The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

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Don’t Mess With Texas
While many hotels’ elevators skip
the thirteenth floor, there is no case
of triskaidekaphobia at CaroTrans.
Our newest branch in Dallas, Texas
is proudly referred to as Lucky 13!
Matt Britton, originally from
Auckland (by way of Baltimore), is
leading the branch alongside Keith
Morris from Dallas. CaroTrans is
the only NVO with a fully
operational office in Dallas.
ELVIS Rocks In Cleveland - Contributed by Chris Wilson
Elvis Donkoh operates the
Children’s Home of Hope in Ghana.
My neighbor has been working with
his organisation to raise money for
his home in Ghana. Elaine Yeager,
Krystle Bouchahine and myself
participated in the race on Saturday
May 7, 2011. Elvis is visiting
Cleveland to raise money for a new
building for his orphans. Orphaned
children in Ghana are a real
problem and the orphans cared for
by Elvis’s organisation are the result
Before and after shots of the new Dallas branch
of parents who died of AIDS-related
illnesses.
I am very thankful to Elaine and
Krystle for showing up for the race.
After learning more about Elvis’s
orphanage we will be looking for
another fundraiser to raise money
for his orphans. Currently, Elvis has
17 children in this orphanage and
the costs to feed all 17 are $600
per month. After speaking with
Elvis, we learned you can buy a
nice piece of land for about $4,000
and raise goats and vegetables.
This would be a much better
solution and sustain the orphanage
and offer some basic meals on a
daily basis. Goats cost about $30
each and we think we can help him
raise enough money for the land,
30 goats and some crop seeds to
get started. It is an ambitious goal,
but after spending time with Elvis,
we all believe it is a worthwhile goal
and very important.
L-R: Krystle Bouchahine, Elaine Yeager, Chris Wilson, Elvis, Debbie Nash