At the Well™ will be Friday, January 21

Pre-register at gwln-web@gmail.com

Welcome 7:15 Program 7:30 - 9:00 AM at ITP, Palo Alto

(Directions will be emailed to you with your confirmation by 1/19)

From Wells to Wells! with Therese Hjelm-Baer

It is amazing how the events in one month can become the inspiration, motivation and connections to change your life. The activities of -- October 2008 -- did just that. They altered my course and put me on a path of change, transformation and fulfilling the passion in my life.

It all started with volunteering at a charity function on October 4th in Palo Alto that was a fundraiser featuring Massai Warrior training to build a school in Kenya. It was there that I met a Maasai woman, Hellen Nkuraiya, and Maasai Warrior and Elder Sabore Ole Oyie.

Following the fundraiser I was invited to attend the Friday October 17th Women At the Well. The featured speaker, Margo McAuliffe, shared her story and the events that led her to start a charity and fund a magnificent girls' school in Kenya.

I made attending At the Well a priority after hearing her and knowing that once a month I could listen to more amazing stories of women taking risks and making a difference in the world.
As simple and innocent as these two activities may have been, they were the beginning of my journey from Wells to Wells -

I have gone from attending Women at the Well in Palo Alto to bringing wells to women in Kenya. I have partnered with Sabore to bring wells to his village in Ewaso Nyiro, Kenya in order to free the women and girls from the arduous task of walking long distances everyday to fetch water from the contaminated river with the ultimate goal of allowing young girls the opportunity to be educated.

The ride has been "world" wind -- exciting, challenging and with many doses of synchronicity - some that even today give me chills.

Sharing my story of how Africa was part of my life as a child and now has become my focus as an adult proves that dreams can come true and passions can be realized if you allow yourself to be open and aware of the bigger picture.

When will you let your passion and dreams be realized and transform you into the person you know you are?

Join us for this conversation with Therese!