This is to give you a quick update on the fundraising drive being conducted by the Eritrean Youth Club of Philadelphia, EYCP

 

As some of you may know, EYCP's fundraiser will help finance the Eritrean Development Foundation Philly Chapter's shipment of over 2000 blankets, food and medicines to Eritrea.

 

Thanks to a lot of hard work at last weekend's Festival ERITREA in DC by many of the EYCP artists and volunteers, the 1000 postcards of "mother and child" by Bana Gebrehiwot and "peace dove" by Sara Ghirmatzion are almost sold out - once completed, this will net $786.

 

In addition, the documentary video "eritrea - it's where we're from" is selling well... once the 100 copies that were made are sold, video sales will net $591.

 

Finally, all of the original framed art work is also available for sale to parents or supporters of children's art and EYCP's worthwhile cause: Eritrea's war-displaced children - so far, we've been successful in identifying buyers for 5 of the 27 paintings ($600 raised out of a goal of $3100):

 

Mother & Child/Bana Gebrehiwot   $150

Peace Dove/Sara Ghirmatzion       $150

Plane bombing/Samuel Seyoum    $100

Battle scene/Samson Russom        $100

Paradise/Selamawit Tewelde         $100

 

By the time we're done with postcards, videos and sale of original art work ($786 + $591 + $3100), EYCP will have raised a total of $4477 to support war-displaced children in Eritrea.

 

Please help by participating and/or spreading the word to all your friends - visit the virtual art gallery to view the art work:

 

http://www.eycp.org/gallery1.html

http://www.eycp.org/gallery2.html

http://www.eycp.org/gallery3.html