Sunday night on CNN, Jon Burns and the Lionsraw story was broadcast to millions of people around the world on CNN Heroes.
We're lucky enough to have Jon based right here in Dallas and our FC Dallas Foundation works extremely closely with Lionsraw.
We've profiled his story both
in print
and
in video
, and Jon has a special message he wants to send to you guys during this holiday season:
CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO LIONSRAW AND HAVE YOUR DONATION MATCHED UP TO $50,000!
"This year has seen our biggest year by far, in the 10 year history of Lionsraw:
- We have developed a UK legacy centre that is serving 500 children in Middlesbrough.
- Every week we continue to feed and educate 400 children every day in Durban, South Africa.
- In Brazil, we have constructed an education and football centre in a favela where we are serving 500 children every week.
- We have just launched a soccer school in Dallas targeting 200 children at risk of exclusion through bad health and poor diet.
Every week your support is directly helping around 2000 children with various needs in poverty around the world through the work of Lionsraw.
Can I ask you to invite your friends to watch and donate over this next week, so that we can raise $25,000 which will be doubled to $50,000?
Please contact me if you want to help us in any other ways, but our giving will only be matched if it is through the portal above.
Your gift will be made through Amazon to Surgance, our USA partner 501c3, all of your gift will be tax deductible.
Can I wish you and your family a very happy holidays and blessings for the New Year!
JON - jon.burns@lionsraw.org
READ: CNN Heroes 2014 Finalist Jon Burns and Lionsraw working with FC Dallas Foundation to create an army of soccer supporters making a difference
