OUR FRIENDS

Character Build – http://www.characterbuild.wordpress.com. Our great friend Jack Bardsley in Rhode Island has worked for several years at Straight Ahead Academy in Massachusetts. Helping At Risk youth with novel approaches, with great success. We’ve met some of the success stories! Academy closed, and he is working to take over the program. His heart is huge, and his program incredibly comprehensive.

I AM Co. (Instruction and Motivation Company) - http://www.iamliving.com. Chris Rose, born and based in Kingston, Jamaica. Another very dear friend who played soccer in US with my nephew many years ago. His vision is to help needy kids like he was to have a chance at going to college, learn trades, life skills, entrepreneurship, etc. Chris, like Jack, has many success stories. Watch some videos that tell the story at the following link: http://www.letsdabble.com/clients/iamco.html

Koz’s Fun Fish – http://www.kozsfunfish.com. Steve Kozlowski has done a remarkable job of helping to raise funds to rebuild the number one boys home (orphanage) in Jamaica. In 2008, we took Chris Rose and one of his clinics to the home. You’ll see it in the videos in the ArkAngelNetwork.com Gallery page – it was incredibly inspiring.

IsleGo Missions – http://www.islego.com : Founders Dusty and Corrine Cooper are great friends, and stress building relationships as the #1 priority. Katie Wagner interned with them in 2008 and 2009 in Jamaica, and joined IsleGo on the Amazon in Brazil during Spring Break 2009.

Interested in sponsoring a child for a school year???? $ 50.00 covers uniform, books and supplies. Payments can be made at http://www.islego.com under the "Donations" tab. Enter "Child Sponsorship in the details box or send checks made payable to IsleGo Missions Inc. to 550 Cidermill Place, lake mary, FL 32746

Catholic Heart Work Camp – http://www.heartworkcamp.com - http://www.heartworkcamp.com/cities/Jamaica/CHWC%20-%20Jamaica.htm . Our first two Mission trips went through CHWC, with IsleGo handling all of the transportation, work on the ground, etc.

Letsdabble – http://www.Letsdabble.com – Brad Manilla introduced himself to Brian Wagner at a conference in Florida, after Brian made a presentation and mentioned the efforts above. Brad quit his job in Chicago a few months later to started Let’s Dabble. Brad leverages simple video technologies to help people market their non-profit efforts, and to learn how to start these efforts, how to use video, etc. Brad has since travelled with Koz’s Fun Fish, Character Build, I am Co. and the ARK Angel Network to meet a pastor/prison minister in Maine, to youth lock up in Rhode Island, and to Jamaica. Brad has done tremendous work to help other non-profits!

- Brian Wagner (ArkAngelNetwork)