Katie Fourqurean (center)
There will be a benefit at Steve & Cookies By the Bay on Thursday, Nov. 18, to help a Zambian orphan fulfill his dream of studying social work in college.
Just by dining at Steve & Cookies — located at 9700 Amherst Ave. in Margate — patrons will be automatically helping in this quest, as a portion of the proceeds from each meal purchased will go directly toward the education costs of Nyambe Chileshe, a young man from Zambia who has spent the past three years voluntarily directing a community center in his village. Chileshe led many people through income-generating projects and educational classes, and now desires to obtain more formal education himself. This is only possible through the sponsorship and generosity of others.
The event is being organized by Katie Fourqurean, a social worker and guidance counselor at the Uptown School in Atlantic City.
"I used to live in Africa and started a community center in Zambia with Nyambe," says Fourqurean. "When my project was over and I left, Nyambe continued to run the center and has for about the last three years. Now he wants to further his own education, and to do so in Africa would cost about $5,000 [U.S.] dollars for two years of school."
Throughout the evening, beautiful photos of Zambia, located in south-central Africa, will be available for purchase along with some handcrafts made by villagers who work at the community center directed by Chileshe.
The photos and crafts are part of the “Joy Human Development Center” in Zambia, which promotes AIDS awareness/education and economic livelihood through creativity, and the “Mango Tree Self Help Arts and Education Center,” dedicated to using arts, creativity, education and income-generating activities to uplift Zambian villages.
If you cannot attend this event but would like to make a donation, e-mail kfourqurean@gmail.com.
For more information, go here or call (609) 408-8751 or (609) 823-1163.
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