Invisible Children Challenge: April 2011

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

THANK YOU!!! & THE NEXT STEP

THANK YOU so much to everyone who participated in and supported the first Annual Invisible Children Challenge at UConn.

Together, we raised $543.32, collected 509 books and hosted 5 screenings of Invisible Children documentaries.

Shout-out to our Top 3 Teams:

In third place - Visible Leaders
In second place - UConn ASTRA
And in first place - Global Domination

What's next?

There are two more awesome Invisible Children Events coming up:

Invisible Children Screening: the story of TONY
Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 7 pm, CLAS 105
Watch the trailer here: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/videos/16189889
25 - an international Invisible Children Event on April 25
For more information, go to http://www.invisiblechildren.com/25

We are also hoping to host another Invisible Children Challenge at UConn this Fall, so check back at the beginning of the Fall semester to find out more or contact us at invisiblechildrenchallenge@gmail.com.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Benefit Concert TONIGHT

I can't believe our Challenge has come to an end, but it's true...
The Benefit Concert will be TONIGHT and we'll be announcing the Champions of the Invisible Children Challenge. The Top 3 Teams will be recognized. And don't forget: Your team can still earn some points by bringing people to the Benefit Concert and having them sign in.

So here is all the information for the concert:
Invisible Children Benefit Concert
Today, Friday, April 1 @ 9 pm
Student Union Ballroom
FREE (Donations welcome!)

Headliner: Jeremy Austin Smith from See The World. See The World is an emerging piano rock outfit from Minneapolis, MN, with a sound similar to One Republic and Death Cab For Cutie. See The World's music has been featured on MTV's Real World and E!'s Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Check out their music as www.myspace.com/seetheworldmusic.

Opening Act: Demetrius - www.myspace.com/demetriustriplett

See you there!

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.