We are proud to announce Marked 2010 a SUCCESS! It was a great event able to raise awareness about women worldwide and what we can do to fight on their behalf. We are also excited to announce that with ticket sales and donations from local businesses, we were able to donate generous amounts to our five organizations represented at Marked.
We would like to thank everyone involved, including the local businesses who donated items and services, staff and volunteers that put the event together, and the public who attended to support us! Marked could not have been done without you.
If you would like to continue to get involved in the fight against human trafficking, we would like to welcome you to our Aspire Avenue Class coming April 20, 2010. Check out our calendar for more information.
Thanks again to everyone who played a part in Marked 2010!
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Marked 2010
The Spero Project - Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Marked
The Spero Project - Thursday, March 11, 2010
We are so excited about Marked, an upcoming event presented on behalf of women worldwide. On March 27, we will have a day full of activities to raise funds and awareness for organizations working for women's issues. It's an all-day event at Bridgeway Church, and for just $10 (kids under 12 are free) you can come and go as you please all day, enjoying these activities:
2:00-7:00 pm
- Authentic Ethnic food samples/meals
- Special deals from local businesses
- Local Art show and sale
- Educational (and fun!) Kids Area
- Fairly-traded items supporting MicroEnterprise Programs Internationally
- Boutique Items hand-made by International Refugees living in OKC
- Specialty coffee from Café Evoke Catering
- Optional Social Justice Classes on women’s issues (including a men’s only class!)
7:00 pm
Celebration of HOPE! Music featured by local artist Marcy Priest, plus stories of hope and inspiration from local and global organizations working on behalf of women.
8:30 pm
Waterdeep CD Release!! Featured Guests Waterdeep will be performing with a full band for the first time in five years! The concert is free with admission to Marked or $10 at the door.
If you would like to come to Marked, you can buy tickets online. We are also looking for volunteers for Marked, and we'd love to have your help!
There are five key organizations coming together for Marked. You can learn more about these organizations below:
- All Things New Campaign, an Oklahoma City-based organization providing shelter, protection, restoration and rehabilitation to women and children
- Compasio, working with at-risk women and children in migrant communities and tribal groups on the Thai-Burma border
- Maisha International Orphanage, working with orphans in the Nyanza Province of Kenya
- Spero:Voice (a division of The Spero Project), serving international refugees that have resettled in Oklahoma City from war-torn regions across the globe
- The Well, offering help, hope and healing to the forgotten people of the Democratic Republic of Congo
For any additional information about Marked, you can check out the blog. We hope to see you there!
Thank you, Deer Creek!
The Spero Project - Monday, March 08, 2010
The students at Deer Creek are pros at the Wonderful Week of Fundraising, while truly serious about contributing to their local community! Not only did they organize an onslaught of activities to raise funds and awareness on behalf of Spero:Voice, but they actually made a point to be present with the youth of the refugee community. They’ve come to their homes to play and get to know the children and have dually welcomed them into their own activities this week, with the faves being the dodge ball and rave! Deer Creekers - You’ve brought an incredible amount of joy to the local refugee youth, and we’d like to say thank you on their behalf. And a huge THANK YOU from us also!!!
a photo of the thankful Spero staff & volunteers
with Deer Creek Stuco at the closing assembly
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