Blue Crab Bolt 10K Sponsor Update

Arlington, VA

About Me: My name is Paul and my wife is Lisa. We are a military family and believe in service and making the world a better place. We have been lucky enough to travel the World and experience many different cultures. Because we are so blessed and education made such an impact in our lives we decided that we needed to give back to those less fortunate. As a family, we value and are passionate about the education of our daughter and would like to extend the gift of education to other girls around the World. With that in mind, we need your help and support in making the dreams of girls in the Udaan Girls Education Program in Uttar Pradesh and Orissa, India come true. Along with our Partner CARE we need to raise a little over $534 to send a girl to school for a year. We hope that we can surpass this in order to send additional girls to school. Every penny counts in the lives of these girls and your donation will help make a difference. Therefore, we ask you to please donate and share this project with your friends in order to send as many girls to school as possible. 16 July Sangria Splash project announcement 16 July I start a 5K a Day for 10 weeks to support this project. Stay tuned. Thanks for your support Paul, Lisa, and Reese

For every 100 girls in rural India, only 18 will reach 8th grade, and only 1 will complete high school. To address this problem, CARE and its Indian field partners have established the Udaan Program, a residential learning program specifically designed to help never-enrolled or out-of-school girls ages 10-14 complete primary level schooling in 11 months. This project will provide program support for the Udaan Program in the Uttar Pradesh and Orissa regions, and allow approximately 1 girl to get a second chance at receiving an education, escaping the cycle of poverty and proving to her family and community that everyone, regardless of their gender, deserves an education.

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