The Karen Sorbo Foundation

Our Program on July 8^th was a presentation by our favorite auctioneer, Karen Sorbo. She’s been an auctioneer for over 21 years (starting in ’93), and to date she has raised over $500,000,000.00 for charities. That’s a half a billion, no small change in anyone’s book!

            Raising money for others to do good works is a fine endeavor, but Karen wanted to become “hands-on” and use some of her money to help others. While she was in Africa visiting an orphanage, she spotted some kids across the street. Obviously homeless, they were living in a cemetery. She went across the street, talked to them , and found out their story. They begged by day and slept in the cemetery at night. They had been abandoned by their families, and survived now as a group. The one distinguishing characteristic of their group: they did not steal, and they prayed together each day.

            Karen made a movie, “The Invisible Ones”, about them. None of them have documentation (no birth certificates) so the government doesn’t acknowledge them (hence the movie title), they have no home, no prospects of an education, or any hope of a bright future. Karen has taken up their cause with her foundation, and is working to get them recognized by the government, to get them clothing and an education.

With her enthusiasm and dedication behind them, these kids will get what they need to prosper.

            I looked up “Karen Sorbo Foundation” on Google and watched her entire movie. Do it.