Invisible Children Challenge: February 2011

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Invisible Children Challenge Kick-off Event 2 - Feb. 8 @ 9 pm

We know that many of you couldn't make it to our Invisible Children Challenge Kick-off Event due to the snow. We're now holding a second Kick-off Event and hope that you'll be able to make it to that one.

Join us for the
Invisible Children Kick-off Event - 2
on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @ 9 pm in the Student Union, Rm. 321.

This will be a great opportunity to find out more about Invisible Children, the Invisible Children Challenge, how to register your team and how to receive points. Get all your questions answered and leave with some awesome programming and fundraising ideas.

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104934576248908

To stay up to date:
1) Join our Facebook group.
2) Register your team (registration forms available in the Registration Section). Team leaders will receive regular updates about upcoming events and new ways to receive points.

Questions? E-mail invisiblechildrenchallenge@gmail.com.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Kick-off Event Follow-up

Thank you to everyone who made it to our Kick-off Event tonight. We know that for some of you it was difficult to McMahon due to the snow.

For those of you, who weren't able to make it to the event: We are planning on hosting another Kick-off Event next week, Tuesday, Feb. 7 @ 8 pm (Location TBA). For information coming soon.

Here are the videos we watched at the Kick-off. They are all only a few minutes and would be a great way to recruit more students to join your team or to educate your team further about Invisible Children.

Invisible Children Intro: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/videos/10094569
Invisible Children – Who we are? http://www.invisiblechildren.com/videos/3765611
Invisible Children: rough cut - Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNCJ8txFBY
Invisible Children Schools for Schools (fundraising): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeGCwIq5uLE

Teams can start earning points TODAY!!! A great way to start earning points is by getting some Invisible Children merchandise for yourself and your team or starting to plan a first movie screening. Check out the How To Receive Points page for more information on initiatives you can participate in.

Questions? E-mail invisiblechildrenchallenge@gmail.com.

About the Invisible Children Challenge - UConn Fall 2011!!!

There is an invisible war in east Africa where one man, Joseph Kony, uses children as soldiers. The Invisible Children Movement tries to raise awareness about this war by creating documentaries about night commuters, child soldiers and other innocent people whose lives have been affected by the longest running war in Africa.

Since 2003 when three young filmmakers traveled to Africa in search of a story and returned committed to making a difference in the lives of the children they had met, Invisible Children has grown into an international movement that educates, rebuilds schools in Uganda, creates job opportunities for Ugandans, lobbies Congress and shows high school and college students what it means to be an activist.

The Invisible Children Challenge at UConn encourages students to form teams, which will compete to see who can raise the most awareness and funds for Invisible Children. This is an annual event that was first started in Spring 2011. The first Challenge was a great success ($543.32 were raised, 509 books collected and 5 screenings were hosted on campus), but this Fall we're taking it to the next level and hope that even more students will participate. Anyone can form a team! Teams will get points for their awareness and fundraising campaigns as well as for involvement in other Invisible Children initiatives. On Saturday, December 3, 2011, all participants will get together to celebrate with friends at a Ugandan Cultural Night, learn more about Invisible Children and find out who the winning teams of the 2nd Annual Challenge are.