Arizona Supports Zambia: Next the World
BY KATIE GREISIGER, GILBERT, USA - So the title might be a little presumptuous. However, I truly believe we are making a lot of progress with gaining public support of the project.
I am so proud to receive phone calls and copies of published articles about the project from family and friends. The excitement in their voices about the projects is what tells me that all of our time has been well spent whether the funding is there for our plane ticket or not. It may seem a little cliché, but everything in life DOES happen for a reason. Every day should be a learning experience or we are just not living. This project has reminded me how short life is and how moments of enlightenment and change are few and far between. I even quit my job to continue to support the efforts and do not regret it in the least.
I have been working on securing a fundraising event for the film project. Although it will most likely not be until the end of July, it will still provide some promotional and funding support for the small but mighty crew that is trekking to Africa. Even if I am back here in the states, I know I will still have helped on a revolutionary project and am grateful for the opportunity. As a native Arizonan, I am proud that so many people have been interested and supplied hours of labor to help push the project forward.
It is no wonder to me, now, that the birth of this project was in Mesa, Ariz.