My name is Jyoti and I am 9 years old. I was born in Pune, India. When I was 21 months old, my mommy and daddy adopted me. I'm going into 4th grade at Huntingtowne Farms Elementary. I like riding my bicycle, collecting American Girl Dolls and reading Harry Potter books. I'm on my fourth book since January. I also am excited about the sumer project that my brother and I are doing this summer through Watershed and Equitas.
My name is Sullivan and I am 7 years old. I was born in Bankok, Thailand. When I was 20 months old, my mommy and daddy adopted me. I also enjoy riding my bicycle. But i also like bugs. Especially ants and worms. I have a room where I spend time prentending to build cities with all my building blocks. I am glad I'm helping the students in Malawi this summer.
This summer, we were trying to figure out how to make the world a better place when one evening, I (Jyoti) went for a bike ride while my dad went for a run. After the run/ride, me, daddy and Sulley started thinking about how we could ride bikes this summer and help kids in Africa go to school. That's when we came up with the idea for ONE HUNDRED MILES OF HOPE.
This summer we will be riding our bicycles 100 total miles (50 each) to help provide hope for the children in Malawi Africa. Sort of like a summer long Bike-A-Thon. We are asking friends, families and neighbors to sponsor our ride with a monetary amount for each mile we ride. Our goal is to raise enough resources to provide at least 4 High School students with a years worth of education. To date we've ridden a total of 47 miles. My dad runs along side of us while we ride. Usually it's about 5 miles at a time. It's a total team effort and he's really getting in great shape.
Primary education in Malawi is free, but secondary education (the equivalent of high school in the U.S.) is not. Secondary school often becomes unaffordable for children whose parents are too sick to work or have died. For $150, you can send a Malawi child to secondary school for one year. This includes books, school supplies, uniform and shoes.
Our project is through Steve Cook's non-profit organization called Equitas and our church, Watershed. We would love to have you sponsor us. We are still about 3 kids away from our goal. To dated we have raised a little over $160. Email us through our dad if you would like to help out. Matt@watershedcharlotte.com
