Julie Wamser's efforts at Notre Dame sponsored two girls in Tanzania!
We’re so proud to shed the latest ‘sponsor spotlight’ on Julie Wamser at Notre Dame. You may have read our post last week announcing her breaking news that two girls would be sponsored in Tanzania! Here, read about how Julie made it happen. What we love most of all is that her inspiration came from a past ‘sponsor spotlight,’ Monica Townsend, whose dorm at Notre Dame sponsored a girl in Liberia back in October. Girl sponsorship has a ripple effect!
Name: Julie Wamser
Age: 19, University of Notre Dame, Pursuing B.S. degree in Computer Science and B.A. degree in French
Money Raised: $227
How: Lewis Hall has a week-long dorm event called “Crush Week” which culminates in a BBQ and dance. I was one of the dorm commissioners for this event. I decided that pairing a charity that supports underprivileged girls’ education with our dorm event made perfect sense. After all, the women of Lewis Hall have the opportunity to pursue higher education. A cause to help young girls across the world take a step closer to achieving the same thing surely would win plenty of support! Therefore, a donation box was included at ticket sales for the weekend dance, along with a multitude of posters put up around the dorm encouraging girls to contact their RAs to make donations within their section to this incredible cause. At week’s end, we had raised enough money to support two girls in Tanzania [at Village Schools International]!
