In the official entreQuest story guide, our ultimate goal is defined as: “Behind everything that entreQuest does – from the tiniest task to the most expansive engagement – is a desire to make the world a better place.”
We think that sounds pretty good on paper but we’re positive it looks a lot better in action. That’s why this coming Friday, September 9th, entreQuest and Game On Events are sponsoring a happy hour event in our mutual hometown of Baltimore to raise money for children who are currently suffering in Africa.
Why?
Because the latest facts reveal a daunting reality:
- 8 million people in the Horn of Africa region are in need of emergency food aid.
- The current drought is expected to last until 2012.
- Effects of the drought are magnified by the sharp rise in food prices.
- Due to ongoing civil strife in Somalia, 5,000 people are entering Ethiopia from Somalia each day.
- The number of malnourished children in Horn of Africa countries has risen by 50%.
- 4.56 million people in Ethiopia are in need of emergency aid.
- 652,500 of those Ethiopian children in need are under 5.
- There are 480,000 severely malnourished children facing death.
- There are another 1,649,000 additional children that are moderately malnourished.
- UNICEF needs $31.8 million over the next 3 months to provide humanitarian support to children and women who are affected by this crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti.
- It costs approximately $500 to feed one starving child for one year.
- It costs approximately $10 to feed one starving child for one week.
This crisis might not have been on our radar screens before because we live so far away from it here in the United States but how can we stand by and watch children die even from a distance? It's only a hopeless situation if everyone gives up. Luckily, we have the opportunity to make this world a better place and the time to act is NOW.
Join the teams at entreQuest and Game On Events and you can feed at least one of these starving children this Friday at Field House (located in The Can Company at 2400 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224).
Make a $10 donation at the door and you’re invited to enjoy menu specials from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm and a limited OPEN BAR. Imagine how one happy hour for us filled with drinks and appetizers can provide 168 happier hours for the children of Africa filled with just basic nutritional needs.
The fun of this fundraiser will continue all evening with a corn hole tournament and other activities. All proceeds will go towards UNICEF.
You can check out the event on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=281925811824821.
If you are not able to attend the event on Friday, you can still make a donation to UNICEF at this link: http://inside.unicefusa.org/site/TR?pg=fund&fr_id=1090&pxfid=23121.
Thanks for thinking globally about this cause with us today and here’s hoping we’ll all be acting locally for this cause together on Friday.
Joe Mechlinski is the President of entreQuest and has partnered with countless leaders to effectively improve their team’s performance, their clients’ experience, and their company’s profits.
