As we learn about the environment in Full Circle, I thought a great way to spice up class and teach at the same time, would be to show The Lorax movie, based on the Dr. Seuss book. Two weeks ago, after dinner, all the primary students at Usa River Academy were gathered in the dining
Today is my 25th birthday, and I just got off the phone with my dad who called to wish me a happy day. Being the wonderful, sentimental dad that he is, he had some really nice birthday thoughts to share. He reflected on my first 25 years as an amazing foundation for the life I
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
It was Saturday morning September 1, 2012, and we were driving all over Arusha collecting the items that our scholarship kids will use in the coming three months of their school term. We went from one store to the other collecting toothpastes, laundry soaps, bathing soaps, Vaselines, kiwi, toilet papers and many more things. Surprised?
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
Dickson spent two days in the hospital last week for what we thought was appendicitis. Thankfully it turned out it was just severe stomach cramps. Dickson wrote you the following piece about his experience. Monday. It was a funny day when I was feeling sick. I was feeling scared after being taken to the hospital
Tomorrow we will cheer proudly as seven of our Scholarship Students graduate-- four from primary school (like middle school) and three from Form 4 (like part-one of high school). As you can imagine, this is a very exciting occasion for the entire TFFT family, and we do our best to pull all the stops to show
(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