Help African Well Fund Win a $10,000 Grant for Clean Water!
The African Well Fund is participating in the SixDegrees.org/Hanes promotion to earn a matching grant for up to $10,000!
Our fundraising 'badge' appears below, just click on it to donate.
The six non-celebrity badges that have the most unique number of donations between July 19th and September 16th at 11:59pm ET will get a matching grant of up to $10,000 for their charity from Hanes.
Since it is the number of unique donations that matters, a donation for any amount will help us to succeed.
If you have any questions or would like further information on how you can help spread the word, email us at info@africanwellfund.org
July 26, 2007
BBW5 Update: Thank You Note from Bono
AWF has received a thank you note from Bono…
We will let the note speak for itself (if you can decipher it!?!) but we would like to thank all of the generous supporters who have made the Birthday Well campaigns so successful!
As we announced earlier, the money from this year’s campaign will be used in partnership with Africare and Invisible Children to build wells at schools in Northern Uganda. Check back soon as we will be posting more details about this exciting project.
Thanks again and as we say every year U2 fans are the best!
We believe the note reads (our best guess at translation):
Well, Well, Well, Well, Well, Well
And Well done etc.
I think its my favourite birthday gift every year… and this year I wanted to thank you – music is pouring out of the U2 ers at the minute and despite what’s happening out there in a wild wild world I am so happy to be alive enough to give it a good kickin.
There’s no business like shoe business
Bono
July 15, 2007
Over $34,000 Raised for Clean Water in Honor of Bono’s Birthday!
The African Well Fund is thrilled to announce that the total for this year’s Build a Well for Bono’s Birthday fundraising drive is an astounding $34,414.14 !!
The funds from this year’s drive will be used by African Well Fund and our partner organization, Africare, to team up with Invisible Children to build wells at schools in Uganda. Invisible Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of war-affected people in Northern Uganda through the advancement of education. We will have more information on this exciting project in the coming weeks.
Donations were collected from March 22nd to May 15th. Donations were also received from the U2 Live photo auction, the auction raised over $7,000 for the fundraiser. The fundraiser also benefited from the sales of the The Little Red Book of Poe-ee-tree, a collection of poems and short stories written by a handful of U2 fans scattered across the globe.
Fans who donated were invite to sign an online birthday card for Bono. The signatures and birthday wishes were incorporated into a beautiful handmade card that was sent to Bono in Dublin. You can view a slideshow of the gift here.
This year marks the fifth in a row that U2 fans have contributed to the African Well Fund to commemorate Bono’s Birthday. More than $100,000 has been raised throughout the years and has been used by our partner Africare to implement water and sanitation projects in Uganda, Angola and Zimbabwe. AWF wishes to thank all donors and volunteers for their generosity. You have helped to make a significant improvement in the lives of so many!
