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Leah donated to "SHARE in Africa" to aid girls education in Tanzania

Thank you to Leah Koch for donating a brand new laptop to SHARE that was given to her by the Girl Scouts when she was named a 2009 National Young Woman of Distinction.

 

Leah was a Girl Scout for 11 years. Her Girl Scout Gold Award focused on her love of theater. She wrote an original play and toured it around the city of Chicago, visiting hospitals and afterschool programs. Leah then transformed the script into a picture book.

Shannon McNamara's work with SHARE caught the attention of teen star Miley Cyrus, who invited her and her fellow SHARE volunteers, Bridget and Dylan, to attend her concert in Newark in November 2009.

Nate Berkus

Nate Berkus, host of NBC's The Nate Berkus Show, was so impressed with SHARE's work in Africa that he invited SHARE founder Shannon McNamara to be a guest on his show. Shannon was asked about the importance of raising the quality of education for girls in Africa.  Nate told a national audience that SHARE was "really fabulous" and "very, very cool."  

Nate Berkus is a design expert, New York Times best-selling author and a regular contributor to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" since 2002.  

"Oprah Winfrey"  "Shannon Hill McNamara"

Cheers to Oprah Winfrey for helping spread awareness for girls' education in Africa.  SHARE's founder was interviewed on Oprah Radio and SHARE's work was published on the Oprah’s Angel Network.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Oprah highlighted SHARE's founder, Shannon McNamara, as an “exceptional female”.

Condoleezza Rice

SHARE founder Shannon McNamara had the honor of meeting former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  in May 2010 in Washington D.C.

Dr. Rice was impressed with the charity and welcomed the SHARE brochure and DVD that Shannon offered. Dr. Rice congratulated Shannon for being honored as one of "America's Top 10 Youth Volunteers," winning a National Prudential Spirit of Community Award for her outstanding community service.

Miley Cyrus

Singer and actress Miley Cyrus gave SHARE’s founder, Shannon McNamara, a special invitation to her November 2009 concert at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The teen sensation met with Shannon and two additional SHARE volunteers, Bridget Bauer and Dylan Canete backstage prior to the concert.  Cyrus told the girls that “SHARE is awesome” and thought that their volunteering was "really cool." Shannon had been singled out for “doing an outstanding job volunteering and making an impact in [her] community.”

Monique Coleman  "Shannon Hill McNamara"

Actress Monique Coleman (High School Musical; Dancing with the Stars) was impressed with the work SHARE is doing in Africa.

Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan

Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan spoke with SHARE founder Shannon McNamara about the importance of giving adolescent girls in developing countries access to education.  The two met at Carnegie Hall in New York City at Glamour Magazine's "Women of the Year" event on November 8, 2010.  The Queen was presented with Glamour magazine's Woman of the Year award and is a Girl Up Global Advocate.