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Film. Auction. Action! Fundraiser for Girls Education

Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, CO

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Event Description

Wednesday, Oct 12th, 6:30-9pm

Wolf Law Building, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, CO

 

 Join Girls Education International and the Boulder community in supporting educational opportunities for underserved girls and women at our fundraising screening of “A SMALL ACT.” This documentary explores how a single gesture can lead to unlimited possibilities and will leave you inspired!

This award-winning film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and an Emmy for best documentary, and won a Humanitis Prize, Black Reel Award and NAMIC Vision Award for best documentary.

A silent auction and reception featuring Ozo Coffee and Boom Yogurt Bar and other treats from local vendors will follow the film.

You'll be able to bid on great items such as:

- Mini Bus II tent by The North Face or  Brunton/Primus Bifrost H4 tent

 - Bike fit from FasCat Coaching

- Fireplace Suite at the Magnolia Hotel 

- Outdoor gear and apparel from REI, Petzl, Julbo, Crocs, Brunton/Primus and more!

- Tickets to: Colorado Symphony, Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Boulder Intl. Film Festival and the Spot gym

- A studio photography session and poster-sized print

- Jewelry, microdermabrasion and great gifts & services for her

- Golf, Avalanche memorabilia, Jeffferson Co. Open Space swag and more for him

- Gifts for pets, and their people!

 

Sponsored by Bhakti Chai, The North Face, Brunton/Primus, Davies Creative Photography, FasCat Coaching, Boom Yogurt Bar & Boldface Design Group, Inc.

Contact us for sponsorship opportunities.

We have been selected by Global Giving to receive matching funds for a limited time. Please consider helping support our girls in Pakistan even more by clicking here to donate to this campaign.

 

 

 

About the film:

When Hilde Back sponsored a young, rural Kenyan student, she thought nothing of it. She certainly never expected to hear from him, but years later she does. Now a Harvard graduate and a Human Rights Lawyer for the United Nations, Chris Mburu decides to find the stranger that changed his life. Inspired by her generosity, he starts a scholarship program of his own and names it for his former benefactor.

The top students in Mukubu primary school are in the exact same situation as Chris once was. They are bright, but can’t afford to pay school fees. With the creation of Chris’ fund, these students have new hope. But the program is small; how many will qualify for a scholarship?

 

About Girls Education International:

Girls Education International (Girls Ed) founders Heidi Wirtz and Lizzy Scully went to Pakistan to rock climb, not start a non-profit organization. But when an injury cut their trip short, they visited Khane, a remote village in north Pakistan. There, they they got a first-hand look at the deplorable conditions of Khane’s girls’ school.

Heidi and Lizzy formed Girls Ed, a 501(c)3 Colorado-based non-profit organization to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved females in remote and undeveloped regions of the world.

Why educate girls? “Educate a woman, you educate a nation,” according to former South African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. She stresses girls’ education as an essential starting point for growth and opportunity, not only for the girls themselves, but for their countries.

Girls Education International is a registered  501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Map of Event Location
October 12th, 2011  6:30 pmOctober 13th, 2011  6:30 pm