This holiday, give 100%.
We’re officially changing the meaning of Black Friday. This week, instead of scouring the malls (or boycotting Christmas shopping altogether), use your jolly goodwill to create some real change in the world. Here are 5 things you can do to make an impact in northern Uganda this holiday:
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This is big. Really big. Like, seriously big. Ginormously, massively big.
Okay, enough with the hyperbole — bottom-line is that Invisible Children is giving you the chance to get involved without spending a dollar. Donate your old books to IC and they can be sold to raise money for northern Uganda. Easy as that.
It’s official. We’ve broken into the American Idol world. One of our favorite pop stars, David Archuleta, uses his exclusive MTV Buzzworthy video to plug IC right around the 9th or 10th minute. Uh…we love that you love Emmy.
As the year’s winding down, we’re just getting started. First up, a whole new store for the holiday season, where 100% of the proceeds go straight into our programs. Check out our new products (including hoodies!!), new deals (like a free gold pin for buying over $30 and free shipping on orders over $100), and a lot of new functionality including the ability to create wish lists. This holiday, give 100%.
With our international tour wrapping up this week, stories continue to make their way around our offices about the amazing things happening on the road. Team Mid-Atlantic is being talked about right now because of the teacher who handed a student her personal credit card, and asked her to purchase 130 Invisible Children bracelets (times that by $20 and we’re talking about a $2,600 purchase!). Adam Litchfield is one of the Mid-Atlantic roadies and has the whole story for you…
So, we were in Charlotte, NC, today, spending the whole day at Myers Park High School. We arrived in the morning and got it started with an assembly of around 500 students and teachers. We showed GO and the audience was loving it. Right after the screening we were taking some questions, and spent a an awkward moment looking at each other, until someone came down to ask the first question. (more…)
(photo of Dustin from Thrice, Patrick Beine)
We’re hosting a concert…and it’s going to be huge. Dustin Kensrue from THRICE, Jon Foreman (SWITCHFOOT), Chris Conley (SAVES THE DAY) and Jim Ward (SLEEPERCAR, SPARTA, AT THE DRIVE IN) will perform a special acoustic concert to help raise awareness and support for IC…and all of them are going acoustic. We’re starting up a ton of auctions and selling tickets at $30 a pop…all the money’s going to help IC. Buy a ticket, tell your friends, drive out to California and be a part of some magic.
Find out more here.
December 19th @ 7 pm
at The Legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood
To get tickets, click here.
AND!! If you didn’t see it, we’re in USA Today’s Weekend edition…thanks to a huge shout-out from our dear ol’ friend Pete (Wentz).
Last week, IC founder Laren Poole went to a school in downtown San Diego to screen GO and get students involved. The kids at Monarch were blown away that kids in Uganda were going through something so much, and have already responded in a huge way by collecting a ton of books.
A student named Brandon immediately wrote a poem after the screening. (more…)
…book or wherever you want to show the world that you care.
Go to our banners page for some updated holiday zing for your profile, blog, website, or car.
So…as we were creating the new online store…we decided to do a bit of photoshopping. The inspiration? Elijah Wood + the devil from the Passion of Christ. Bobby has a nice glow, don’t you think? (more…)
Invisible Children recently wrapped up all the Schools for Schools: Round One construction projects (over 1.3 million US dollars) here in northern Uganda and decided to throw a monumental event to celebrate the amazing progress that has been made—this wouldn’t have been possible without all of you who’ve participated in Schools for Schools. The Grand Commissioning Ceremony of Round One Projects was held at Layibi Secondary School on October 29th, 2008.
“Brick by Brick: Building a Brighter Future” was the theme of the day. ‘Brick by Brick’ represented the rebuilding process in general, as IC’s mission for sustainable development cannot happen overnight. The focus was not on the completion of Round One, but rather on the fresh start the projects created for secondary school students in northern Uganda—looking ahead to all the work that will be done in the future.
The ceremony was also held so IC could officially hand over the Schools for Schools projects to the Government of Uganda and the local community—as both are stakeholders and need to take ownership of rebuilding the education system in northern Uganda (with the committed help of Invisible Children).
Group shot of Layibi boys
Now that the background is out of the way, I’ll try my best to recap this fabulous event. Words can’t exactly do it justice; perhaps some photos will help.
