Golfing for Ghana raised $500.00 for the Ghana Wisdom Foundation which will benefit The Wisdom Academy in Ghana. Thank you to my wonderful parents, Karen and Larry Vulgaris, sister, Nicole Vulgaris, Jack Reed, Jennifer Bromwell and Kara Hodgson, who worked the event all day long through the sun and the rain. Thank you Matt Lamden for coming through with the music! This day would not have happened if it was not for all of you! Thank you to all my very loyal friends, family, former students and their parents for coming out and Golfing for Ghana! I love you all! Also, a BIG thanks to Jack and Stanley, the managers of The Chardonnay Driving Range for letting me invade their space for the day! And a BIG, BIG thanks to Tom, the owner,for allowing me to take over his range for the day! Please read more about The Ghana Wisdom Foundation at http://www.ghanawisdom.org/
I will be writing on this blog when I am in Ghana this fall. Keep checking back for updates! Jen Vulgaris
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My Teacher Uniform
Coco Beach
Kitase, Ghana
If I can hit a golf ball so can you!
Golfing is fun for the whole family!
Wisdom Academy
Former Grade 5 teacher in Maryland in the US, taught Grade 6 in Kitase, Ghana at the Wisdom Academy from Sept to Dec 2007 (www.ghanawisdom.org)
My Teacher Uniform
The Beachcomber
Coco Beach
Wisdom Academy
Kitase, Ghana
Wisdom Academy
THANK YOU!!!
A BIG Thanks to the following companies for generously donating to the event!
Bromwell Jewelry
Timonium, Maryland
Phillips Crab House 21 Street
Ocean City, Maryland
Compass Pointe Golf Course
Giant - Rolling Road
Safeway - Rt. 40 Catonsville
Bromwell Jewelry
Timonium, Maryland
Phillips Crab House 21 Street
Ocean City, Maryland
Compass Pointe Golf Course
Giant - Rolling Road
Safeway - Rt. 40 Catonsville
Can't make it on the 29th?
If you can not attend GOLFING FOR GHANA but would still like to make a difference go to http://www.ghanawisdom.org/ (not for profit organization) and you can make a donation online using your credit card or check card. I did this in December 2006 and it takes about 2 minutes! You will get a receipt immediately and your donation is TAX DEDUCTABLE!!! Thanks! jen
A FAMILY AFFAIR
If I can hit a golf ball so can you!
I am only 2 years old and I love to golf!
Golfing is fun for the whole family!
Golf for GHANA
Come hit a bucket of balls
for a great cause!
$5.00 per bucket
Join us at the RANGE for an hour or stay for a few! This fundraiser is great for people with busy calendars. You pick the time of day you are free; morning, afternoon or under the lights at night!
Mini golf lessons will be complimentary for beginners ages 9 and up
All proceeds to benefit The Wisdom Academy in Ghana, Africa.
Click on the site below to learn more about the Wisdom Academy.
http://ghanawisdom.org/
The Ghana Wisdom Foundation (GWF). The Ghana Wisdom Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization created in 2005 that seeks to provide educational resources, opportunities and support for schools, students, and educators in both America and Ghana, while also creating a sense of global community and cultural appreciation.
for a great cause!
$5.00 per bucket
Join us at the RANGE for an hour or stay for a few! This fundraiser is great for people with busy calendars. You pick the time of day you are free; morning, afternoon or under the lights at night!
Mini golf lessons will be complimentary for beginners ages 9 and up
All proceeds to benefit The Wisdom Academy in Ghana, Africa.
Click on the site below to learn more about the Wisdom Academy.
http://ghanawisdom.org/
The Ghana Wisdom Foundation (GWF). The Ghana Wisdom Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization created in 2005 that seeks to provide educational resources, opportunities and support for schools, students, and educators in both America and Ghana, while also creating a sense of global community and cultural appreciation.
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About Me
- Jennifer
- United States
- Former volunteer for the United Methodist Mission Trip CAMP JOY in Berkley Springs, West Virginia, AIRS (AIDS Interfaith Residential Services), Meal on Wheels, and Hands on Baltimore.
My Grade 6 Class
Wisdom Academy
Personal message from THE GHANA WISDOM FOUNDATION
Why Cape Cod, USA and Kitase, Ghana? (As told by Miles Macleod, Dennis-Yarmouth, Class of 2000) After graduating from college I decided to travel to Kitase, Ghana in the winter of 2005 to volunteer teach for a semester. As an aspiring teacher myself, I was inspired by the proprietor of the school I had been assigned to teach at (Wisdom Academy). Here was a man, not much older than I, that literally had nothing except a vision to make a difference in his country by educating the rural poor. Within five short years his school had grown from a small rented room with only five students, to a school with two separate buildings, 12 teachers and staff, and 350 happy and hardworking students. I was amazed at what one person could do when they were equipped with a vision, passion, and a lot of hard work. When I returned home I decided to try my luck using the same methodology and so I co-founded The Ghana Wisdom Foundation. One of the first tasks of GWF was making Wisdom Academy a partner school and together creating a detailed overview of the problems and needs facing the school along with a plan to alleviate those problems and fulfill those needs. The biggest obstacle facing us was obvious – funding. And together we set out on a quest for money. This is what we learned…the US Government rarely give money to small overseas projects, larger organizations and foundations rarely give money to infant organizations with plans for construction, and mega-corporations liked to keep their good deeds in the public eye, or at the very least within the community they serve. And so it was facing these bleak prospects that we decided to take our vision to the backbone of America, the small community. The Cape was a logical first choice. It is where I was born, raised, and live. It is filled with teachers and townspeople who had helped me in the past. Filled with small businesses and trades people that appreciate the value of a dollar. Scattered around were friends, family, and old acquaintances that I knew I could turn to. In fact, the Cape is where GWF’s first “Teach in Ghana” volunteer is from. And so it was settled, I would bring my vision to the Cape. If this fundraising campaign is successful the people of Cape Cod will be responsible for giving Kitase a modern learning facility that could compete with international standards and provide the young people of the village with an exceptional education and thus a future that was once unattainable.
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Jen have a safe trip tomorrow to Ghana! I look forward to reading about your adventures there.
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