On the evening of March 31, the Business Women of Fayette & Coweta hosted the Hoedown for Champions, featuring barbeque, country line dancing and a cake auction. Hoedown for Champions benefitted TEAM Alliance, which was founded by Peachtree City retired pastor Jane White-Stevens to provide support for Kingdom Champions Academy, a Christian school serving orphans and other impoverished children in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The mission is to give these children education, a daily meal, hope and a future. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the Hoedown for Champions will go to Kingdom Champions Academy.
“This school took kids who weren’t even getting enough food to eat, and now they get two meals a day,” said Jane White-Stevens. “I can see the hope in their faces. I know this works. I saw them three years ago, and then last year. There’s a difference. There’s confidence. Their eyes sparkle. They look healthy. They have energy.”
Kingdom Champions Academy is a Christian school that follows Kenyan government curriculum standards. The young people study English and Swahili. Some students may speak a different language at home. Many of them share books.
“If there’s not enough money to feed the children at the school, the people who run the school go without food at home,” said Jane White-Stevens.
Hoedown for Champions Chair Sheila Rambeck said, “I am so happy to have raised even more for the children in Kenya than we did last year! With the help of those who donated, we will be able to build another classroom for the school.”
The BWFC’s mission is to give back for a better community. “We invite women in business to join our organization, but we invited the whole community to be a part of Hoedown for Champions. We can’t make a difference without you!” said Ellie White-Stevens, Marketing Guru and Jane White-Stevens’ daughter.
The Business Women of Fayette and Coweta chose TEAM Alliance as one of three causes they will support this year. Businesswomen wanting to be added to the BWFC list for future meetings and networking events, can email BWFC Secretary Jennifer Lunsford at jennifer.lunsford1011@gmail.com
Pictured above are BFWC President Maggie Laton, Vice President and Hoedown Chair Sheila Rambeck, Jane White-Stevens, Ellie White-Stevens and Laura Dzwigalski.
