This year's event benefits the following initiatives:

(a)  Liberian Education Initiative: African School of the

     Future (LEI).  Currently in its planning stages, LEI

     is a comprehensive model K-12 school platform

     focusing on college preparatory education, peace

     & reconciliation, and the utilization of renewable

     energy.

(b) Compassion Capital Investment Fund (CCI) - 

     www.compassioncapitalfund.com, is a community

     development financial intermediary serving small 

     enterprises in the Philadelphia region. It focuses

     on eradicating poverty through entrepreneurial 

     self-reliance among low-to-moderate income

     populations - particularly among the African

     Diaspora.