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DAVID LENNOL was
a young man of great and generous spirit who touched the lives of
all who knew him. He had a special fondness for children and they
for him. David was taken from this world far too soon, before he had
children of his own and before his formal philanthropic life could
blossom. In his memory and spirit the DGL Memorial Foundation was
born, his family proudly taking his giving light forward.
The DGL Memorial Foundation is
appealing to persons of conscience to reach out and help children
affected by AIDS in Cambodia and Thailand. Unlike other far larger
foundations, DGL is quite open and welcomes the
personal involvement of its benefactors. DGL's role is to help fund
the very best of the under-funded groups doing selfless, difficult
and loving work to help these children and their families.
The amount of waste, graft and
mismanagement that goes on with most--yes most--large charities and
NGO's would shock you. The money that actually gets to the
ground--your money--is a small fraction of what you donate, and
nothing near what they claim. Not so with DGL, where virtually all
of your money gets to the ground, gets to the children, where
its supposed to!
We are/will be attempting to
raise raise money in three ways:
- An International
Photo Contest Thematic to Children
- A coalition of
photography groups around the United States and the world hosting model search events/parties
centered on kids. For a small parental donation, all participating
children will have their pictures taken and printed onto a handsome!
Certificate of Participation, and be considered to appear in the DGL
Foundation photography book featuring Children of the World.
- Corporate and individual
donations and purchases of photographs on this website, including
images donated by renowned Australian photographer Alastair
McNaughton. See DGL Gallery.
Public involvement is of course,
crucial. Would you or your club/group/association be interested in
organizing a DGL event in your town? No parameters, it
could be anything from a simple BBQ to a Beach Bash to a Concert to
a Children’s Play, anything at all to get the people out and feeling
philanthropic. Think how meaningful of a learning experience it
would be for your own kids to be able to reach out and help other
kids far less fortunate than themselves.
Please feel free to contact us with
your thoughts and ideas.
Sincerely,
The David G. Lennol Memorial
Foundation
TheArtichoke.org
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His father dead from AIDS, this boy must scavenge to keep his HIV
positive mother and family in rice. He hates it and has become drug
addicted. DGL, through Brahma Vihara, has helped him into rehab,
enrolled him in trade school, and is supplying sustenance to the
family. Photo: Bennett Stevens |
