March to the Top’s Achievements Since 2006!

2006-2007

• Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro! March to the Top was born – thank you!!
• Contributed to food programs and school supplies for the John Paul II School
• Co-funded construction for the Esiteti Primary School
• Provided scholarships to Starehe students
• Provided financial support and supplies to St. Lucy’s School for the Blind
• Initiated support to St. Anne’s Maternity Hospital (original home for New Hope)
• Began annual support for the Amboseli Trust for Elephants and adopted a herd of elephants
• Funded school supplies and provided financial support for the African Child Fund, Fanaka Schools

2008

• Co-founded New Hope – AINA
• Provided financial support for construction of classrooms and dormitories at Mt. Olive Academy for Girls

2010

• Supported the Berklee College of Music African Scholars Program
• Funded construction for St. Barbara Chapel at Mt. Olive Academy for Girls
• Provided financial support for St. Francis Children’s Village; a home, family and school for more than 600 children

2011

• New Esiteti Primary School completed
• Provided financial support for Associzone “Amici Di Ndugu Zangu”

2012

• Funded construction of New Hope – AINA School and Clinic
• Funded the Dandora slum research project in conjunction with the University of Notre Dame’s Ford Program
• Funded Eye Mission at Esiteti School in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Trust

2013

• Funded a MEAK Pediatric Heart Mission at Mombasa Hospital: 20 pediatric cardiac operations performed

2014

• Camino Walk to raise funds!
• Funded a MEAK Eye and Dental Mission at New Hope- AINA and Mt. Kenya: 113 sight-restoring operations and 463 dentistry reviews performed
• Began annual support for the Kenya Wildlife Trust
• Initiated annual support for “Save a Mind, Give a Choice”; children’s education program through Lewa Conservancy
• Supported Lewa Conservancy, the heart of wildlife conservation, sustainable development and responsible tourism

2015

• Established a 5-year strategic plan
• Established office of March the Top and hired our Director of Operations
• Provided funding for Creative Vision’s Rock Your World Program

2016

• CLIMBED MT. KENYA – 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
• Provided funding for the construction of a boy’s dormitory for New Hope – AINA
• Funded a MEAK Eye Mission at Isiolo County Hospital: 162 sight-restoring operations performed
• Sponsored New Hope – AINA girls through secondary school
• Contributed to completion of the Brother Andre Medical Center (BAMC) Dandora and our goal is to establish an endowment – with your help!

2017

• Funded and participated in a MEAK Heart Mission at M.P. Shah Hospital in Nairobi: 16 pediatric cardiac operations performed
• Brother Andre Medical Center (BAMC) Dandora officially opened and is fully operational
• Created an Indigent Women’s Fund for needy patients of BAMC
• Funded MEAK Eye and Dental Mission in Kinangoni, Kwale County: 35 sight-restoring operations performed
• New Hope – AINA awarded 400 books from the Kenya National Library Service
• Performed two successful charitable partnerships with Super Mom by Julyet Berlen and NAKED CASHMERE
• Student Linda Gakii from New Hope – AINA is Sunshine Fund recipient

2018

• Featured in See Beyond Magazine
• Funded a MEAK Pediatric Heart Mission at M.P. Shah Hospital in Nairobi: 35 pediatric cardiac operations performed
• Completed #100Days19Lives crowdfunding campaign raising funds to send 19 kids from New Hope – AINA to secondary school
• New Hope – AINA welcomes a school van thanks to a generous donation by the Weber Family
• Funded a MEAK Eye and Dental Mission at Lokichar in Turkana: 107 sight-restoring operations performed
• Brother Andre Medical Center (BAMC) Dandora gets full National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) coverage!
• Awarded the 2018 Ludwick Family Foundation Grant
• The 4th graders at New Hope – AINA name 2 elephants at Amboseli Trust!
• M2T presented to the Westwood Village Rotary Club and the UCLA Pediatric AIDS Coalition