by Virginia Sowers, ChildFund Community Manager
The chance to travel across the world to meet a sponsored child doesn’t happen all that often for ChildFund supporters. Most faithfully write letters and exchange photos with children and their families for years, but few have the chance to meet face to face.
David Levis of Citrus Heights, Calif., now has that opportunity.
David and Stacie Levis
David is the grand prize winner of the Experience of a Lifetime promotion, that ran on ChildFund’s Facebook site this summer. He and his wife, Stacie, sponsor 13 children in ChildFund programs. Five of the children live in Uganda, which is where David, a California school teacher, plans to travel.
“ChildFund has become part of our family, even to the extent that our three young children have become involved in writing letters and saving change to go toward buying cows for some of our families,” David says. “This has changed their perspectives on the world.”
David’s trip with ChildFund to Uganda will take place next April over spring break. And it’s an experience he looks forward to bringing home to his family and students. “Seeing the five children we sponsor in Uganda will help me better understand the complexities faced by their families,” he says. “I plan to share this firsthand information to help teach my students about the importance of global citizenship, and how they too can look for ways to help people around the world.”
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To learn more about our sponsorship program, you may call 800-776-6767 or visit our website: http://www.childfund.org/child-sponsorship/sponsor-a-child.aspx
Sponsorship is $28 per month, or $35, if you sponsor a U.S. child.
We greatly appreciate your support for children.
Congratulations! May your family have a wonderful visit with your sponsored children, and may you and your students gain new knowledge from your soon to be life changing experience in April.