Link to Register for 5k run

http://www.planetreg.com/E7158543238

The moment you've all been waiting for! The 2011 Annual Run for Life registration link is now up and running. As we mentioned in the previous blogpost, the 5k run/2 mi walk is being hosted by Ever Increasing Life Ministries of Cheltenham, MD and Kids Helping Needy Kids is their partner charity.

The race will start and finish at the Brandywine Lions Club (11501 Cherry Tree Crossing Road
Cheltenham, MD). To register for the race online, please use the link above. Registration is $35 total: $15 is for the actual race and the remaining $20 will go directly to KHNK. You will be able to register the day of the race; this will begin at 6:30am that morning. The race will begin at 8am and will be followed by an awards ceremony at 9:30am.

Many of you may be wondering how you can support KHNK if you are out of state or will not be able to make it to the race on September 24. If you would still like to support, you can use the link above to register so that KHNK will receive your monetary donation.

As always, please let us know if you have questions--about the race or anything else. We maintain a continual list of children waiting to be sponsored; please see our website (www.khnkp.org) for more information.

2011 Annual Run for Life

Do you enjoy running or walking? Are you interested in giving back to those less fortunate? If so, keep reading!

Kids Helping Needy Kids has been given a very exciting opportunity! On September 24, 2011, we will be partnering with Ever Increasing Life Ministries of Cheltenham, MD to host a 5k run/2mi walk. Participants can register in advance online or on site on the day of the race. The online registration link will be posted to our blog and on our facebook page soon. All proceeds will go directly to the children that KHNK supports.

In preparation for this event, the ministry has asked us to recruit volunteers. Examples of volunteer work include passing out water at the race, helping with on-site registration, directing runners, etc. If you are interested, please contact us at kidshelpingneedykids@yahoo.com. Also, please spread the word to family and friends in the DC/MD/VA area! We are very excited for this event and we hope you are too!

5k Run

As many of you know, it has become slightly challenging to maintain the few sponsorships KHNK has. Many sposnors, although they do the best they can, are finding it hard to keep up with their sponsorship payments. KHNK wouldn't be what it is today without our many faithful sponsors; however when a sponsor does not pay, KHNK pays for them. As a result, we are constantly looking for ways to fundraise. "Christmas in a Shoebox" and "The Breakfast Club" were wildly successful, but we are very excited for our next fundraiser, which is unlike anything we have done before. Thanks to Brandon Greer, our very own sponsor, KHNK will be partnering with Ever Increasing Life Ministries. Together, we will host a 5k run/2mi walk in September 2011! Be on the lookout for more information. We would absolutely love if every sponsor not only participated, but brought some friends along as well. Well that's all for now, folks! Hope you're as excited as we are!

Summer Bookbag Project

Hello all! Hope everyone's summer has gotten off to a great start! As some of you know, Tsige and Luladay Price will be traveling to Ethiopia for two weeks this July. We are very excited to see the sponsor children and we can't wait to update you on their situations. As shipping has become more and more expensive, we believe this trip is a great opportunity to send a special and useful gift. In preparation for our trip, we have asked that all sponsors put together a light bookbag filled with one t-shirt and a letter to your sponsor child. For our out-of-state sponsors, we ask that you email us a letter and send in $10 so we can shop for you. Please remember that space is limited and the care package needs to be very light. Rolling bookbags will not be accepted. Any other items placed in the bookbag (besides a letter and a t-shirt) cannot be sent due to space and weight constraints. The bookbags are due by July 15th. If it is not possible for you to drop it off at the Price residence, please let us know and we can work out a pick-up time. If you have any questions, please let us know!