What an amazing day we had on Friday! The girls who’ll take part in the Kansas City half of the 3-week RISK film-making program were together for the first time. And as RISK director Tara Veneruso and producer Eric Keith took them through some creative and fun exercises, the girls showed a spirit that was inspiring to all of us. We’ll be up in St. Joseph Tuesday with co-producer Deny Staggs to bring all of those girls together.
Knowing that each of these girls has known more adversity than I’ve experienced in all my years makes me even more determined to present a program that will be life-enhancing for them. Many of these girls’ stories are downright heartbreaking. Through RISK, we want to ensure they widen their options for a better and more enriching life.
One great part of the program is the community support we’ve received. However, with the program start date fast approaching (June 11), we still have many girls in both KC and St. Joe who are in need of sponsors through our Sponsor-a-Girl program.
We’re making a special effort this week to let people know of our RISK sponsorship levels, with the money going toward ensuring that each of the girls’ needs are fully met during the program: (1) RISK Premier Sponsor: $10,000 (2) RISK Platinum Sponsor: $5,000 (3) RISK Gold Sponsor: $1,000 (4) RISK Silver Sponsor: $500 (5) RISK Sponsor: $50+
To make a tax-deductible sponsorship donation to RISK via Red Echo Group, our not-for-profit producer of RISK, send a check payable to “Red Echo Group” to:
Red Echo Group
ATTN: Eric Keith
299 Paseo Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64106
OR:
You can help RISK even more right now by donating via credit card! Just call the RISK office at:
(323) 463-1996
If you have any questions about RISK, donating to RISK, or any other RISK-related issues, please don’t hesitate to contact us! Thank you to everyone for their generous support!
-Linda
P.S. Check us out in the Kansas City Star!