Drums to Beat Malaria Fundraiser
Drums to Beat Malaria Fundraiser:
Join us for the upcoming Netting Nations fundraiser - Drums to Beat Malaria.
On September 25, 2008, at Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice, Laurie Lathem and Netting Nations will bring you Drums to Beat Malaria (DTBM)—an nonprofit event fundraiser immersed in song, dance, and libations—from the vivacious and sensual rhythmic dancing performed to the beautifully powerful beats of Sabar drummers from the local Senegalese community, to the soulful Afropop, mbalax (Mm-bal-akh) and house beats of DJ Daylite, on September 25th, DTBM is that rare opportunity to experience life in “beats per minute” while making a difference in the lives of others by helping us “beat malaria.”
The purpose of DTBM is simple yet profound: To raise funds for the purpose and distribution of World Health Organization-approved long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets, or ITNs, to combat the epidemic of malaria in sub-Sahara Africa; a disease which claims the life of a child in Africa every 30 seconds, and the equivalent of 7 jumbo jets full of children each day. Nearly 100% of all funds raised in connection with this event will go directly towards defined ITN distribution projects sponsored by Netting Nations and NetLife Africa—two nonprofit organizations whose sole mission is win the war against malaria.
ITNs are the most cost-effective method of preventing the spread of malaria, which inflicts between 350 and 500 million people, and kills between 1 and 2 million men, women and children world-wide each year. Each ITN lasts for 3-5 years, never has to be retreated and is infused with a potent insecticide that is completely safe to humans. For every $5 raised at this event, approximately 1 ITN will be purchased and distributed to those most desperately need. Statistics have shown that for every 30 ITNs distributed, 1 less life is lost to the epidemic of malaria.
Please join us on September 25th, 2008, at Air Conditioned Supper Club, located at 625 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, California, for Drums to Beat Malaria. Doors open at 7 p.m. and performances begin at 7:30. This event will sell out so please guarantee your admission by purchasing a discounted pre-sale ticket for $25.00 at drumstobeatmalaria.org. Tickets will also be available at the door for $30.00, capacity permitting.
Join us for the upcoming Netting Nations fundraiser - Drums to Beat Malaria.
- When: September 25, 2008 - 7pm to close
- Where: Air Conditioned Supper Club - 625 Lincoln Blvd. Venice, California
- What: Drum Show, Entertainment, and Auctions
- Tickets: Available Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Bring a valid ID with you as tickets will be held at the window. Purhcase tickets here. Thank You!
On September 25, 2008, at Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice, Laurie Lathem and Netting Nations will bring you Drums to Beat Malaria (DTBM)—an nonprofit event fundraiser immersed in song, dance, and libations—from the vivacious and sensual rhythmic dancing performed to the beautifully powerful beats of Sabar drummers from the local Senegalese community, to the soulful Afropop, mbalax (Mm-bal-akh) and house beats of DJ Daylite, on September 25th, DTBM is that rare opportunity to experience life in “beats per minute” while making a difference in the lives of others by helping us “beat malaria.”
The purpose of DTBM is simple yet profound: To raise funds for the purpose and distribution of World Health Organization-approved long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets, or ITNs, to combat the epidemic of malaria in sub-Sahara Africa; a disease which claims the life of a child in Africa every 30 seconds, and the equivalent of 7 jumbo jets full of children each day. Nearly 100% of all funds raised in connection with this event will go directly towards defined ITN distribution projects sponsored by Netting Nations and NetLife Africa—two nonprofit organizations whose sole mission is win the war against malaria.
ITNs are the most cost-effective method of preventing the spread of malaria, which inflicts between 350 and 500 million people, and kills between 1 and 2 million men, women and children world-wide each year. Each ITN lasts for 3-5 years, never has to be retreated and is infused with a potent insecticide that is completely safe to humans. For every $5 raised at this event, approximately 1 ITN will be purchased and distributed to those most desperately need. Statistics have shown that for every 30 ITNs distributed, 1 less life is lost to the epidemic of malaria.
Please join us on September 25th, 2008, at Air Conditioned Supper Club, located at 625 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, California, for Drums to Beat Malaria. Doors open at 7 p.m. and performances begin at 7:30. This event will sell out so please guarantee your admission by purchasing a discounted pre-sale ticket for $25.00 at drumstobeatmalaria.org. Tickets will also be available at the door for $30.00, capacity permitting.
Current Projects of Netting Nations
Luckyhill Children's Home Foundation
Country: GhanaBudget: $2,000
Nets Needed: 400
Potential Lives Saved: 13
Target Date: April 1, 2008
What: Luckyhill Children’s Home Foundation is a non-governmental organization, started in the year 2001 and inaugurated on April 5 2003, to train and cater for deprived orphans and abandoned children, to give them guidance, directions and protection for their future life. The organization acts as advocacate for the rights of children, tackles youth problems, child streetism and also assists helpless needy children to meet their educational goals.
On humanitarian grounds, Luckyhill children’s Home was established:
- To provide a permanent Home for the orphans and destitute.
- To help develop their living standard through secular and religious education.
- To support the children in developing diverse skills.
- To promote the general welfare of the orphans and to protect their rights.
That's where Netting Nations comes in...
Infant Malaria Prevention Foundation
Country: GhanaBudget: $5,000
Nets Needed: 1,000
Potential Lives Saved: 33
Target Date: May 1, 2008
What: The Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation (IMPF) is a Non-Governmental Organization established in February 2005 to raise awareness about Malaria prevention and treatment. They have several upcoming projects and are in dire need of nets.
Lake Bosumtwi Methodist Clinic
Country: GhanaBudget: $2,500
Nets Needed: 500
Potential Lives Saved: 16
Target Date: July 1, 2008
What: A Medical Clinic run by missionaries from the Methodist Church, has a free clinic, the only one within miles and miles of the lake where people come to be treated for many diseases, chief among them being malaria. Almost half of all patient cases are malaria-related, and the place is always in need of mosquito nets and other malaria-related materials.
Netting Nations is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to combat the global spread of malaria through the purchase and distribution insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs). ITNs are the most cost-effective method of preventing the spread of malaria, which kills between 1 and 2 million men, women and children world-wide each year -- 90% of those deaths occurring in sub-Sahara Africa where a child dies every 30 seconds, and the equivalent of 7 jumbo jets full of children die each day.
ITNs are the most cost-effective method of preventing malaria because:
- Each ITN, on average, costs between $5-10. Statistically speaking, for every 30 ITNs distributed, one life is saved!
- An ITN lasts between 3-5 years and does not need to be retreated during the course of its lifetime.
- Each ITN, when properly used, can protect between 2 and 3 individuals.
- Where ITNs have been successfully implemented, such as in eastern Madagascar, the malaria infection rate was decreased by 90%. Further, when the malaria infection rate is decreased, hospital beds, staff and money are freed up to combat the remaining two of the "Big Three"—AIDS/HIV and Tuberculosis.
Netting Nations is you and I, not as individuals, but as a collective whole. This organization has as its tenets compassion, desire, perseverance and selflessness manifested through action.
Although malaria is a formidable foe, with your help, a profound difference can and will be made...net-by-net, life-by-life.
Every waterfall begins with one drop of rain. Become a rainmaker in combating the global epidemic of malaria.
Join the Nation!!!
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