Thursday, May 15, 2008

Dollar General Presentation

We are set to give a presention for Dollar General business representatives on June 13th, 2008. :)

General Mills Presentation!!!

On May 12th, 2008, we presented for 2 business representatives of General Mills at the Murfreesboro, TN plant. All five of our team members were present, and our presentation went great! After we finished, we received wonderful, encouraging feedback that ironically began with "I'm speechless!" We were informed that it would take some time, but they told us the Murfreesboro plant will most likely be able to give, and we may even be able to receive funding from the corporate office! We are all very excited!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

We are FEED; we are going to change the world!

FEED is a group of five students leading a movement to raise awareness and ignite action to end hunger around the world. We are working towards the goal (but are not limited to!) of raising $50,000 for the non-profit organization, World Vision, Inc. They do an incredible job of helping people get out of poverty by reaching entire communities. We are working with a grant that is funded by the U.S. Government and the United Nations to focus on the following three southern African countries: Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Lesotho. These countries are experiencing an extreme drought and famine. Our efforts have the potential to help 125,000 people if we just reach our goal of $50,000 because the grant will match our donations FIVE TIMES!!! Our money will be focused on providing the means to build wells, provide clean water, and food, proper nutrition training for parents, etc. We want to show others that just 5 students can have a tremendous impact on the world's hungry.