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Recap: Kids of Kilimanjaro 6th Annual Fundraiser Gala at Beverly Hills Hotel Featuring Keynote by The Honorable Bill Richardson Kids of Kilimanjaro (KOK), a non-profit organization that provides school lunch programs to 15,000 students each day in Tanzania, East Africa, celebrated its 6th Annual Gala Fundraiser on October 22nd, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills, California and raised a record $218,448. Founded in 2005, by Orange County entrepreneur George Namkung, KOK celebrated its Los
Angeles supporters by holding the Gala in Beverly Hills for the first time. The Honorable Bill Richardson, current Special Envoy for the Organization of American States (OAS), former two-time Governor of New Mexico, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, provided the evening’s keynote address. VIP guests included GNLD founder and KOK sponsor Jerry Brassfield, designer Chan Luu and regional vice chair of the L.A. Democratic Party Thom O’Shaughnessy.
The unforgettable evening included a live and silent auction, cocktail party and seated dinner. Luxury auction items included a week’s stay in a stunning private residence in Kauai, an overnight stay and dinner at Brassfield Estate Winery, Fairmont Hotel packages, a two-night stay at the Pelican Hill Resort on the Newport Coast, Dana Davis luxury footwear, a dress worn by Jennifer Lopez and John Varvatos exclusive menswear, among others. Guests went home with a gift bag filled with product from Xsura, OPI Nail Lacquer and Pussy & Pooch.
The gala was generously supported by KOK sponsor and global leader in nutritional products GNLD and its inspirational founder, Jerry Brassfield, who was in attendance.
ABOUT KIDS OF KILIMANJARO
Kids of Kilimanjaro™ is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit school lunch program serving 15,000 students at 48 schools in the Monduli and Moshi Districts of Tanzania, where Mt. Kilimanjaro is located. Since its founding in 2005, Kids of Kilimanjaro has raised more than $1 million for the school lunch program.
Founder and Huffington Post Greatest Person of the Day George Namkung started the non-profit following his return from a tour in Tanzania where he successfully climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and later discovered that children in the region went throughout their school day without a meal. Since providing lunch, attendance in the schools is now at 100% with a waiting list, the drop out rate is a non-existent and classroom performance and graduation rates have increased dramatically. Pre-schools have expanded their day by one extra period at the students’ request. Lunch is also improving the children’s immune system in fighting off malaria and malnutrition.
It costs only $22 to feed one child for an entire school year.
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What an incredible night!