July 2011
1 post
$80,000 in aid and scholarship
Dear Friends,
It’s hard to believe that the school year is over, our summer camp is in full swing and the new school year starts August 7th. I would like to take this time to share with you a remarkable milestone for the Fugees. This fall our four graduating seniors will head to college, each of them the first in their families to do so. Even more impressive, these first generation college...
May 2011
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April 2011
1 post
March 2011
2 posts
Essay by Babba
Babba
February 24, 2011
Comparison Contrast Essay
Let’s compare and contrast two best friends, Babba and Mahmoud, boys from different parts of the world, but ones who...
English Essay by Muang Sa
It was my fifth month of being in this country, and I knew a little English on that bus that took me to the gym to play basketball. During that period of my life, I acted differently than I act now, after two and a half years of being here. Sometimes, I still act a little like how I did when I was new to the country.
When I got off the bus, I walked into a large gym and felt lost. I looked to the...
January 2011
2 posts
WatchThe Fugees on Bridging the Divide with Tom Brokaw
WatchHappy New Year from the Fugees.
December 2010
1 post
From Ogbai and Santino
We were at Coach’s house and I was joking with Coach that Santa wasn’t real. And she kept telling me Santa was. I said that I put milk and cookies out and Santa never came.
“What did you ask for?” she said.
“A soccer ball.”
“Have you ever been Santa?” she asked.
I was confused. I am not Santa. “Have you ever given?”
“I don’t have money to give.”
“You need money to give?” And she...
October 2010
2 posts
How Can We Help?
How Can We Help?
… has been a common question I have been getting lately. While there are several ways that people can help, I’d like to share with you how Echo A. helps us out.
Echo from Indiana has been donating $10/month for the past 3 years. When I go to pick up the mail from the post office, I recognize the envelope that Echo’s $10 comes in. She receives the same...
WatchFugees Family profiled on Fifa Mundial
July 2010
2 posts
Watch
It's time to support your favorite team: The...
The competition ends today Monday July 12th at Midnight. We are currently in 110th place and need to stay in the top 200 to win $20,000. All the organizations are giving their biggest push right now. We need your help. The Fugees have done their part. Over the past couple of weeks, they have been on-line getting fans and friends to vote. But today they can’t because they are attending their...
June 2010
2 posts
Let's win $250,000 for the Fugees
On July 13th, Chase Manhattan Bank is giving away $5 million to the 200 charities that get the most votes on Facebook. As of June 28th, we are in 321stplace with 165 votes. All it takes is 30 seconds to help us win between $20,000 and $250,000!
To vote, go to http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/205771149-fugees-family-inc, click the green button that says “get started to...
Local Businesses Supporting the Fugees
Restaurants and bars supporting the Fugees for the World Cup. Mention the Fugees when you go.
BrickStore http://www.brickstorepub.com/
Elliott Street Pub http://www.elliottstreet.com/
Famous Pub http://famouspubsports.com/
Fritti http://www.frittirestaurant.com/
Social ...
March 2010
2 posts
WatchHer Majesty Queen Noor presents award to the Fugees!
Every human being has something or someone they cherish. They love that thing or that person no matter what, and they would feel devastated if it left their lives. For a refugee teenager living in Clarkston GA, it wouldn’t take a genius to know what that person loves. That person most likely enjoys playing soccer. In Clarkston, there is one team that welcomes such passion, and the team goes by...
January 2010
2 posts
Traditions by Robin D.
Last Saturday I had a great conversation with my uncle Abuda Elmadi. Abuda Elmadi is a forty-year-old man from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. The Nuba is a tribe in Northern Sudan. Abuda is a Christian, and he believes in Jesus. My uncle is very polite and an easy man to talk to because he is all ears to questions. I asked a couple of questions about Sudanese traditions. The Sudanese tradition I...
December 2009
1 post
"Coach is Santa Real?"
Two years ago, around this time, I had a boy who didn’t believe in Santa. In fact, he didn’t know who Santa was.
“Coach is Santa real?” he asked.
“Yes, Santa is real,” I replied.
“How come I have never seen him before?” he questioned.
“Well, he comes when you can’t see him, when you are sleeping, and when...
November 2009
3 posts
October 2009
5 posts
SMITHIES: STOP, DROP AND GIVE
Dear Smithies, I have always loved the family and home that Smith was and still is for me. I am humbled this year to be a recipient of the Rally Day Medal for the work I’ve been doing with the Fugees Family, an organization I co-founded. I am writing to you as a fellow Smithie because we need your help. We are competing in America’s Giving Challenge, an on-line fundraising challenge...
Your $10 can win the Fugees Family $50,000!
How is this possible? We are competing in America’s Giving Challenge, an on-line fundraising challenge where the Facebook Cause with the biggest number of donations (not total raised) at 3:00 on November 6th wins $50,000. We’re currently in 3rd place and we need your help! If you can donate $10: please donate today, join the Cause, and tell all of your friends! If you can donate $50:...
July 2009
4 posts
VOTE
Which is your Favorite Fugees Michael Jackson song?(polls)
May 2009
1 post
I am
I am a Sudanese.
I wonder if we would win the game.
I hear my name everywhere I go.
I see kids asking me to coach them how to kick a ball.
I want people to see who I am.
I am a Sudanese.
I pretend am sleeping but I talk on the phone.
I touch the sky.
I cry for hope.
I am Sudanese.
I understand people with need.
I say I want to help poor people.
I dream about when I am a good person.
I...
April 2009
3 posts
One Shoe
It all started one hot day in August, when I was holding an open soccer practice in Clarkston. I had the kids that came out to scrimmage, as I observed and coached from the sidelines. During this scrimmage, I noticed a child who was not playing his position. I wanted to get his attention, but I did not know his name, as he was one of 30 new kids on the field. I tried to get his attention but did...
March 2009
4 posts
Birthday
Yesterday I celebrated my 34th birthday. I had just returned Friday night from a week’s worth of meetings and conferences in Chicago. A first for me, I had never before spent more than an overnight trip away from the kids during the season. For the most part it went well, other than the kids trying to convince the substitute coach that they run for 7 minutes each practice (instead of...
December 2007
1 post
Season's Greetings
Two years ago, around this time, I had a boy who didn’t believe in Santa. In fact, he didn’t know who Santa was. “Coach is Santa real?” he asked. “Yes, Santa is real,” I replied. “How come I have never seen him before?” he questioned. “Well, he comes when you can’t see him, when you are sleeping, and when you’ve been good.”...
November 2007
1 post
What's going to happen to the Fugees Family
While I cannot explain to you the impact that the program has on the kids, I can relay to you a story one of the kids experienced with me last year. I was dropping the child home at the end of the season; I was getting ready to go visit friends in Massachusetts for the holidays. As the car came to a stop, the typical jumping out of the car and running to the apartment did not happen. Instead he...