Cove Alliance 6th Annual Fundraising Event
Seeds of Hope Saturday, April 9, 2011 DoubleTree Hotel Mundelein, IL 6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Help plant a brighter future for the children in Uganda!
Cove Alliance's biggest fundraiser event of the year is almost here and we would like you to attend! Come enjoy a cocktail reception with a cash bar, dinner, dessert buffet and beverages. Enter the raffle for $1,000 Macy's Gift Card, bid on the silent auction items, visit the African Village Store, enjoy the DJ of "Utopia Night Life" and much, much, more.
You don't want to miss out on Seeds of Hope. Reservations for event tickets must be sent by March 31. Visit the COVE Alliance website for a downloadable form to order tickets.
For more information, please contact:
Len Smith 847-367-9456 |
'Then and Now' of Sponsored Children | | |
Patrick Mwanira
With a Letter from Patrick's Sponsors Andrew and Sally Mosko
When COVE Alliance was formed in our parish five years ago, we were asked if we would like to sponsor a child. We were not really sure what this commitment was going to entail for us...and then we received our first photo of 12 year old Patrick Mwanira from the Village of Naiingu in Uganda and we instantly felt a connection. This was not just any child, this was our child now. Patrick had lost both parents and was living with his neighbors, the Lukwago's, and attending Lwetuunga primary school at that time.
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Patrick in 2006 |
We started to write letters to Patrick and were delighted when we received letters back from him. Patrick is thankful for the simplest of things and so grateful that our support has enabled him to continue his schooling. We are pleased that he is such a diligent student and Is doing so well with his studies. Uganda needs smart, educated young men and women like him with strong values for its future.
We love to compare the photos we receive of Patrick from year
to year. We not only see the physical changes in him but the confidence and happiness in his smile of someone who feels loved and supported. It is hard to believe that Patrick will be 17 years old this August 2. In 2010, he sent the following letter to his sponsor:
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Patrick in 2010 |
Dear Andrew and Sally Mosko,
Thank you so much for the gifts you sent me. My family and I are fine. I am in the holiday which will end on February 1st, 2010. I was promoted to primary five. It is raining and I help my family in the garden planting potatoes. I like receiving the nice letters you send to me.
Send greetings to your family.
With love,
To know that our sponsorship can have such a significant impact on Patrick and Uganda's future is truly humbling.
-Andrew and Sally Mosko
You too can have this wonderful experience of sponsoring a child, who is on the waiting list, through COVE. The reward will be the bond you two will develop on your mutual journey for a better world. For details, please visit www.covealliance.org.
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Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Parish Center
7:00 pm
Fundraiser Meeting
March 10, 2011
Parish Center
7:00 pm
Silent Auction Meeting
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Parish Center
9 am - ???
Seeds of Hope Fundraiser
Saturday, April 9, 2011
6 pm
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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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Outreach, Grants, and Marketing Committees | | |
Do you have some free time?
If so, COVE could use your help on the Outreach, Grants, or Marketing committees.
For more information contact:
847-438-4780 |
Sending Material to Uganda | | |
Please note that all letters and gifts, for the children, should be sent directly to Uganda at the following address: COVE Alliance Uganda
PO Box 23383
Kampala, Uganda
Please include the child's name and sponsorship number on the inside of the package.
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Can You Host Fr. Hilary?
Father Hilary, COVE's Executive Director, will visit the US this Spring. While here, he will be eager to connect with you and share news about COVE Uganda.
Consider hosting a coffee or tea during Fr. Hilary's visit so that your friends and neighbors can meet him, hear inspiring stories and be updated on COVE's accomplishments.
Appeal from Fr. Hilary:
"These children have nowhere to go for help of any kind: physical, psychological or spiritual. In my ministry as a priest, I feel that caring for the orphaned children of Kasana-Luweero is an urgent mission that I have been called to do. COVE Alliance is made up of people who are interested in merging efforts with me to carry on this moral task of saving the lives of the many children who are still surviving."
For more information contact:
Darlene Frantonius
847-438-4780. |
COVE USA Board
Executive Director
Father Hilary Muheezangango
Officers
Chairperson, Darlene Frantonius
Vice Chairperson, Len Smith
Secretary, Frank Ruder
Treasurer, Don Dumich
Directors
Hank Haegerich
Helen Haegerich
Tom Jacobs
Fr. Randy Stice
Kim Clark
For more information about COVE Alliance, contact:
Darlene Frantonius
847-438-4780 |
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