Nets for the new year!
Hello Nothing But Nets Supporters!
I recently returned from our latest net distribution in Mali - exhausted yet full of pride. All of you should be so proud of yourselves. Every $10 you donated over the last year has been utilized to send nets and save lives. In Mali, 2.2 million children received a net as well as other life saving interventions such as vaccinations for polio and measles.
Malaria and the death it causes is tragic, but this story is about joy and life. While malaria results in at least one million deaths each year in Africa, in Mali over two million children participated in the campaign. We are catching up, thanks to you.
The Ministry of Health in Mali worked so hard on this campaign. They spent the six months leading up to the distribution mobilizing communities and educating mothers and families on the importance of participating in the integrated health days. We were blown away by the lines of women with babies strapped to their backs waiting at sunrise to receive vaccinations and nets that would allow each child to live beyond their fifth birthday.
Sitting in my office in Washington, D.C., I can close my eyes and think about how beautiful the people were. I can hear the songs of the Griot singing to each household, telling them to come to the center of town and bring their children. And you know what? They did bring their children. Even in the most remote villages along the Niger river, they were there, in line for the nets you sent.
During the holiday season we see the world in a different light. It is a time for sharing, giving and joy. You all are my own personal heroes because you have provided that joy to the people of Mali. What could be a better present during this holiday than what you already gave- The gift of a life.
Let’s do it again together in 2008! We have a lot more funds to raise to cover the continent. Send a Net and Save a Life for the New Year!
Thanks from the bottom of my heart,
Elizabeth McKee Gore
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Dear Elizabeth, Thank you and Nothing But Nets for providing us with the opportunity and venue to make history in eradicating malaria and ending poverty! It couldn't happen without such a devoted leader who is always focused on what is most important-the children!
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Dear Elizabeth,
My name is Samantha Steinmetz. I heard about Nothing but Nets in Rick Rielly's article in Sports Illustrated and I absolutly fell in love with the organization. I am a senior in high school, and at my school we are required to do a year long, intense senior project, so I decided to focus mine around Nothing but Nets. I love basketball, I plan to play in college, and I have a real connection with Africa- 2 years ago my family adopted a girl, now my sister, from Etheopia, and I want to give back to Africa as much as possible. For my project I am incorperating basketball to raise money, but one thing that I want to do sooo bad is actually go to Africa with Nothing but Nets on a distribution. I have already raised $1800 for NBN and I am only half way through the year. Going to Africa would be an absolutly life changing experience, and I want to go and help really really really badly. If you can help me, please email me back. I fell in love with Nothing but Nets, and I really want to help more and be able to go to Africa and see the children that I have been helping all year.
Thank you,
Samantha