Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Dodgeball Tournament Benefits Persecuted Church
This is a project my son Matthew has undertaken and I'm sure proud of him. I'm posting it here in order to be able to share it more widely.
EVENT TITLE:
Dodgeball Tournament. This dodgeball tournament is designed to raise awareness
and money to fund family medical packages for families fleeing from religious
persecution and ISIS in Syria.
COST: $25 dollars
per team of 5.
TIME AND DATE:
January 7, 2017, at 2 pm (start)
LOCATION:
Fellowship Center at Ridgecrest Baptist Church. 2210 W. Republic Road, Springfield,
MO
PRE-REGISTRATION:
Sign up for the tournament and pay ahead of time is preferable but people/teams
can show up the day of the event. Teams
can sign up at http://seniorprojectdodgeball.eventbrite.com
DONATIONS:
Clicking on the same link and the “ticket” option provides an option to make a
donation. $35 will fund the purchase of product in the kits as well as
delivery of a family medical kit to refugee camps in Iraq, Sudan, Nigeria and
Syria. The packets are customized to meet specific needs and will include items
like antibiotic creams, infant formula, diapers, feminine hygiene products,
pharmaceuticals and other supplies. All the purchasing of the kits/supplies is
being done through Voice of The Martyrs. VOM is an organization that helps
spread awareness of religious persecution and has a program and network in
place to help Syrian families.
BENEFIT T-SHIRTS:
T-shirts have also been created and are being sold to raise money for this same
project. People can purchase these until Jan. 2 online at http://greekcornerprinting.com/mneytees-fund-raising.
Some will be for sale at the event and additional orders will also be taken
then.
PROJECT BACKGROUND: All students in English IV Honors at Republic High School
have to create a senior project that involves a research paper, a product/event
related to the topic, and then finally a display and presentation for the
public as a capstone. Students research an area of interest to them. Past examples
have seen students create music albums, books, art shows and community projects
for good causes. Matthew has chosen the “persecuted church” as the topic for his
senior research project. He is interviewing missionaries and people who have
faced persecution and is also working with an international group headquartered
in Oklahoma called Voice of the Martyrs (VOM). It is an organization that
supports and ministers to Christians who are being persecuted for their
beliefs. The VOM has a goal of creating awareness of Christian persecution
taking place worldwide.
