COVE Alliance has been a valued customer of BankFinancial for the past five years.  During that time I've dealt personally with some of the board members, attended fundraising events and have been quite impressed with all of the accomplishments the
organization has made. The account started modestly with the vision of a few people wanting to make a difference in the lives of the children of Uganda and since then has grown tremendously over the past five years.

Left to right: Fr. Hilary,COVE Exe. Dir. Len Smith,COVE         Vice-Chair Pallavi Anturkar, Bank Rep.

One of the ways that BankFinancial has partnered with COVE is by having it as our featured Business of the Month. This is a program designed to give our business customers an opportunity to spread the word about their particular business to our other customers. We also feature our Business of the Month on our website to give the business even more exposure via the web. I
have enjoyed working with C.O.V.E. Alliance over the years. Our partnership has not only been mutually beneficial for finance but as well as for philanthropy. Blessings and continued success to C.O.V.E and its sponsors as they continue on their journey to
positively impacting and enriching the lives of many in Uganda.

Ruth Quijada

AVP Branch Manager, BankFinancial

COVE Alliance Uganda Board members, the entire staff of St. Jerome COVE Center Kapeeka, the students of St. Jerome COVE Primary School-Kapeeka, our sponsored children and the parents of the sponsored children are eagerly waiting for the US delegation that is coming to Uganda in July this year. What a pleasure to host you again!

At the center, we hope that a number of activities are to be carried out during this period and these include teaching at St. Jerome COVE Primary School , painting of the new classroom block, landscaping  (leveling of the compound), then garden work that involves the planting of fruit trees and vegetables.

During this year's visit, we hope that our delegates will be able to visit families and schools of the sponsored children. Some of the delegates will give assistance in the health center (treat patients) and then we will have time for the meetings to assess the progress of the program. There will also be time for the sports encounters with the neighboring schools.

All in all this is going to be a busy time of developing new friendships, enjoying our students/adults from the USA as they reach out to the less fortunate and fill their hearts with the love and joy that comes with unselfish service.

Sincerely,

COVE Uganda