Leave the old behind::: ReNOVATE

Lovely people from planet blogger, greetings. 

Yes I am a bit wonky today. Exhausted from an extremely long weekend and week. I'll be fine because tomorrow I can say #TGIF.

Besides the floods in Lagos and burning sun in Montreal, there are good things going on. I'm increasingly excited about the events and movements that have started this year. Moving young people away from just fun and into more serious ventures. One of such is the 2011 ReNOVATE Malaria Benefit Gala.

ReNOVATE is an organization founded by Roseline Akintunde with its objectives to 

"improve the plight of education, health and 

development in Nigeria's rural and most disopportuned areas. 

We are motivated by the opportunity that we have experienced 

and our dream is to extend similar opportunities to people who 

are living everyday in much difficulty and without much prospect 

of improvement."

It is simply impressive that people want to offer the same opportunities to those not as privileged. I respect that a lot. I'm not involved in ReNOVATE, but I am a firm believer in charity and that is something as a Finance professional I am looking to support in Nigeria. 

ReNOVATE will be hosting a black tie fund-raising dinner on the 23rd of July, 2011 to propel its pilot project- The 2011 Malaria Initiative [with the goal of providing hundreds of direly needed mosquito nets to families in rural Nigeria, as well as launching a crucial education program towards alleviation].

The Gala is at Paul Robeson Campus Center, Rutgers University,  350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Newark, NJ .The purpose of the Malaria Benefit Gala to celebrate the launch of this ambitious project as well as to raise awareness and the much needed funds. All proceeds will go towards this project.

I can't  make the event but for those who can and want to go, you can go to their website for more details http://www.renovatenigeria​.org/page05.html 

That's all from me folks... I'll keep you updated of my 'paroles' in the beautiful city of Montreal!

Till then, be safe!

~x~