More Photos from Guinea Kids Benefit Concert

Photos by Ilona Berzups. (c) 2008 All rights reserved

GUINEA KIDS BENEFIT CONCERT!!

Photos by Ilona Berzups. (c) 2008 All rights reserved

...Was an amazing experience of friends and community and children coming together to support broadening the life opportunities for children around the world! WE HAVE RAISED NEARLY $6000 TO DATE from this year's event!!! The concert was truly a beautiful thing. The space was transformed into a gorgeous African dream. There were exciting things to browse and buy including Guinea and Seattle Kid's Collaborative Art Cards. There were yummy things to taste including fried plantains and ginger juice.

The children's dancing was a highlight for me. Their bright spirit's shone on stage and their joy was infectious. Some of the children even got the treat of dancing to live drumming when we had a sound glich. Hey, even better...we had the real live thing instead of recorded music. I loved it!

The photos and information about Guinea added a deeper understanding of this amazing place that has captured the interest and love of so many of us. Probably the best feedback I received about the event was a woman who said that it made her want to go to Guinea and that she appreciated that the event expressed not just the poverty of the place, but the joy and beauty of Guinea equally. To convey that aspect was so important to all of us involved. I am so gratified that it came through.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all involved, all contributors, and all who continue to keep this light alive with me.

Marissa

GUINEA KIDS BENEFIT CONCERT!!

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 2008
4-6pm
(Showtime 4:30pm)
Immanuel Lutheran Church Parish Hall
1215 Thomas Street, Seattle, WA 98109

RSVP at: http://gkef-concert-08-emailinvite.eventbrite.com/?invite=Nzk1OTUvbWFyaXNzYWRhbmNpbmdAZ21haWwuY29tLzA%3D%0A


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Great Dancing Video Clips!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8339496127541613112

These video clips of dancing begin with the most adorable kids dancing in their village on Tabaski (holiday) and continues with a Christmas eve performance by a professional dance company. Knock your socks off dancing!

The Classroom Foundations Built

These photos are of the 3 new classroom foundations that have been built at Groupe Scolaire Sabadou with the money that Guinea Kids Education Fund provided. A goal of this year's Guinea Kids Benefit Concert will be to raise the money to complete these classrooms. Please attend this worthwhile and fun fundraiser on October 18th, 2008. See below for details.

Wontanara (We're all together),
Marissa

Photos of Guinea Kids Beneficiaries

These are all photos of the students that Guinea Kids Education Fund is supporting to attend school! And all the clothes and school supplies we are providing also! 19 out of 20 students passed their end of the year compositions and all are receiving summer tutoring as well, thanks to the money raised at last year's benefit concert. Please join us for this year's fundraiser and help us continue their educations!

Wontanara (We're all together),
Marissa

Guinea Kids Benefit Concert

To benefit
Guinea Kids Education Fund
supporting
children’s education in
Guinea, West Africa

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• West African Music and Dance
• Master drummer from Guinea, Karim Koumbassa and friends
• New Discovery School World Dance Classes

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 2008
4-6pm
(Showtime 4:30pm)
Immanuel Lutheran Church Parish Hall
1215 Thomas Street, Seattle, WA 98109

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