Brenner Eubank Wedding Fundraiser for Belwop

Dear Friends and Family

We have been blessed in so many amazing ways, and we're forever grateful to our family and friends who have been a part of our lives and whose generosity we do not take for granted. As a new family, we feel strongly called to be good stewards of our resources. For this reason, rather than a traditional registry, we have set up a fundraiser for the Belwop Rescue Center and Children’s Home. 

Belwop gives hope and a home to the abused, neglected, and orphaned children of Nyeri county, Kenya. Started in 2005 by Veronica Mumbi, Belwop began and continues as an orphanage that creates an environment to foster learning, personal growth and equal rights. Belwop has grown over the years, helping countless children and developing many projects to meet the needs of children and young people throughout the local community. The Belwop name comes from the idea that even without formal identification, such as a birth certificate or even a recorded name, a child can still have an identity, a home and a future. Central to Belwop’s work is its Rescue Centre. The Belwop Rescue Centre gives orphaned, neglected and abused children a home where they are able to grow up with a loving mom, a great education and a stable home life.

Paige visited Belwop in 2018 and absolutely fell in love with these amazing kids and the mission of Belwop, and we’ve done our best to stay involved and support the mission ever since. Chris and Paige have frequent calls with Veronica to check in, and before the “great replanning” we were excited to have Veronica join us on 10-10 in Santa Barbara. After COVID, we hope to visit Belwop again. We hope that we can redirect the generosity of our friends and family to this amazing cause, so that our wedding can be not only a celebration of our new marriage, but can be of an incredible impact to these children.

We know that this is a challenging time for many, and we do not want anyone to feel obligated to give. But if you do feel inclined to help us start our marriage off on a strong foundation, there is nothing that would make the two of us happier than getting to support this amazing organization.

Some logistics:

Belwop is a partner of Extreme Response International, which handles the fundraising in the US for Belwop. We’ve been in touch with the CFO of Extreme Response to arrange that the donations from our wedding fundraiser will be destined for Belwop. To make giving as easy as possible, we’ve set up a GoFundMe connected directly to Extreme Response. Extreme Response is a registered not-for-profit organization in the United States, Canada, Ecuador, the Philippines and South Africa, so it may be that your donations are tax deductible (check with your favorite tax professional!). If you work for a company that does donation matching, you can amplify your impact by using your company's matching donation portal, just be sure to add in the comments of your donation to Extreme Response that it is a part of the Brenner Eubank wedding fundraiser and that the funds should be destined for Belwop.

Thanks again for all the love and support during these tough times. We hope that together we can plant a seed for Belwop that will benefit for years to come. We love you all!

Chris and Paige