Supporter Spotlights

Cheers to John Bayeux, for writing one of his college essays on SHARE!  John has been working with SHARE since it began, in 2008, and looks forward to assisting the group in the future.  John believes that SHARE has given him an opportunity to channel his service efforts through helping the Tanzanian girls, and has changed his life forever.  Currently a senior at Ridge High School, in Basking Ridge, NJ, John will be attending DeSales University in the fall.  He is a captain of the Ridge Winter and Spring Track teams, and will continue running in college.  Click "Read more" to see his amazing essay!

Thanks to Nate Berkus for launching SHARE's pilot electronic reader initiative by donating 10 brand-new SONY E-Readers!  SHARE greatly appreciates this generous gift that will benefit hundreds of secondary school teachers and students in Tanzania.  These e-book readers, manufactured by Sony, use an electronic paper display and is viewable in direct sunlight, requires no power to maintain a static image, and is usable in portrait or landscape orientation.

SHARE appreciates the support from several Girl Scout Troops in Ridgewood, New Jersey, who have been collecting school supplies for our schools in Tanzania.  The scouts have also helped raise funds by purchasing SHARE t-shirts and SHARE sillybandz - all profits are donated directly to girls' education in Africa.  Thank you Ridgewood Scouts, for making a difference in the lives of girls your age across the globe!

Thanks to the New York Red Bulls management team for giving SHARE wonderful exposure! The Red Bull Arena lit up on the night of August 14th in front of a sold out crowd of 25,000 fans for the New York Red Bulls vs. Los Angeles Galaxy match presented by Prudential. 

The SHARE video presented at half-time, along with the lines introducing SHARE's founder to the crowd during the "Official Coin Toss Ceremony" - describing SHARE's path to deliver a more prominent future to less fortunate children - was an amazing opportunity.  Special thanks goes the Cristina Prado, Manager of Business Development, for orchestrating a perfect event!

Cheers to the fabulous folks at Signazon who gave SHARE a generous discount.   Here's what Signazon has to say: " I see what an incredible organization SHARE is!  Naturally, we are happy to extend a discount to a non-profit organization like SHARE, education is of utmost importance to children across the world and there is no limit to the potential of a young girl when she has the ability to read."  Signazon.com is the top online custom sign company based in Dallas, TX and Boston, MA.  Specializing in full color digital business sign printing, Signazon.com helps non-profit organizations, small businesses and retail store fronts create window decals, window graphics, and retail signs for their business name promotion and holiday sale advertising needs. 

Special thanks to the Oakville Service Unit for holding a school supply drive for SHARE.  Many useful items, including backpacks, have been collected. Thanks to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania for inviting Shannon to be the guest speaker at the Bridging Ceremony on May 18th, 2010 in Morrisville, PA.  Shannon presented a program on her Gold Award project and educated the scouts on what life is like for girls their same age in Tanzania.  Please click Read more to watch Shannon's presentation. 

Thanks to Susanne Quigley and Elizabeth Barickman for spearheading SHARE's largest school supply drive to date! In July 2009, nearly 400 Bible School campers donated thousands of pencils, pens, notebooks, binders, calculators, rulers, and children's books to the SHARE program. The campers also wrote letters to the SHARE girls and created bookmarks for the program. Following the camp, the McNamara family traveled to Tanzania and was able to hand deliver 10 boxes of supplies and letters to the 3 SHARE programs.

Many thanks to Cedar Hill Elementary School for donating to SHARE thousands of children's books and textbooks over the past several years.

Many thanks to the MOMS' Club of Morristown, NJ, for holding a SHARE Book Drive in December 2008. Hundreds of quality donated books were collected! The MOMS' Club generously contributed to the shipping costs down to Tanzania as well.

Thanks to Tess Buckley's Junior Girl Scout Troop for organizing the "Buddies & Books Café" night at the Liberty Corner School and collecting 1000+ children's books for the SHARE programs in Tanzania. Thanks for inviting SHARE founder, Shannon, to speak to the children and parents at the event, held on March 5, 2009.

Thanks to Maggie Serpico of The Friends of the Piscataway Library for the donation of children's books - enough boxes to fill an entire van. November 2008.

Cheers to the Bernards Township Library in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, for donating thousands of children's books to SHARE over the past several years! www.bernardslibrary.org

Thanks to Rich Graber for generously offering the services of his company, STERLING TRANSPORT SERVICES, to help SHARE truck over 100 heavy boxes of children's books, textbooks, and school supplies from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, to the Books For Africa location in St. Paul, Minnesota. STERLING TRANSPORT SERVICES, www.sterlingtrans.us, is a New Jersey-based transportation company dedicated to providing customers with the highest level of service. The Sterling team strives to build relationships with its clients, many of whom have been with them for years. February 2009.

Thanks for the donation of 10 IBM ThinkPad laptops to SHARE by the law firm Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC. September 2008.

Cheers to Rachel Kehoe, a junior at Mt. Saint Mary’s High School in NJ, for choosing SHARE as a project for her religion class.   "I heard about SHARE and thought it was a great cause because I believe education is really important," notes Rachel.  She gathered hundreds of school supplies and many boxes of books from her families and friends. "I was really glad to help out the girls in Africa," says Rachel.