Acting for a Cause

September 30th, 2009

The Beyond the Wall Campaign proudly announces it's new project: "Acting for a Cause". Actors from the University of Rafael Nunez in Cartagena, Colombia will perform a play in the municipality of Turbaco, Bolivar (Colombia), near Cartagena. The play is titled "Receiving the New Student". Many schools from Turbaco will attend the play with their students with one simple condition: each student must bring a gift for a child living under poverty. The gifts received will contribute to the 30 boxes of donations I will send in November. All donations will be distributed in December for the holidays.

This project is different

"Acting for a Cause" is different than my first project in the first half of the year due to many reasons:

• I already have support from Natalia Navarro Galvis, Miss Bolivar 2009. She supported my first project and now she is supporting me with this project by sending me a video of support which will be published soon.
• I have the support of the Colombian Civil Defense and the Colombian National Police in Turbaco. During my first project, it took months to receive this type of support.
• New support includes schools from Turbaco. The names of those schools will be announced in a future post.
• It's the first time I run a project with someone else: Teofilo del Rio. Teo, as my family calls him, is a cousin of mine that lives in Colombia and has helped me like no other in the South American country. He has been in charge of informing the project with the actors of the University of Rafael Nunez. He has contacted all the schools in Turbaco that will attend the play. He and I are organizing the play that will be held in Turbaco on October 30th.
• It's the first time an event is held outside Orlando promoting a Beyond the Wall project.

Spanish invitation to the play in Turbaco, Bolivar (Colombia).

This is a sign that Beyond the Wall is growing at a rapid pace. This year, my campaign will have two projects completed in Colombia. That's fast considering the campaign was launched in January when I was seventeen years old.

If you would like to donate, you may do so by reaching me at:

• (407)325-5885


• beyondthewallcolombia@yahoo.com

Simply call or email me and we can schedule a date for me to pick up any donation. November 15th is the last day I will accept donations.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Teofilo del Rio as Beyond the Wall Director in Colombia for this project. He and I will make a difference at the end of the year with the support of the central Florida residents that donate and everyone mentioned above.

Thanks to everyone for the support.