one acre fund 2008 benefit
one acre fund
at the Ritz-Carlton


Before guest speaker Larry Levy of Levy
Restaurants spoke about Social
Entrepreneurship, he announced that an
anonymous $50,000 matching grant had been
made prior to the dinner!

Mr. Levy pointed out that in a week where the
stock markets were crashing, we should all
remember that the size of our problems are
relative.  Well said.

Despite the fact that our event fell on the first
day in our lifetimes that both Chicago baseball
teams were (albeit briefly) playing in the
post-season, and that financial markets were
crashing around us, it appears that with the
$50,000s grant, we have a chance to have raised
nearly $100,000, or 5X as much as we did last
year.

This incredible sum, and the near exponential
growth rate is almost as impressive as the
growth of One Acre Fund's efforts on the
ground in Kenya and Rwanda.

Andrew Youn reported on the growth of the
Fund in just three years from a few families is
Kenya to 4000 households in Kenya and
Rwanda!  This translates to roughly 25,000
people being helped, one acre at a time.

Perhaps the most amazing stat is that infant
mortality in the areas where OAF works has
been shown to have been reduced by 1/2.

Thank you to all who attended and to all who
contributed to our success.  Together, we truly
are making a difference in people's lives.
corporate events
public events
charity events
catered events
Chicagourmets!, a food and wine
society, was founded in 1997.  It hosts
over 60 events each year for its 400
members.  For more information visit
www.chicagourmets.org or you can
contact Chicagourmets’ founder, Don
Newcomb at 708-383-7543 or
donaldnewcomb@comcast.net.  All
events are open to the public.

ChicagoGourmets! and Don
Newcomb have been critical to the
successful organization of this and
many other One Acre Fund Benefits.  
From American Magazine:
"Since One Acre started the program,
it has enrolled about 2,000 farmers in
Kenya and Rwanda. Not a bad
beginning, but Youn’s immodest goal
is to help millions."
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2008 One Acre Fund Benefit

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