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| Stan Taylor blazing a trail |
Thank you so much WBEZ Worldview for the tremendous
opportunity to share the story of these incredible children! Also thank you Jerome McDonnell for your
great questions and relaxed approach. It
was a great honor and truly humbling to be a part of one of your shows. I was very nervous for my first ever
interview… of any kind… so thank you!
Also not enough can be said about Stan Taylor’s personal contribution to
me even on his birthday! He was there
with me every step of the way to make sure I didn’t get too nervous (which I
was) and be a great support and friend. It
was such a cool experience for the both of us.
I know that I speak for everyone at the Mailisita Foundation when I say
that a huge thank you is also owed to Lisa Trafficanta and Adam Mesirow. Their excitement and leadership from Res
Publica Group made every step of this experience so easy. Adam and Lisa have both worked so hard to
share our story and give us these opportunities to raise awareness. Their excitement about our work inspires me
to work harder and do my best to express the message of the Mailisita Foundation
and inspire more people to get involved through visiting our school and
donating.
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| Matt Partain (right) |
The entire interview remains somewhat of a nervous/excited
energy filled blur but I wanted to include a few pictures from the stories in
the interview. I also want to share some
exciting news from this interview which is that we have been invited to the Global
Activism Expo at the UIC Forum on April 22nd! This is a great honor to be a part of the
Global Activism Expo which had more than 3,000 people in attendance last spring!
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| The incredible group of College of Holy Cross volunteers |
If there is one thing I would add to this tremendous day, it
is that our story is about children. It
is through the love that these children inspire that we are able to accomplish
these great things. We have all learned
so much from them, and gain strength from them daily. This strength is shown in the things we have
accomplished and still hope to accomplish.
Thank you for visiting my blog and please continue to show your support in
any way you can. Whether it is through making
a donation, sharing our story, liking my page, commenting on our stories,
visiting our school or sending your prayers we appreciate everything! Please help in whatever way you can and be
sure to check back in with my blog after June 13th after I return to
my other home in Tanzania.
Listen again to the WBEZ Worldview interview with Jerome McDonnell here:
On behalf of the children asante sana na nakupenda sana (thank
you and I love you all)!
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