A month in Uganda: Will Arndt

Uganda holds a special place in my heart, so much so I decided to travel there after I graduated college. It was a wonderful experience and along the way I…

More Lemonade Love

Thank you to Sylvia Cervenka (10) Hana Cervenka (8) and Kate Bordes (8) for taking the initiative and setting up their lemonade stand on Addison to serve Cubs’ fans headed…

Triple the Love

The Bischel triplets, Theo, Owen and Luke, sure know how to beat the heat and help our cause.  They set up their lemonade stand on Cornelia Avenue during some of…

Sharing Gratitude

Thanks to Saint Andrew School third, fourth and fifth graders for helping One Heart Uganda thank our supporters through handwritten notes.  Social media’s great for getting the word out quickly,…

Justice League Heroes

Our Lady of Mount Carmel has its own set of super heroes, the Justice League Charity Club. Founded in the fall of 2017 with the help of the school’s principal,…

Party with a Purpose

Are you celebrating a milestone or gathering a group of your favorite people? Why not turn your party into a FUNdraising event that can help pave an educational path for…

Jane starts her Culinary Career

The Hand Up fund has a new graduate to celebrate. Jane completed her degree in Hotel Management with a focus on Catering from the YMCA Institute. She recently accepted a…

Mike’s Teaching and Music Dreams

Congratulations to Mike, who graduated from Makerere University with an Education degree earlier this year.  He’s currently inspiring other students to learn and study hard as a teacher at Emmanuel…

Julius has a new sponsor!

Thank you to Doug, Kelly, Dalton and Anniston Lowery for sponsoring 14-year-old Julius.  He’s studying hard at the St. Jude Matama primary school and his favorite subject is science. One…

Moreen is sponsored!

Thanks to the hard work of the 7th grade bakers and their parents, the money raised at the OHU bake sale will help Moreen start trade school training in a secretarial…

Spare change changes lives

Congratulations to the 6th grade St. Andrew Class, who took first place in the Penny Challenge benefitting One Heart Uganda that raised a record-breaking $3100!  This annual tradition pits one grade…

Bake no little plans

The total money raised – $1000.00 – from yesterday’s 7th Grade Bake Sale is amazing and impactful on the surface. Take another moment to consider the inspiration – three young women…

Goodies for Good

The Saint Andrew 7th Graders held a bake sale for OHU that would have put the Cake Boss to shame. Colorful cupcakes, macaron pops, muffins, cheesecakes, candy bags and more.  The beautiful…

Hand Up Scholar Update

We’re providing a “hand up” to several college and trade school students, who are working their way to a diploma and we’d like to expand this program. Currently this collective…