Walk for Sudan

Walk to place on Saturday, October 18th, 2008, from 1:00 - 3:30 PM.

The Donation Category will remain open until October 22nd @ midnight.

Campus Middle School
Cherry Creek State Park
4785 South Dayton St
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

To raise awareness of the issues facing Sudan after 20 years of civil war, such as the need for education, clean water, health care, development, and reunification of Lost Boys & Girls with found family members.

To raise funds for projects supporting the people and country of Sudan.

The Walk for Sudan symbolizes unity as traditional rivals come together for a common cause. Sudanese from various tribes, students from different schools and districts - all will join forces in a spirit of cooperation.

1:00 PM: Check-In
1:30 PM: 5K Walk for Sudan
2:30 PM: Celebrate Sudan - Sudanese dancing, music, water carrying, grain grinding

Individual

Gold - $250 or more - On site: four free tee shirts, name in program & on line; Hospitality: free registration for four, selection of one of several striking 5X7 matted Sudan photos; Grand Prize drawing for a 16X20 framed photo and i-Pod Nano.

Silver - $100 - On site: two free tee shirts, name in program & on line; Hospitality: free registration for two, selection of one of several striking 5X7 matted Sudan photos.

Bronze - $50 - On site: free tee shirt, name in program; Hospitality: free registration

Corporate

Gold - $1,000 or more - On site: signage, listing in event program; Hospitality: free registration and tee shirts for six; opportunity to donate to swag bags; Media: logo placement on line and in print.

Silver - $500 - On site: signage, listing in event program; Hospitality: free registration and tee shirts for four; opportunity to donate to swag bags; Media: logo placement on line.

Bronze - $250 - On site: signage, listing in event program; Hospitality: free registration and tee shirts for two; opportunity to donate to swag bags.

School

Gold -$1,000 or more - On site: signage, listing in event program and on line, host table with information about your club or school; Hospitality: free registration and tee shirts for club or team; opportunity to donate to swag bags; school visit from Lost Boys, Sudanese refugees or Walk for Sudan sponsoring organization.

Silver - $500 - On site: signage, listing in event program and on line, host table with information about your club or school; Hospitality: free registration and tee shirts for club or team; opportunity to donate to swag bags.

Bronze - $250 - On site: signage, listing in event program; Hospitality: free registration and tee shirts for club or team; opportunity to donate to swag bags.

Participants may walk, run, wheel, or bike in this event - or simply come and enjoy the festivities outlined above and to meet Lost Boys/Girls and other Sudanese refugees.

Event will be held rain, snow, or shine.

Martha Riley
ph: 720.529.0296 (evening)
ph: 720.886.1230 (day)

Steve Riley
ph: 720.290.1537

Help us build water projects in the Nuba Mountain region of central Sudan so the people have access to clean water. Founded by two Sudanese refugees now living in the United States and a Denver businessman, Nuba Water Project is bringing "water and life" to the people of Sudan. The Project raises funds to construct water infrastructure, such as wells and irrigation systems, that are in desperately short supply throughout Sudan, and especially in the Nuba Mountains. Nuba Water Project is a 501c3 charitable organization. Donations are tax deductible.

http://www.nubawaterproject.org/

Help us build a girls' primary school in Konbeek, Southern Sudan where children were previously learning under a tree. Project Education Sudan (PES) builds primary and secondary education infrastructure by building schools, training teachers and providing school supplies in communities throughout Southern Sudan. We work collaboratively with indigenous Sudanese NGO's and communities. In addition, we drill wells and provide grain grinders at each school site to support the local community. www.projecteducationsudan.org

Founded in 1967, ATA is committed to educating the public about various challenges and successes experienced by the people of Africa. Through research, ATA brings together academics and activists that are either working in Africa or on Africa-related programs. All proceeds from Walk for Sudan 2008 will benefit our Darfur Consultations which brings together academics and NGOs concerned with the situation in Darfur and aims to properly educate the American public about the conflict in Darfur and utilize the consultation outcomes to influence policy of the United States government and other international bodies.
http://www.africatodayassociates.org/

The Denver Coalition to Save Darfur is a subsidiary of the Save Darfur Coalition in Washington D.C. We share the same philosophies as are stated on their website.
http://www.savedarfur.org/page/community/group/DENVERCOALITIONTOSAVEDARFUR/

Change the world. It just takes cents"TM Is an interactive, team building, youth-driven, teacher- mentored, community service, social action and leadership development initiative.
Students take ownership of the program and, through process of study and practical participation, discover the power of their voice through interaction, dialogue and action within the school, wider community, political and human rights arena. They raise communal awareness
of the genocide in Darfur and provide a variety of opportunities, through their initiative and collaborative efforts with humanitarian organizations, to assist the people of Darfur.
http://www.savedarfur.org/page/group/ChangetheworldItjusttakescentsTM

Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action's mission is to challenge society to end complacency toward and raise awareness of genocides past and present and take action to stop genocides present and future.
http://www.ccgaa.org/

The Leadership Institute of New Sudan was created with the goal of developing and training dedicated Sudanese to become leaders in their own communities. By focusing on democracy (i.e. economic and political freedom), the Institute will teach the virtues of prosperity, civil rights, and social equality in order to create a New Sudan. To learn more please visit our website at:
http://www.sudanlions.org/

Rocky Mountain Survivors Center assists survivors of torture and war trauma, and their families, to create a new future.Since its inception in October 1996, Rocky Mountain Survivors Center (RMSC) has assisted refugees, asylum seekers and other immigrants in search of permanent status, all who cannot return to their home countries without endangering their lives and the lives of their families. The need for these services persists because torture is still so widespread in the world.
http://www.rmscdenver.org/index.html

Help us meet the operating expenses for the Gumriak Orphanage and Community School in the village of Pariang in southern Sudan. Sixteen young boys are now in a stable and nurturing environment and are receiving an education, but they need our continued support. Our hope is to upgrade the facilities and add an equal number of girls as day students.
http://www.saoro06.org or email saoro06@yahoo.com

The Center for Refugee Guidance and Assistance's main goal is to aide African refugee families living in the United States. The majority of the families who find themselves in the U.S. have been forcefully removed from their home countries in Africa as a direct result of the genocide that is occurring in Sudan. Some families are from Darfur, some from Nuba Mountains and some from other regions of Sudan. Our refugee friends come to America with no knowledge of our customs, lifestyles and every day habits. Many of them have never even seen an inside restroom facility. They have no knowledge of monetary management. Many have never lived in a 'house'. They do not speak English and have never worked at a job. They need help. The State of Colorado gives 8 months of aide to these families. After that, they are expected to live on their own. Our goal is for that 8 month mark to be expanded by as much as possible, so that they are living as they should be...being educated and feeling strong and confident as US citizens.
http://www.refugeeguidancecenter.org

We the women of Bor, south Sudan area, residing in the U.S.A. come together in support to a new environment with resettlement challenges. We encourage one another to pursue a better life while learning a new culture and way of life in the United States. We instill the spirit of self-improvement and self reliance through literacy, health care and education. In addition, we want to help the people of our country. Your donation today will help us provide clothing, shoes and medicine for a thrift center in southern Sudan to help women and children who need so much.