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Vilakazi mourns the death of Nelson Mandela

12/3/2013

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All of us who have been involved with the Vilakazi Foundation are heartbroken by the loss of Nelson Mandela. Like millions around the world, he was a guiding light to us. 
  
Mandela's compass unfailingly pointed to justice. He was the very best of humanity. May we all honor his legacy by continuing to make the world a better, more equal place.
  
"What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived," Mandela 
said. "It is what  difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the  significance of the life we lead.”

- Leigh Jacobs, Vilakazi Foundation president and founder
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Vilakazi goes on Fox 25

6/5/2012

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We are so excited to report that Vilakazi will appear on Fox 25 this week!

Board member Lauren Dennison will appear with Kelli Dupuy, the reigning champion of our rock-paper-scissors tournament. This was Kelli before dominating at our last tournament:
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This should be great! We are so greatful to anchor Liz Dueweke for having us! We hope this will help get the word out about our second rock-paper-scissors tournament, which is Friday evening, by the way.
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Two fabulous ladies join our board

1/13/2012

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We are so excited to kick off the year with two new board members: Megan Elliott and Jackie Mania.

Megan is an executive assistant at Accel Financial. She also happens to be Rotary Queen Extraordinaire.

Jackie is a federal grants manager for Oklahoma City Public Schools. She's a multi-talented runner.

Click here to read all about them!

We are so honored that they've joined the Vilakazi Foundation board. They're both smart, talented women, and we know they'll help the foundation reach even greater heights. Welcome, Megan and Jackie!
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We're on the way to our goal!

1/9/2012

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Our end-of-year donations are in and we are so proud to announce the results! We have about $6,000 in our bank account now!

So how does that translate to aid for children in need?

We now have enough money to buy school medical and sports kits for all 22 schools in the Knysna Education Trust. We also have enough to buy supply backpacks for 99 students!

Our goal is to provide all 22 school kits and 350 backpacks, which would be backpacks for 1 in 4 children in the schools. Now we're working toward filling those other 251 backpacks! 

Thank you so, so, so much to our donors who have been so generous! We're a little more than 6 months away from our trip and $4,000 from our goal!
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Kits for Kids Campaign doing well

12/28/2011

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Happy Holidays! Our first ever donation campaign - Kits for Kids - is off and running. We are proud to report that generous donors have sponsored THREE school kits and TWO backpacks so far! We are so excited! We are inching closer and closer to our goal every day. Right now we are 45 percent of the way there! We hope to break the halfway mark by the end of the year, but we need your help! Please consider sponsoring a backpack for a child or a kit for an entire school. Your donations make a difference in children's lives!
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Best meeting of the year

10/26/2011

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Our Vilakazi board meetings are usually pretty fun, but there's one meeting every year that the board really looks forward to.

The wine selection meeting.

Monday night we got together and sampled a variety of South African wines. We were real connoisseurs: we ate pizza. But we did come up with a list that we think will be fantastic.

Neil Ellis Sincerely Sauvignon Blanc
Goiya Chardonnay
Goats Do Roam Red (yes, just red)
Sebeka Cape Blend Shiraz Pinotage
KWV Merlot
Excelsior Cabernet Sauvignon

Now, keep in mind that this list is tentative. Things could change. But I can tell you right now that we have a few surprises up our sleeves. This is the full list! We've got at least one more exciting wine to share with you! Hooray!

Remember to buy your tickets in advance and get $5 off!
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Volunteer with Vilakazi!

9/26/2011

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Vilakazi will once again have a booth out at the annual Plaza Festival! We had so much fun last year that we're back for more! We'll have shirts for sale and show photos and video of what we've accomplished. We hope you'll stop by!

Also, we're looking for some volunteers. You know you want to help! You can help sell shirts and man the booth. We have four 2-hour shifts: 12-2 p.m., 2-4 p.m., 4-6 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. If you're intersted, just email Carrie at ccoppernoll@opubco.com. We hope you'll join us!
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Board prepares for retreat

8/22/2011

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Our board has decided to have its first retreat. We're getting together this weekend to discuss long-term goals and how to accomplish them. The next year will be a very busy one for us, and we're all hopeful. We'll post pictures and let you know how it goes!
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IRS grants Vilakazi Foundation nonprofit status

7/14/2011

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Our letter has come in the mail! We recieved word from the Internal Revenue Service today that our request for nonprofit status has been granted! After months of work and waiting, we are so proud to earn our tax-exempt status.

Thank you so much to our supporters, friends and mentors, particularly Edwin Amaya of Smile Colombia.

So, all of your donations so far are now officially tax deductible. Please feel free to make a new donation today!
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100 South African children get the gift of clean water

7/13/2011

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We are so, so grateful for our friends at Midtown Rotary. Last year, we partnered with them to help win a grant to buy water-filtering drinking straws for children in Coffee Bay, South Africa. We were so excited for Midtown Rotary to win the $1,000 grant and turn that into 100 clean water straws for children in the rural South African community. Please click here to read all about it.
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