Golfers Build a Better Future at Aga Khan Foundation’s Chicago Golf Tournament
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JULY 31, 2015. Today 65 golfers drove to the green while investing in long-term solutions to improve quality of life for communities around the world. Aga Khan Foundation’s annual Chicago Golf tournament at the Ravinia Green Country Club in Riverwoods, Illinois raised $180,000 for programs of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) that help […]
Golfers Build a Better Future at Aga Khan Foundation’s Austin Golf Tournament
AUSTIN, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015. On Monday, September 14,over 80 golfers drove the green while investing in long-term solutions to improve quality of life for communities around the world. The annual Aga Khan Foundation Golf Austin tournament was held at the University of Texas Golf Club. As an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), the […]
Making a Better Future, One Innovation at a Time
Often we in the U.S. respond to reports of global poverty with emotions and words of sympathy. Our desire to help is a faint flame that lacks the spark of transformation. In an attempt to provide that spark, the Dallas Youth Ambassadors, volunteers with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), have initiated an annual Innovative Solutions Challenge. The […]
AKF Run Team Finishes Boston Marathon, Transformed by Making a Better Future
April 20, 2015 was a cold, rainy day, soaking the 30,000 runners in the 119th Boston Marathon. Yet the bone-chilling weather did not dampen the spirits of the three marathon runners on the AKF Run Team. The AKF Run Team members persevered with enthusiasm, just as they did with their fundraising and training during a winter […]
Runners for Aga Khan Foundation in Boston Marathon Raced for Charity to Build a Better Future
BOSTON, MA, APRIL 16, 2015 – On Monday, April 20, 2015, three runners in the Boston Marathon raced to help end global poverty and support the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), which is honored to be a partner charity again this year. Inspired by a belief in our shared humanity to help end poverty, the Foundation is dedicated to […]
Why I’m Running the Boston Marathon: A Family Dream
In just a couple of weeks I will be in Boston alongside my fellow AKF Run Team members, running in the Boston Marathon. This is a dream come true. I come from four generations of runners in New Hampshire. For us, the Boston Marathon is legendary. I have wanted to run it for 17 years. […]
Golfers Drive to Invest in Poverty Solutions at Houston Partnership Golf Event
HOUSTON, TEXAS, APRIL 8, 2015. Today 100 golfers achieved long drives to the green while investing in long-term solutions to global poverty. The golfers raised a net $149,860 for programs of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in the annual Houston Partnership Golf tournament, held at the Golf Club of Houston, home of the Shell Houston Open. The charity event is an […]
Why I’m Running the Boston Marathon: A Lesson in Empowerment
In a few weeks, I will be in Boston along with my fellow AKF Run Team members, running in the Boston Marathon. How did I get to this point? To tell the truth, I have run the Boston Marathon once before. In fact I met the AKF Run Team at the 2014 Boston Marathon. When […]
Golfers Drive to Invest in Poverty Solutions at Dallas Partnership Golf Event
DALLAS, TEXAS, APRIL 2, 2015. Today 150 golfers drove to the green while investing in long-term solutions to global poverty. The golfers raised an estimated net $170,000 for programs of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in the eighth annual Dallas Partnership Golf tournament, held at the Cowboys Country Club in Grapevine, Texas. The event is an initiative of the […]
Why I’m Running the Boston Marathon: for a Good Cause
All my life I have wanted to run in the Boston Marathon, and to help children overseas. This year I get to fulfill both of these dreams. In a few weeks, along with my fellow AKF Run Team members, I will be in Boston realizing my dream of running in the Boston Marathon. How did […]