Healdsburg Half Marathon
Tax deductible
Friends and Family:
As you may know I'm running a half-marathon in Healdsburg, California on behalf of the KLM Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarship and leadership development opportunities to underprivileged kids in rural South Africa. Just a little more about the KLM Foundation. KLM strives to identify and sponsor talented young students from rural villages – students who have all the potential in the world and no educational opportunities to nurture and grow their ability. Public schools in South Africa’s rural villages are relics of the apartheid-era and victims of corruption and terrible public service delivery. South Africa is a country known for profound economic disparities – the bright lights of Johannesburg and Cape Town might as well be a world away. Young people from rural villages have no access to a real education, no prospects for a meaningful career, and no role models and support systems to help them to break out of the cycle of poverty. Here is a link to a NY Times article about just how broken the education system in South Africa is in general, but particularly in Mpumalanga province, where KLM works.
That’s why I support KLM. They find exceptionally smart and talented kids and provide them with the educational opportunity of lifetime, breaking the cycle of poverty one deserving student at a time.
In support of my half-marathon, I’m asking for your help – Your donation of $25, $50 or $100 will help me to reach my goal.
To learn more about our work with youth in South Africa please click on this link
(www.klmfoundationsa.org) . Or like KLM Foundation on Facebook or Instagram .
Thank you,
Kyle & Lai
As you may know I'm running a half-marathon in Healdsburg, California on behalf of the KLM Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarship and leadership development opportunities to underprivileged kids in rural South Africa. Just a little more about the KLM Foundation. KLM strives to identify and sponsor talented young students from rural villages – students who have all the potential in the world and no educational opportunities to nurture and grow their ability. Public schools in South Africa’s rural villages are relics of the apartheid-era and victims of corruption and terrible public service delivery. South Africa is a country known for profound economic disparities – the bright lights of Johannesburg and Cape Town might as well be a world away. Young people from rural villages have no access to a real education, no prospects for a meaningful career, and no role models and support systems to help them to break out of the cycle of poverty. Here is a link to a NY Times article about just how broken the education system in South Africa is in general, but particularly in Mpumalanga province, where KLM works.
That’s why I support KLM. They find exceptionally smart and talented kids and provide them with the educational opportunity of lifetime, breaking the cycle of poverty one deserving student at a time.
In support of my half-marathon, I’m asking for your help – Your donation of $25, $50 or $100 will help me to reach my goal.
To learn more about our work with youth in South Africa please click on this link
(www.klmfoundationsa.org) . Or like KLM Foundation on Facebook or Instagram .
Thank you,
Kyle & Lai
Fundraising team (2)
Kyle Marano
Organizer
San Francisco, CA
Kgwale le Mollo US
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
Lai Hsu
Team member
