Crayons Matter Milestones and Ghana October 2013 Backpack Delivery Montage
I feel so humbled and honored to have the extraordinary opportunity to share the milestones of Crayons Matter for 2013. It is because of all of YOUR support and belief in this initiative that these service advances have been possible…I can only imagine what we will accomplish together in 2014!Crayons Matter Ghana October 2013 Video […]
Crayons Matter
As the sun rose in Africa this morning, I felt so humbled and honored to have had the extraordinary opportunity to travel on behalf of Crayons Matter to Africa where our core team engaged, connected, served, and gave back to communities in Ghana. It has been a pleasure to share backpacks and essential school supplies with […]
Sogakofe Primary School Backpack Delivery
Wow! It was a truly inspiring experience to deliver the first group of Crayons Matter backpacks to over 400 children at the Sogakofe Primary School in Sogakofe, Ghana. This was a 2 year, 3 month, and 24 day journey in the making – what a remarkable team effort!Since pictures speak a thousand words (a million in […]
Ghana Backpack Delivery!
Thank you all for your kind comments! I echo Padmore’s sentiments – what joy we experienced in Abor! I am completely humbled and honored by the love that was shared with our team by the students, staff, parents, and distinguished guests – I hope you all can feel the happiness that was flowing on campus and […]
The Road Back to Ghana: Day 1
The Road Back to Ghana Day 1: After an 11 hour flight from JFK – our first Crayons Matter Backpack Delivery Team made it safely to Accra, Ghana: Brad, Martin Agbemabiese, MD, and myself! I could hardly contain my excitement (and a few tears) as we landed. What a dream come true! We were greeted […]
What Sparked Crayons Matter?
What sparked Crayons Matter? Many of you know that I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Ghana in 2011 through the inaugural Lilly program called Connecting Hearts Abroad. Over the past several years, this thought provoking initiative has sent 200 volunteers to countries globally to serve and determine way s that we can improve […]
Abor R.C. JHS School Backpack Delivery
I do not think I ever could have imagined the extraordinary welcome that the the Crayons Matter core team (Martin, Julian, Chantal, Frances, Eric, Godwin, Brad and myself) received when we delivered 400 backpacks filled with crayons and essential school supplies to the Abor R. C. JHS today.The headmaster, teachers, parents, ministers, chairperson, and other […]