Rising Star Outreach was honored to be invited to the inaugural Give Salt Lake pitch competition this week, and we were thrilled to walk away a Big Winner! Our thanks to the Forever Young Foundation and the other event organizers and sponsors, and to the judges for selecting us as the Judge's Choice winner of a $7,500 award!

Tyler Vigue had 4 minutes to "pitch" Rising Star Outreach and a few additional minutes to answer questions. He was honored to share the stage with many other remarkable organizations doing fantastic things, both in Utah and throughout the world. We were one of six non-profits in the "International Aid/Rescue category", where three prizes were available. The "Judges' Choice" was the top prize!

We look forward to putting this gift to good use to bless lives and continue to improve the way that we run our operation.

And thinking about winning, thank YOU for helping us in this great work! Real winning is knowing that you have friends who believe in you and are willing to sacrifice for your good. Your service and giving make real winners out of those we serve in India.

There is still so much more we aspire to do and we can't do it without this wonderful support. Please know how vital your support is and please know how grateful we are to you!