The SOLD Project Competes to Win GlobalGivings Open Challenge
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Pleasanton, CA, April 15, 2011 --( SOLD is raising funds to build a much-needed computer lab in their Resource Center for at-risk students in Northern Thailand.“We are excited for the chance to tap into GlobalGiving’s network of committed donors and corporate sponsors who can support our efforts to stop child prostitution before it begins,” said Rachel Carey, SOLD’s President.What began as a documentary film project in 2007 is now a holistic, community-based prevention program and one of the leading organizations in the fight to stop child prostitution before it begins.Pleasanton, CA, April 15, 2011 --( PR.com )-- The SOLD Project has been selected to participate in GlobalGiving’s Open Challenge, a fundraising opportunity for non-profits around the world, and they are in it to win it.SOLD is raising funds to build a much-needed computer lab in their Resource Center for at-risk students in Northern Thailand."By investing in the education and development of these at-risk children, we’re not only preventing them from becoming victims of exploitation, but we’re helping to free them to succeed, rise from poverty, and change the future for their families, their children, and beyond," explains Michael Colletto, SOLDs Communications Director.In order to succeed in GlobalGiving’s Open Challenge, SOLD must raise $4,000 from 50 donors by April 30.SOLD is also eligible for a permanent spot on GlobalGiving’s website, www.globalgiving.org, the internationally recognized marketplace for philanthropy that connects individual donors to the causes they care most about.“We are excited for the chance to tap into GlobalGiving’s network of committed donors and corporate sponsors who can support our efforts to stop child prostitution before it begins,” said Rachel Carey, SOLD’s President.The SOLD Project began raising funds through www.globalgiving.org on April 1 and have through April 30 to reach their goal.