Welcome to my page. Once again I am raising money for Abundant Waters -- that terrific afterschool program for the kids in my hood (Hell's Kitchen, NYC). I'm doing something a little different this year. While I train for Ironman Canada at the end of August I am helping 5 runners that have stepped up to run the New York City Marathon as a charity drive for Abundant Waters. I'm acting as "consult" hopefully helping them meet their goals.
So far everyone has registered and they are working on their fundraising pages. I've created a little blog to keep everyone updated /teamabundantwaters.wordpress.com/ there are some cute videos about the progam and the kids. I hope you'll browse through and make a donation to help keep this after school program thriving.
About Abundant Waters
The Abundant Waters After-School Program began in September 1993 at PS 111, a Title I school (children come from households with a below poverty level income) in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.
The Abundant Waters program started out small with 12 sixth-grade girls in a dance class. But soon sports, drama, chess, art, music were added. Children flocked to the program, soaking it all up. In fact, that’s what the name Abundant Waters means—that every child deserves “watering” or nurturing and the chance to bloom.
The program is now in its 14th year and presently at PS 51, also a Title I public school, since 2004. The program serves over 100 children, providing daily homework tutoring, chess instruction and sports participation. Weekly classes include dance, art, music, cooking, knitting, wall climbing and computer skills. There are also bowling excursions and trips to quality films.
WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP
We all know every day there are budget cuts in our schools. Hardest hit are those schools of low income families. Abundant Waters gives these children an opportunity to get the after school tutoring and development programs they would not get otherwise.
"We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. "
-Barack Obama