Still Moving! Africa 2010!

Hello hello!

This December, I will be spending Christmas with my lovely friend Meredith and the kids of Swaziland as we walk across the country to bring awareness and hope to a country so devastatingly striken by poverty. Swaziland has the highest rate of HIV/AIDs in the world, and over 200,000 orphans in a country the size of New Jersey. Here is a support letter we are sending out: if you would like to help, follow the directions at the bottom (click www.nnlfilm.org > SOS> support a step> however much you want to help and add my name!)

See ya in Swaziland!

	Steps Over Swaziland
	Dear Friends & Family, Sanibonani, unjani? ('Hello, how are you?' in SiSwati) I have an amazing opportunity to take part in a historical walk across Swaziland, a small country in Africa. This event is purposed to help bring healing and hope to a beloved people and nation. From December 18th, 2010 - January 3, 2011, my team and I will walk, sing, and dribble a soccer ball 128 miles across Swaziland in just 11 days! But I can't do it alone; I need your help! The country is sending out an SOS, and I hope you will consider helping me take STEPS OVER SWAZILAND. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? The truth is: 1) There are over 200,000 orphans living in a country the size of New Jersey. 2) Swaziland has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world. 3) Swaziland has the lowest life expectancy in the world at 29 years. 4) Swaziland is the only country in the world with a negative growth rate. 5) By the year 2020 there will be NO ADULTS in Swaziland unless something is done. HOW ARE WE DOING THIS? Liquid Worldwide, an entertainment company that combines a passion for storytelling with a purpose to benefit humanity, has developed a film & companion action campaign purposed to raise awareness and support for the Swazi people and the charitable organizations coming alongside them. The film & campaign is called NEVER NEVERLAND, and it tells the story of Africans & Americans united to help a king heal his people before Swaziland becomes a Neverland. SOS - Steps Over Swaziland 128 MILES TO TRAVEL. COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM. A STORY TO TELL. Led by 13-year old Philanthropist ZACH BONNER (www.littleredwagonfoundation.com), FUNDaFIELD (FundaField.org), and YOUME Clothing founders and volunteers (www.youmeclothing.com)- 40 friends and family members will walk across Swaziland to raise awareness and support for Swazi orphans. SOS intends to offer each community as needed: 1) the knowledge and tools to plant a sustainable garden 2) a water well 3) Zachpacks filled with care kits and HIV/AIDS education 4) Shoes & YOUME donated clothes 5) Blankets and beanies 6) Medical care 7) a FUNDaFIELD soccer field and equipment. HOW CAN YOU HELP? Donate towards sending me on the SOS trip! -Go to www.nnlfilm.com -Click on SOS at the bottom of the page -Scroll to the bottom and click on SPONSOR A STEP -Fill out the information, making sure to put my name in the donation box "We SHALL overcome. We MUST overcome. It is our responsibility as world citizens to turn back the tide of global poverty, genocide, and the proliferation of AIDS, NOW. Study "We Shall Overcome." Sing it, hear it, believe it, and whenever, wherever possible, act on it."