The Foundation was the the Dos Lagos Hero and Villain 5K Race to promote our recent surviving Hero Henry Smith who has Duchene Muscular Dystrophy. Duchene Muscular Dystrophy is a terminal illness and there is no cure for this disease. Henry is a nine (9) year old boy and unable to walk due to a fall that fractured his leg. Henry is a growing boy who has to be lifted in and out of vehicles hence the immediate need for a wheel chair accessible minivan for transportation to and fro. The HENRY'S MINIVAN PROJECT is a way to ease the burden of Henry's parents who have financial hardship which is making it impossible for them to purchase one. Your donation will be greatly appreciated.
Thank You to ALL who donated to the "FILL MY CUP" fund.
Thank You to The Corona Firefighter's Association.
Thank you to the Volunteers at AYD&H Foundation stand. Beatrice Ofori, Susan Bain, Mary Bahema, Seno Bamgbose and Mavis Hagan.
On the 9th of september 2014, African Youth Development and Health Foundation sponsored a free backpack and school supplies giveaway. The Foundation's Project Fill My Cup hosted this event in the Corona Mall Urgent Care at 1:00pm. The aim of this giveaway was to make kids feel good about going back to school. It is true that the hand-me-down clothes and hand scrubbed old backpacks can look clean but nothing impresses a child or bring a smile to a child's face than a NEW backpack filled with excess Fun pencils, Licorice shaped erazers, pencil cases, fun sharpeners, eraseable colored pencils, crayons, ball pens, and character themed folders. The children also had fun eating fresh made Popcorn and Juice packs while blowing ballons. We were fortunate to have the City of Corona department of Water and Power donate 10 (ten) cases of water to be distributed to the people. Hundred backpacks were gone within an hour from the time the doors were opened.
There isn't anything a parent would not do for their child and the Backpack giveaway is a helping hand to parents to have one or two less things to check off their to-do list. The NEW supplies and Backpacks will also give the children some pride in their strides to school. African Youth Development and Health Foundation is also giving to some much needed support to people in the inland empire.
We love and enjoy what we do by giving a helping hand to parents, educating the youth and providing healthcare accessibility to unreachable communities.
DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THIS? contact us and tell us how you think you can help us.
