Community Corner
Bike to the Lake with Partners in Mission-Uganda
Bike to the Lake
In support of Partners in Mission, building a kitchen and dining hall for Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School in Kamwenge, Uganda.Bike 80 miles (40-mile option) from Glen Ellyn to Lake Geneva to help construct a vocational kitchen and dining hall at Kamwenge Secondary & Vocational School (KSVS) where 600 secondary, vocational, and primary students are fed daily. We will finish with a celebration meal at The Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva, included. Riders are invited to bring a guest to the meal.
Cost to participate: $235, fully tax-deductable. Partners in Mission (PIM) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit.
EIN tax #26-0860327
Note: The cost of registration has changed from $475 to $235.
Gather at the church parking lot at 6:30 am for check-in and instructions. Riders will depart at 7:00 am. Click here to register. In order to participate, it is required we receive your registration, waiver, and fee in the mail by August 7.
KSVS opened in rural Kamwenge, Uganda in February 2007 with 3 classrooms, 33 students, and 6 teachers. Today KSVS is a fully functioning campus with 13 classrooms, housing for teachers and students, a library, science lab, and land for agricultural instruction. KSVS is educatiing 300 secondary, 200 primary, and 75 vocational students annually and has graduated two classes from the secondary school. The campus continues to expand its reach and scope in all three education levels.
With this growth, there is now a need for a Kitchen and Dining facility. Teachers, staff, and 200 live-in students are fed three times each day with lunch provided for all 600 students and staff using a wood fire pit and alfresco dining. PIM is raising funds to replace the fire pit and outdoor benches with a modern kitchen that will not only provide meals for students and staff but also allow KSVS to begin vocational training in cooking, hospitality, and nutrition. A dining hall will provide covered eating, especially important during rainy seasons.
Kamwenge District, made up of mostly indigenous farmers and returned refugees, is quickly becoming a more modern community. The paved road linking the town of Kamwenge to major Ugandan cities and the popular Kibale National Park in Kamwenge District is nearly complete. New electrical lines follow the road. The area is ripe to explode with commercial travel and tourism; with that comes the need for restaurants and other amenities. The local population is in need of education to equip them to take advantage of opportunities.
The total cost of the kitchen and dining facility is $138,000. Northern Illinois Rotary Club has offered to provide $30,000 to fully furnish the kitchen. To date PIM has raised $90,000 and is hoping donations to Bike to the Lake top off the amount they need to raise ($108,000) to complete the project.
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For more information, contact Gary Alcock. 312-551-0900 or 312-806-9915.
Learn more at pim-africa.org.
