The Words of the Gitonga Family

Service For Peace Invites You To Vote For a Better World

Becky W. Gitonga
October 17, 2009

Dear Friends:

Starting September of this year, Service For Peace established a unique partnership with Atlas Corps, a 'multilateral', 'multinational' organization that facilitates fellowships for professional non-profit leaders (called Atlas Corps Fellows) from the global south as a way to foster international cooperation. While Atlas Corps brings in the fellows, Service For Peace becomes the host organization for the fellow. I happen to be the first fellow that Service For Peace (SFP) received and will be devoting the next 12 months to SFP. I am definitely excited about this unique partnership that has provided such opportunities.

In an effort to strengthen our partnership, Service For Peace and Atlas Corps have formed a coalition to enter this year’s Americas Giving Challenge that provides a $50,000 award to the organization with the highest number of donors. Last year Atlas Corps singularly competed to win that award. All it takes to win is to achieve the largest number of people to donate $11. Winning this prize means that SFP will be able to bring in more fellows from around the world to fulfill our mission as a “service learning organization with a global peace perspective.”

We are asking SFP friends to support us in the contest by considering to donate at least $11 or more during the contest period (Oct 7 - Nov 6). Please consider donating by following this link www.causes.com/atlascorps and making your donation. If you want to give more than $11 then we ask that you consider donating on more than one day as each discrete donation counts towards the goal.

It would be great to also have some of you consider signing up to be a 'team captain', which is essentially a commitment to get 5-10 other people to donate $11. I believe that you could help us by reaching out to your networks. You can also help us by sharing this opportunity on your Facebook profile, tweeting it and through other online networks.

As you go online to donate you will notice that $11 is not on the menu. You will need to choose ‘other’ and write in $11. This is one of the ways that we can determine which donations were made to SFP. SFP will receive 100% of the donations given at the $11 level. Additionally you may choose to share your information with Atlas Corps to verify our contacts.

Thanks in advance for your consideration of this opportunity to vote for a better world!

We hope to have you on board and help us WIN the Prize! As always we appreciate your support.

Sincerely,

Becky W Gitonga
Atlas Corp Fellow 09-2010
Director, Virtual Communications
Service For Peace
1133, 19th St, NW - Suite #861
Washington DC, 20036 

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