We had a fun-filled afternoon of wine, appetizers and donated auction items from the community plus a delightfully funny play in early September at the Jewel Box Theater. MWEEP friends were able to catch up with one another and new friends purchased a ticket and ventured out to see what this fun event entailed. They were not disappointed! MWEEP Kenya and MWEEP USA send our heartfelt thank you for taking the time to help educate these girls and women in Kenya.
Formal records from 2007 until 2022 show that MWEEP has sent 1,116 young girls to secondary school and 367 women on to post-secondary school. Currently in 2023 alone there are 99 young girls in secondary schools and 43 enrolled in post-secondary college/universities/vocational schools. Wow! Because of the support you have empowered these young women have been able to become teachers, accountants, secretaries, business managers, working in community development, tailors, hair dressers, medical workers, bankers, entrepreneurs. This all This all happened because mothers said, “We want different lives for our daughters, but we need help.” YOU stepped up, – YOU helped.
Again thank you for attending the annual MWEEP Jewel Box Fundraiser.
With many thanks from the MWEEP USA Board,
Barbara Stark, Pat O’Rourke, Barbara Coffey, Peggy Iversen, Sandy Lewis, Betty Brownley, Cheri Paulin
We are so excited to see everyone on September 24th at the Jewel Box Theater. It’s always nice to see all your familiar faces and have fun catching up, (Not to mention the wonderful wine, hors d’oeuvres and a funny play) all for MWEEP.
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Many thanks for your donation to Kitsap Great Give, 2023. which went well beyond our expectations.
Every $300 that was donated to MWEEP through the Kitsap Great Give this April sends one girl to secondary school for a full year. In addition MWEEP has been able to send ten more women to post secondary school for this term. We are truly thankful for your faithful generosity and support which once again offers these girls and young Maasai women hope and changed lives through education. We all send our heartfelt thanks.
The MWEEP Board USA
Unsurpassed impact for the entire community!
Early giving starts Saturday April 1, 2023 and ends at midnight Tuesday April 11, 2023.
The Kitsap Great Give is a 24-hour “give-day” event that unites our community through a special online donation platform to support the many nonprofit organizations that make Kitsap a great place to live – for all of us.
MWEEP considers this to be one critical way to generate funds to send more Maasai girls and women to school.
Presented by the Kitsap Community Foundation and the United Way of Kitsap County, this annual community movement of generosity has resulted in more than $14 million in community support since 2014.
How Can I Support MWEEP during the Kitsap Great Give?
(1) Starting Saturday April 1, 20023 to to: www.KitsapGreatGive.org and select MWEEP as one of your nonprofits.
Use your credit or debit card to give online on this website. (KitsapGreatGive.org) from a computer or mobile device,
(2) Make a gift by check, credit, or debit card by returning our reply envelope included in the KGG direct mail appeal distributed to more than 100,000 households in Kitsap;
(3) Call the Kitsap Community Foundation at (360) 698-3622 to make your gift over the phone. (360/698-6322)
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MWEEP USA recently received an email (below) from MWEEP Kenya with an update and note of thanks to their supporters. Please read following and note that our supporters have continued to help the Kenyan women even in times of uncertainty and need.
MWEEP Kenya and USA thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Email dated December 31, 2022
Greetings to you all.
As the holiday season 2022 is upon us, please consider making a special year–end tax-deductible donation to MWEEP which will allow us to plan for the future.
Offer hope to someone you have never met. Offer education to a girl or young woman in Kenya who is vulnerable and in need, It provides them the skills and power to become thriving, productive citizens. It provides the light of hope that penetrates the darkness of poverty.
Just click on the secure purple online box to make your donation.
The MWEEP Board USA and KENYA thank you in in advance for making a difference.
Our September 18th Jewel Box auction and play at the Jewel Box Theatre was a huge success and allot of fun. We raised funds to send girls and women to school in Kenya for another term. A big thank you to all who came and those who donated their time and items. And thank you to the following local businesses who participated: Apex Media and Root Sport – Mariner’s tickets, Jan Kelly – Estate Planning, Kingston Ale House, Kingston Firehouse Theatre, and Bloedel Reserve.
Your faithful support gives these Maasai girls and women in Kenya the gift of education and hope. And it’s working!
Tickets are now easily available to purchase online for our Fall Auction/Comedy play fundraiser. Please click on the link below to purchase your tickets. We look so forward to seeing you at The Jewel Box Theater on September 18th!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mweep-at-the-jewel-box-tickets-396694031527