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VeeKay’s ECR-Chevy to show support for education in Uganda

VeeKay’s ECR-Chevy to show support for education in Uganda

A longtime Building Tomorrow supporter has stepped up to initiate with ECR a “Ride with Rinus” campaign, so that contributors can pay $75 to have their names on the #21 car of defending GP of Indy race-winner Rinus VeeKay in this year’s edition of the race.

Founded in 2006, Building Tomorrow aims to improve learning outcomes in underprivileged communities throughout Uganda, which were particularly blighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before COVID, 1.2 million children were out of school across Uganda and for two years around 10 million missed out on education due to school closures. Building Tomorrow delivered its Roots to Rise literacy and numeracy programming to more than 40,000 children in 2021 and will reach over 100,000 learners in 2022. 

Donations to the “Ride with Rinus” campaign will benefit Building Tomorrow’s Roots to Rise program which teaches basic literacy and numeracy skills based on students’ learning level, not age. A $75 donation will allow five…

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