It's that time of year again! October is here, and with it comes the craziness of planning for our two biggest events of the year: the S.O.S Gala here in Charlotte and our Young Founders Event in New York City. These events give us the incredible chance to see, thank, and hug many of the
Where the heck did this week go?! Stateside we have completely consumed with getting the invitations for the S.O.S Gala prepped, assembled, stuffed, sorted, and off to the post office. We picked up everything from the printer Monday evening. Dave, John, Lisa, and everyone at Allegra Southend takes such good care of TFFT's printing needs.
Hello blogland! I just got back from Tanzania last night, and while I have many updates for you, I wanted to start by sharing an incredibly cool way that high school seniors from Charlotte, North Carolina impacted our students' graduation ceremony in Arusha, Tanzania. Each year Myers Park High School seniors proudly graduate wearing beautiful
Meghann was the Guest of Honor at Usa River Academy's graduation ceremony on Saturday. I thought you might like to read the words of wisdom that she imparted to the graduates. I wish we could have video of this--I can just imagine every TFFT student beaming with pride while she spoke! And now, I introduce
(Maggie's back! If you didn't read yesterday's post, we'd suggest starting there...) I think the biggest way I've felt connected to TFFT is through my communication with Richard Francis, the student we sponsor through our high school club. Receiving letters, report cards, and pictures from Richard helps me realize how big of an influence TFFT's
Today's post is from Maggie Boorman. Maggie is just starting her freshman year at Clemson University after spending many of her high school years leading her school's TFFT Club. We like to think of Maggie as TFFT's little elf... there have been countless ways that she has given of herself to benefit TFFT (if you
While for most people this back-to-school extravaganza at Usa River Academy marked little more than the beginning of the third term, for me it actually marked a change in my life—or at least alerted me of a change that had already taken place. You may remember that I had been in Tanzania for a
Gosh, we weren't very good at posting this week. I promise we have many great posts in store for the coming weeks, but I just couldn't let the day pass without a quick note to you from TFFT! We hope you have some fun planned for Labor Day Weekend. Just thinking about a long, relaxing
Today we are delighted to share with you reflections from Carole Mahoney, co-Founder and co-Director of Project Grace, regarding her recent experience leading a Project Grace trip at Matonyok, TFFT's partner orphanage. Project Grace is an extraordinarily special organization that seeks to provide a unique and transforming option for persons suffering the death of a
The school library felt serious and focused as our kids carefully analyzed the images in front of them, first noticing the details and then trying to make sense of them. Standing back with much pride, I watched our kids as they worked on this fundamental Literacy Through Photography (LTP) task—reading photographs. Carefully interpreting a photograph