A Great Big Run For Africa ... and more!

From Nicole R.:

This is fantastic - I am looking forward to being able to keep in touch with everyone who is working towards Partner's goal of empowering people!

October has already been a very active month for Partners in Kelowna - on Saturday, October 13th we held the 3rd Annual "A Great Big Run for Africa" and we are excited to report that we have raised over $40,000 towards Partners micro-financing projects! 16 runners completed the 100km relay that started in Westbank, travelled through Kelowna, Lake Country, Vernon, Armstrong and finished at the Enderby Partners in the Horn office with an escort from the local fire department!

A huge thank-you to all of our participants, fundraisers, generous supporters and sponsors (especially Kelowna Truck & RV)! The media coverage was also stellar which added greatly to our success!

We have already set next year's date - so mark your calendars all runners and wanna-be runners: Saturday, October 18th, 2008!

Anyone wanting to start a run/walk etc. in their own area, please let me know!

Other Partners news:

This week, I was invited to speak at the YWCA "Power of being a girl" Conference for local teens - they were wide-eyed when I spoke about the reality of most girls living in developing countries and many wanted to know how to volunteer!

Today, it was "Make Poverty History" worldwide and we set up a "Partners in the Horn of Africa" booth. Katherine Johnston, from EBA Engineering jumped right in to help out (despite on the mend from pneumonia!) and we generated some great interest.

Tomorrow I speak to the UBC-O third year nurses about the work Partners does. From the nursing students third year class we also have three nursing students working with me to do an information night about Partners at UBC-O in November - I'll keep you posted!

If you'd like more information about what's happening with Partners in Kelowna, please contact me directly at 250-212-0774.

- Nicole