OCA T-SHIRTS PROJECT

OCA T-shirts Project will be based on the existing Orphans for Christ in Africa (OCA) Logo. The T-shirts will be worn as the official uniform for all children and widows attending this year’s HOPE FOR KIDS Christmas Gift Celebration, in Uganda and during all official events of Orphans for Christ in Africa. The donor organization will have the option of placing the appropriate organization logo on the right Hand side of the T- shirts. The T-shirts will become a collector’s item by Orphans for Christ in Africa across Uganda and internationally and will have the potential to create revenue for the orphans.

Aims

The aims of OCA T-shirts Project are to:• Act as identification with the donor agency/Orphans for Christ in Africa partnership.
• Generate revenue for Orphans and widows within OCA programmes.
• Increase exposure of Orphans for Christ in Africa in Uganda and the sponsoring organization through sale and use of the T-shirts.

Objectives The objectives of OCAT-shirts Project are to:
• Present each child and widow attending the 2007 Hope for Kids Christmas Celebrations and all official OCA events with a tangible record of the event.
• Distribute additional T-Shirts throughout Uganda through sales to the attendees of the events
• Increase revenue for Orphans for Christ in Africa to support needy children.

Costs
The T-shirts can be produced in various sizes of small, medium, large and extra large, and xxx large sizes, for both children and adults. The T-shirts will be made out of 100% cotton materials, having Orphans for Christ in Africa Logo on the left hand side and the donor agency logo (if need be) on the right-hand side, with the inscription, “My Dad is Father to the fatherless”, on the back. The T-shirts can be in Gray, Navy Blue, Orange, White or Green non-shading colors. Producing this kind of T-shirt is cheaper and cost effective, especially when large quantities are required.

Cost for production of 1,000 pieces of 100% cotton T-shirts in USA, UK, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, and other places has yet to be obtained. It may well be more cost effective to produce the T-shirts locally in Uganda, in which case the donor may have the option of either providing funding or may like to investigate the costs for production on their own. The cost of producing one (1) 100% cotton Tee Shirt in Uganda is approximately US$7. Funding assistance is required to help OCA achieve this goal.

I’m writing to invite you to consider supporting us in this effort, by either providing T-shirts in-kind or funding for making the T-shirts locally in Uganda, or both. The T-shirts will be given as part of the ‘Christmas Gifts’ to each of the orphaned children, youth and widows attending OCA’s 2007 Hope for Kids Christmas Gift Party Celebration. Financial gifts will help purchase the T-shirts locally in Uganda, which we believe is cheaper than shipping the T-shirts in-kind.

Financial donations for this project can be made by mail or wire transfer. Checks should be made payable to: “Orphans for Christ in Africa Ltd” and mailed to our mailing address: P.O. Box 28454 KAMPALA UGANDA. To donate by wire transfer, please e-mail: anthony@orphansforchrist.com, for details. Financial support meant specifically for this project should be wired to OCA, by October 30, 2007.

All in-kind donations should be marked “Donations for Humanitarian Aid” and mailed (preferably) BY AIRMAIL, DHL, FEDEX or similar courier service, to our mailing address: P. O. Box 28454, Kampala Uganda, to the attention of Mr. Anthony Onyango Yakobo, Director, Orphans for Christ in Africa. Telephone: +256 782 691 159.

We will be grateful when we receive your positive response.

Sincerely,

Anthony Onyango Yakobo
Executive Director
Orphans for Christ in Africa (OCA)
P.O. Box 28454
Kampala Uganda.
Telephone: +256 782 691 159.
E-mail: anthony@orphansforchrist.com

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