The Christian Okoye Foundation, Incorporated
P.O. Box 1323
Alta Loma, CA, 91701
Education. Ideas. Sports. The primary mission of the Christian Okoye Foundation is to capture the passion children have for sports, and direct that energy to enhance their educational and personal goals. The Foundation draws at-risk and underprivileged youth by hosting free athletic clinics, where well-known professional athletes coach the kids. Once at the Foundation's events, the kids are given unparalleled training in sports and, importantly, are encouraged to develop business and entrepreneurial skills by the Foundation's corporate sponsors. The Foundation's decision to use athletics as a vehicle for exposing the kids to the business world gave rise to the Foundation's motto, “Education, Ideas and Sports.”
Through clinics and mentorship, the Foundation hopes to foster an entrepreneurial spirit in each child. In addition, the Foundation provides its kids with computer access, and plans to develop “Tech Centers” to ensure the kids are exposed to technology in a meaningful and substantial way. In the past few years, the Foundation provided several of its kids with their first “hands-on” exposure to computers. With the help of local businesses that set up booths during our events, the children are encouraged to explore their interests in any area of business or learning. The Foundation then works with the corporate sponsors to provide support to the kids throughout the year in their respective areas of interest.
Even as a young boy growing up in his native Nigeria, Christian recognized the importance that sports would play in defining his future. Ever grateful for the opportunities that athletics afforded him, Christian works to motivate at-risk youth to define and achieve their goals by emphasizing the importance of drive and commitment. Through his Foundation, the “Nigerian Nightmare” uses sports to help kids understand the importance of education, community, focus and drive. Christian also instructs the kids on health issues, including drug abuse, proper nutrition and exercise. On average, the Christian Okoye Foundation touches the lives of 9,500 kids each year.
The Christian Okoye Foundation events offer young men and women the opportunity to develop and refine the essential skills in their respective areas of interests. Each event offers a structured, well-supervised atmosphere where kids are led through sessions of drills, demonstrations and discussions on all aspects of sports and business. The Foundation stresses the importance of sportsmanship and a positive attitude in sports, in business, and in life. It is Christian's personal goal that each child leave his events as a better athlete and, more importantly, a better person.
Different cities and hospitals visited in past years are: Kansas City Missouri, Phoenix Arizona, Las Vegas Nevada, Loma Linda California, Upland California, Pomona California, West Covina California, Monrovia California, La Brea California, Santa Ana California including pediatric hospitals in different Super Bowl cities in the past 3 years.
Stuffed Heroes: which started as a simple gesture by Eddie and Jessica Lange during Christmas 1997, is now an important part of the Christian Okoye Foundation. As an integral part of this project, professional athletes from the National Football League, Major League Baseball, and the National Basketball League, as well as Olympic athletes from various sports, volunteer their time at pediatric units around the country. The volunteers bring each hospitalized child a stuffed toy, and spend time talking, reading stories, and generally helping brighten the day of the sick children and their families.
Children in pediatric hospitals throughout the United States, including Kansas City, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Loma Linda, Upland, Pomona, West Covina, Monrovia, La Brea, and Santa Ana, have benefited from the generosity of Stuffed Heroes.
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Dearly Beloved,
Greetings From the International Alliance of Faith Based Community Initiatives,( FABIA INTERNATIONAL.)
We wish to invite you/ your organization to the above summit.
Ours is an International Alliance of Faith Based organizations with core objectives of evolving God ordained Ideas and principles aimed at integrating Gods people in Nation Building.
The Summit is a mustering vehicle for Faith Based Initiatives to collaborate for solutions for the Nations Most pressing Social problems. We are of the opinion that Faith Based Initiatives have the power to find Solutions to the Nations problems, therefore the summit would propose the development of programmes to increase the partcipation of Faith Based and other community organizations in Federal,state and local Govt initiatives.
THEME. FAITH AND SOCIAL POLICIES…PARTNERING FOR A NEW NIGERIA.
VENUE. BANQUET HALL, EXCELLENCE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE,
OGBA- IKEJA, LAGOS, TIME. 12 NOON.
ADMISSION.N5.000 ( Five thousand Naira only) To cover Participaion fee, Membership Application for FABIA Nigeria and Refreshment.
We would send you an official invitation as soon as we hear from you. Kindly Indicate your willingness to attend by sending us an email immediately with subject. I WILL ATTEND indicating the number of participants from your organization.
Best Regards,
Rev Dr Priscilla Otuya,
President,
Mothers of the Nation,
For FABIA- Nigeria.
12 Okota Road,
Isolo-Lagos,
Nigeria.
08033931163.
07038866094.
08085070294.
07037358259