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IGNITING HOPE. INVESTING IN THE FUTURE.
TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008
Spark Ventures in 2008
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MEAL PROGRAM
Over 39,000 meals served at Hope Community School as a direct result of Spark’s on-going financial investment
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9SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
Increased the number of children sponsored from 43 to 125
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JAN & MAY TRANSFORMATION TRIPS- STUDENT S
27 University Students27 Reading Partners350 Medical checkups through volunteer clinic
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4 MILES TO HOPE EVENT
Over 350 attendees, 60 volunteers, and $36,000 raised of the $85,000 needed to build a new school for the children of Hope
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SUMMER TRANSFORMATION TRIP - INVESTORS
6 New participants6 Passionate Spark advocatesOver $20,000 in follow up investing
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FIRST FULL TIME STAFF MEMBER
Brady Josephson joins the Spark staff in August as Director of Resource Development and Investor Relations
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IGNITING HOPE/ BUILDING A FUTURE CAMPAIGN
$150,000 Matching grant (September ‘08 – February ‘09)$62,574 Raised to date178 Investors have had their impact doubled already
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ADDITIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tiffany StamanPaul JohnsonMarquita HanusBrian WuRob HonDavid Goldstein
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PURCHASE OF BUS FOR HOPE
With a generous donation Spark purchased this bus which will facilitate:-Travel for orphanage and school-Transportation for Transformation Trips-Income from rentals
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YOU!388 Total investors$433,732 InvestedAllowed for the other 9 highlights to happen