson
Frank Ruder - Secretary
Don Dumich - Treasurer
Directors
Hank Haegerich
Helen Haegerich
Tom Jacobs
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| Construction Begins on Primary 3, 4 Classrooms and Administration Block
By Richard Mugisha
First and foremost, we are grateful because there is a vivid sign of development taking place at the St Jerome COVE Primary School in Kapeeka.
Construction began on August 27, 2010 and the project is expected to be finished by mid-December. Transportation challenges and high costs for building materials have not dampened the spirit of unity in getting the job done. All the materials are presently on site and the workers are motivated, which has thus far allowed for construction to move forward at a reasonable speed.
The children, who are currently boarding on site, are looking forward to the new students that will be able to attend COVE Primary School as a result of this project. Primary 2 student Nalukwago, Nasta says, "We are going to get more children next year. The school will be full of children from different schools." Nantongo, Gladys, also a Primary 2 student, says, "We are happy because we are going to study from new classrooms when they are completed." Kajimu, Simon, Head of Primary 2, says, "A lot of developments are taking place here and we are so happy for our visitors who painted the classrooms and brought us gifts last June."
We are so grateful for your continued efforts toward improving the future of the poor and abandoned children of Kapeeka. Without your relentless support, this enthusiasm and hope would not radiate.
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| Doing The Impossible
By Emma Jean Sprague
Emma is a high school student and an active member of St. Teresa Benedicta church in Bright, Indiana.
 Saint Francis of Assisi once said, "Start by doing what is necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." This statement has been in the back of my mind ever since three friends and I decided that we wanted to impact lives outside of our community. Our priest, youth minister, and fellow parishioners smiled at the thought of our helping those in need; however, they had no idea just how far we were willing to go.
We started by doing the necessary;. I myself had volunteered at the local food pantry, shared my love of dancing by assisting with children's lessons, worked with children for many summers at our church, and was fully participating in the weekend Masses as an extraordinary minister and planning out Youth Masses
With the "necessary" things already being done, my friends and I took it upon ourselves to do what we saw as possible. In the summer of 2010 our youth minister presented us with the opportunity to take part in Indianapolis's Summer Homeland Mission Project. I entertained and taught a group of impoverished children, entertained the elderly and disabled at an adult day care center, sorted cans at the nation's second largest food bank, cleaned and painted rooms in Cristo Rey High School, organized donations in a refugee resettlement facility, and many other miscellaneous tasks
The "impossible," presented to the four of us, was taking part in a mission trip to St Jerome COVE Center in Uganda, Africa. When we posed this idea, many thought "best of luck, but how in the world are four high school students going to get $2,750 each to go on a mission trip in just a year?" This question, along with a commitment to give up two weeks during our last summer before college in order to work diligently at an African orphanage and school, was the "impossible" with which we were presented.
I saw it as a way to further my devotion and mission to spread God's love and impact others through my words and actions. I was bound and determined to get myself onto a plane in the summer of 2011 heading to COVE. Through fundraising, grant letters, prayers, faith, and hope I have found myself very close to reaching my goal. I have used the doubts and challenges as a self-motivation to make this mission trip actually happen - for myself and for the children whose lives I will impact while in Uganda. I am proud to say that in 306 days, I am getting onto a plane that is flying over 7000 miles to impact the children's lives of COVE Alliance...I am doing the impossible. |
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COVE Annual
Fundraising Event
Our yearly fundraising event is scheduled for April 9th, 2011.
We thank everyone who has responded willing to help prepare for this event, but we are still in need of volunteers.
If you are interested, please contact Len Smith.
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Our vision is of a world of hopeful, responsible human beings who respect human dignity and are in a position to sustain themselves and their families in the future.
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For more information about COVE Alliance, contact:
(847) 438-4780
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Outreach and Grants Committee | | |
Do you have some free time? If so, COVE could use your help on the Outreach or Grants committees.
For more information call Darlene Frantonius at
(847) 438-4780 |
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