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The Senior Class of 2008 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chose Carolina for Kibera as the Senior Campaign for Carolina's endorsed class gift. Go here to read the Daily Tar Heel report.
Many seniors are supportive and excited about the choice. "I think it's a good thing to leave a legacy behind," senior Bola Omitoogun said. "The fact they're giving money to service is more meaningful than, say, putting up another statue."
The senior class also said they were interested in supporting the University's growing international focus through a gift to Carolina for Kibera.
Other seniors are concerned that the gift will not go towards a physical gift on campus. CFK Summer Fellow Laura Williamson, a senior at UNC, is working with senior class president Ashley Shores and the senior class marshals to brainstorm ways in which the gift could be used in Kibera for the purchase of a physical gift that would be donated to CFK in honor of the UNC Senior Class of 2008.
Carolina for Kibera is excited to make the connection between UNC students and youth leaders in Kibera stronger through the senior class gift.
"By naming CFK the beneficiary of the Senior Campaign for Carolina, not only are the seniors demonstrating an incredible commitment to service," said CFK President and Founder Rye Barcott, "but they also are embracing their role as leaders and partners with their counterparts in Kibera in making the world a better place. Carolina for Kibera is honored to work with the UNC Senior Class of 2008."
Carolina for Kibera entered the Changemakers "Sport for a Better World" competition sponsored by Nike and Ashoka today. The competition seeks out innovators in the field of sports-for-social-change, and CFK submitted the youth sports and leadership program developed by CFK Founder Rye Barcott and CFK Executive Director Salim Mohamed as a model for ethnic and religious violence prevention in marginalized communities worldwide.
You can help CFK in the competition by registering with Changemakers, reviewing and commenting on the CFK competition entry, voting in December if CFK is chosen as a finalist, and telling your friends + family to do the same! Also, please add the RSS feed Widget from the CFK competition entry to your personal webpages, including Facebook, MySpace, or weblog. That way, you will be in-the-loop when others post comments about CFK. Comments will help us to revise and improve our competition profile. Voting for our innovative youth sports and leadership model in December could help us win one of three $5,000 prizes!
Are you a student, faculty or alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill? UNC-Chapel Hill is one of a select group of universities that will act as Official University Commentators for the Sport for a Better World Competition. There will be prizes for student commentators and an award for the university with the highest level of participation. Sign up for the UNC-Changemakers listserv to receive details and announcements about the competition, UNC’s role in the competition, and how you can get involved. Through this listserv, we will send “how to” details, resources, and helpful reminders to the UNC community. Sign up by sending a blank email to: join-unc-changemakers@listserv.unc.edu.
