The Engeye Scholars Program and Journey UCC Host Open House with Co-founders of Engeye Health Clinic in Uganda, John Kalule and Dr. Stephanie Van Dyke

The Engeye Scholars Program Was Established in 2008 by Theresa Weinman and Elaine Pers Hickey to Aid Ugandan Students

(PRWEB) May 14, 2009 -- Engeye Scholars program and Journey UCC are sponsoring an Open House on May 22, 2009, to provide supporters and other interested community members with an opportunity to meet and speak with John Kalule who will be in town visiting from his home in Uganda. John and Dr. Stephanie Van Dyke co-founded the Engeye Health Clinic in Ddegeya Village, Uganda, in 2006.

The Engeye Scholars Open House will be held at:
Journey UCC Gathering Room
1903 New Scotland Road
Slingerlands, New York
7-9:30 PM on Friday, May 22

The Open House will provide a rare opportunity for youth, community members and supporters to learn first hand about the Engeye Health Clinic and the Engeye Scholars program and how they have improved living conditions in Ddegeya Village, Uganda. Local sponsors of the Ugandan students that are part of the Engeye Scholars program will have a special opportunity to meet other student sponsors. Youth and teens who have worked on special fundraising projects such as collecting shoes, school supplies or raising money for a refrigerator to hold immunization medication will hear directly from John about how their efforts have impacted the children of the village.

The Engeye Scholars Program
The mission of the Engeye Scholars program is to support the educational initiative of the Engeye Health Clinic located in Ddegeya Village, Uganda. The principal objective of the program is to help meet the educational needs of children living in and around the village to positively impact their lives and enable them to seek an adequate education on their own. There are many children of Ddegeya who can receive promise and hope through education. Donors can make a difference and provide an educational opportunity for a child for less than $5 per week ($250 per year). To learn more about the program and how to become an Engeye scholarship donor, please visit: http://www.engeyescholars.com/index.html

The Engeye Health Clinic
The Engeye Health Clinic is located in Ddegeya Village in southern Uganda. The entire clinic and two volunteer houses were constructed during the summer of 2006 at an estimated cost of $50,000 by the Engeye Health Clinic's co-founder, Stephanie Van Dyke, her parents, Gary Arnold, who led the construction efforts, several other volunteers and at least 50 villagers. John Kalule, a native Ugandan, co-founded the Engeye Health Clinic, and manages the daily operations of the Clinic. The word Engeye means "white monkey" in Luganda, an official language of the country, and is John's family clan name. Stephanie, Misty Richards and Anny Su comprise the active board of directors for the 501(c) (3) tax deductible, nonprofit organization.

The Engeye Mission Statement
To improve living conditions and reduce unnecessary suffering in rural Africa through education and compassionate health care. Implicit to every project is the understanding that it will ultimately be sustainable with little or no outside assistance, and that it will be accomplished free of the imposition of any foreign social, political or spiritual values.

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