July 9^th saw the start of our Give Health matching campaign designed to coincide with July’s Global Health month here in Seattle.  The match was a generous $3500 and finished fully funded!

We want to thank everyone who participated: the sponsors, the donors, the volunteers, and also S4SC for throwing us a great party and showing us how to socialize for social change!

The final amount raised was:

$9569!

And here’s the impact you’ve made:

• 2 prosthetics provided in Bangladesh
• 49 children saved from diarrhea in India
• 4 booklets about improved mental health distributed in Japan
• 12 children received complete dental care in Bolivia
• 12 participants in Kenyan soccer tournament sponsored
• 60 children fed for a week in Uganda
• 2 families of 6 people fed for three weeks in Somalia
• 20 people received healthcare in Mali
• 2 dogs vaccinated in Nepal
• 8 weeks of medical supplies provide in Bangladesh
• 2 homes fumigated in Bolivia
• 10 children received complete dental care in Bolivia
• 4 weeks of health screenings provided in Bangladesh
• 70 health kits provided in Somalia
• 2 children’s dental visit sponsored in Bolivia
• 4 water construction tools provided in Kenya
• 20 people received oral rehydration salts in Somalia
• 2 children received vitamins and medicine in Sierra Leone
• 2 children’s medical needs supported in Cambodia
• 2 malnourished children saved in Nepal
• 2 weeks of care provided for a mother and her baby in Guatemala
• 2 bags of seeds provided in Nicaragua
• 2 children sponsored for a dental visit in Bolivia
• 7 women health workers supported in Peru

Thank you everyone!

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On Thursday of last week, a group of passionate individuals got together in a trendy building on Lenora and 1st to celebrate Jolkona and make their impact. That’s right, Socializing for Social Change‘s (S4SC) event benefitting Jolkona was a great success! Here’s the story of how the night went, and in true Jolkona fashion, a report of the impact the event had.

Volunteers from Jolkona and S4SC assembled at Maker’s Space at 4:00 to get ready for the event. They prepared food, put out the raffle station, hooked up the sound system, and set up two projectors; one highlighting different Global Health facts and Jolkona projects, the other broadcasting any tweets featuring #S4SC live. At 6:00, guests started arriving.

They were greeted at the door, and given a nametag featuring their twitter handle and the project they donated to with their ticket. They then got food, drinks, and raffle tickets; a chance to win one out of four fabulous prizes. At 7:30, S4SC founder Antonio Smith officially welcomed everyone who attended, and introduced our very own Nadia Khawaja, who gave guests the rundown on Jolkona. At 8:30, the raffle tickets were drawn, and everyone received swag bags filled with great prizes. By 9:30, the event was over, and volunteers helped return the space to the neat order it was in before.

I felt that the evening was very successful; S4SC created a lively atmosphere and a great forum to talk about Jolkona and giving. This kind of event is a great way to attract the vibrant and young community that Jolkona loves. Seeing the twitter wall live, and hearing about the potential amount of publicity for Jolkona, showed me yet again that each and every one of us, each drop of water counts towards making a difference.

The Impact:

-The hashtag #S4SC potentially garnered 30,000 impressions the night of the event!

-80 Event tickets were sold, meaning:

-10 youth will be sponsored to attend the Kick It with Kenya soccer/leadership conference.

-23 children will receive diarrhea treatment in Kolkata, India.

-8 Women will receive training to be community health promoters in rural Peru.

-56 Raffle tickets were bought; and Jolkona received a total of $1,100 for Global Health, finishing our Give Health matching campaign!

A huge thank you from all of us at Jolkona to Socializing for Social Change! Their work and partnership is what made this amazing and fun event possible.

See the total impact our Give Health Campaign had. If this event sounded fun, get ready for Corks N’ Forks on October 4th! Read more Jolkona on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.