Darfur Peace and Development » Events http://www.darfurpeace.org Humanitarian and development assistance to the victims of conflict in Darfur, Sudan Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 July 3- Ante Up for Africa Celebrity Poker Tournament http://www.darfurpeace.org/july-3-ante-up-for-africa-celebrity-poker-tournament http://www.darfurpeace.org/july-3-ante-up-for-africa-celebrity-poker-tournament#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:03:01 +0000 admin http://www.darfurpeace.org/?p=5135 Ante Up for Africa, an organization that supports DPDO’s high school and Women’s Center programs, is holding its 4th annual celebrity poker tournament on July 3rd in Las Vegas.

Players at the event will include celebrities Don Cheadle, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Ray Romano, and poker pros Annie Duke, Phil Gordon and Phil Hellmuth.

Ante Up for Africa was founded by Don Cheadle, Annie Duke, and Norman Epstein in 2006 to raise funds and awareness for Africans in need. The organization donated $500,000 to DPDO in 2009. You can find out more about this event by reading this AUFA press release.

]]> http://www.darfurpeace.org/july-3-ante-up-for-africa-celebrity-poker-tournament/feed 0 April 14th- Art for Darfur http://www.darfurpeace.org/april-14th-art-for-darfur http://www.darfurpeace.org/april-14th-art-for-darfur#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:22:41 +0000 admin http://www.darfurpeace.org/?p=5128 The fourth annual Art for Darfur art auction is being held in Dallas Texas. DPDO’s Women’s Centers are listed as the beneficiaries of art sold during the event. DPDO Program Director Susan Burgess-Lent is presenting. Other featured performers are Drums not Guns and Maurice Kirya, African Idol. For more information on the Art for Darfur events, please visit www.artfordarfur.org.

]]> http://www.darfurpeace.org/april-14th-art-for-darfur/feed 0 January 2010- DPDO is selected as Dining for Women’s January Program http://www.darfurpeace.org/january-2010-dpdo-is-selected-as-dining-for-womens-january-program http://www.darfurpeace.org/january-2010-dpdo-is-selected-as-dining-for-womens-january-program#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:37:12 +0000 admin http://www.darfurpeace.org/?p=5132 DPDO is Dining for Women’s Featured Program for January. Dining for Women is a national non-profit giving circle dedicated to empowering women and girls living in extreme poverty. All money raised during January events will be donated to DPDO’s Women’s Center Program. They now report $27,239 raised. For more information on Dining for Women and to sign up for a chapter in your area, visit www.diningforwomen.org.

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