A friend of mine sent me an email about Maaruf Strategies, an excellent volunteer program in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn that seeks to give bright, eager youngsters a chance to shine in a wide range of areas, from public service to the arts. They are fundraising:

THIS IS OUR 1000 / 20 FUNDRAISING DRIVE.  WE ARE SEEKING 1,00O PEOPLE TO DONATE $20.00 EACH.  FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, AT FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY 4 HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE SCHEDULED THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS FOR OUR SCHOLARS AND WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT:

• AGENDA ’09 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, BRINGING TOGETHER YOUNG LEADERS FROM ACROSS BED STUY TO CHART THEIR AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
• THE LAUNCH OF OUR CITIZEN DIPLOMAT INITIATIVE.  WE’RE LOOKING TO FLY 6 STUDENTS TO THE AFRICAN STATE OF NAMIBIA TO INTERACT WITH NAMIBIAN YOUTH AND DISCUSS A RANGE OF PROJECTS TO BE CONDUCTED OVER TIME.  THE CORNERSTONE PROJECT WILL BE USED SCIENE AND MATH TEXTS  FROM NYC SHIPPED TO SUPPORT NAMIBIA’S SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATION EFFORTS.

AGAIN, YOUR DONATION WILL BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:

MAARUF STRATEGIES INC

418 BAINBRIDGE STREET

BROOKLYN, N.Y 11233

YOU WILL RECIEVE DOCUMENTATION OF YOUR DONATION FOR YOUR TAX RECORDS.

REMEMBER, WE ARE FACED WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY IN OUR COMMUNITY.  FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE THE WEALTHIEST GENERATION IN OUR HISTORY, WITH MORE THAN ENOUGH AT OUR DISPOSAL TO DEAL WITH THIS EMERGENCY….IF WE REALLY WANT TO.

THANK YOU.

THE BOARD OF MAARUF STRATEGIES INC, 2008

MAARUF STRATEGIES INC. IS A 501 C 3 NON PROFIT CORPORATION.

www.maarufstrategiesinc.com