BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191105T163000Z DTEND:20191105T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:CNN Hero Maggie Doyne to speak at Oak Knoll School DESCRIPTION:A Mendham woman recognized worldwide for opening an orphanage and school in war-torn Nepal when she was only 21 years old will speak at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child next month.\n\n\n\nCNN Hero Maggie Doyne\, who previously inspired the Oak Knoll community with her philanthropic story in 2015\, will return to speak about her efforts on \n\n\n\nDoyne's efforts to build what would become the Kopila Valley Children's Home began during a visit to the south Asian country where she had a chance meeting with a 6-year-old child. \n\n\n\nDoyne was inspired by the child\, who was breaking stones in a riverbed to earn money for her family living in abject poverty. Doyne\, who had only recently graduated high school in New Jersey\, paid for the child's education and began doing the same for other local youth.\n\n\n\nShe was then moved to do more\, and spent $5\,000 she earned as a babysitter to purchase land in Surkhet\, Nepal. Three years later\, with the help of supporters at home and aid from members of the Nepalese community\, the school formally opened its doors.\n\n\n\nIn operation for nearly a decade\, the school now serves 350 students and is rated top in the region. In addition to being named a CNN Hero\, Doyne was honored as a Forbes "Top 30 under 30" Social Entrepreneur and by the Dalai Lama as an Unsung Hero of Compassion. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A Mendham woman recognized worldwide for opening an orphanage and school in war-torn Nepal when she was only 21 years old will speak at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child next month.
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\nCNN Hero Maggie Doyne\, who previously inspired the Oak Knoll community with her philanthropic story in 2015\, will return to speak about her efforts on \;
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\nDoyne&rsquo\;s efforts to build what would become the Kopila Valley Children&rsquo\;s Home began during a visit to the south Asian country where she had a chance meeting with a 6-year-old child.
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\nDoyne was inspired by the child\, who was breaking stones in a riverbed to earn money for her family living in abject poverty. Doyne\, who had only recently graduated high school in New Jersey\, paid for the child&rsquo\;s education and began doing the same for other local youth.
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\nShe was then moved to do more\, and spent $5\,000 she earned as a babysitter to purchase land in Surkhet\, Nepal. Three years later\, with the help of supporters at home and aid from members of the Nepalese community\, the school formally opened its doors.
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\nIn operation for nearly a decade\, the school now serves 350 students and is rated top in the region. In addition to being named a CNN Hero\, Doyne was honored as a Forbes &ldquo\;Top 30 under 30&rdquo\; Social Entrepreneur and by the Dalai Lama as an Unsung Hero of Compassion. LOCATION:Oak Knoll School 44 Blackburn Road\, Summit UID:e.870.16428 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260418T223447Z URL:https://business.suburbanchambers.org/events/details/cnn-hero-maggie-doyne-to-speak-at-oak-knoll-school-16428 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR