Building Tomorrow supports community-powered learning, with a vision of literacy and numeracy for all children.
US, Uganda, and Rwanda
Joined June 2009
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THE KICK IS GOOD! 🏈🙌
The best kick on #ESPNCollegeGameDay & the biggest heart!
One kick through the uprights means tens of thousands will learn how to read in write in East Africa, all because of Connor!
Thank you, @PatMcAfeeShow, @McConaughey, @KirkHerbstreit and @ESPNCFB.
CONNOR FOR 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS 💰💰
ABSOLUTELY STROKED
MIGHT BE THE BEST KICK WE'VE EVER HAD
#CollegeGameDay
To wrap up our 20th anniversary celebrations, we’re sharing reflections from our Co-Founders, Joseph and George! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who’s been part of Building Tomorrow’s journey over the past 20 years. We’re grateful to do this work alongside you! 💙
#20YearsofB
🎉 We’re testing your numeracy skills as we celebrate 20 years of BT! ✖️ Can you solve these multiplication problems? Give it your best shot, and if you get stuck, we’ve got a spot for you at Roots to Rise camp. 📚😉
#20YearsofBT #RootsToRise #FLN #SDG4
🎉 Building Tomorrow turns 20 this month! We’re celebrating two decades of community-powered learning, and 1.3M+ children reached. 💛
Take a walk down memory lane with this video from our April fundraising event!
What’s your favorite #20YearsofBT memory? 👇
#BuildingTomorrow
Thanks to all who #KickedItForward with us!
We’ll continue to share stories of impact from our work across social media, so follow along for more!
#EducationForAll #Uganda #Rwanda #KickItForward
We’re in the final hours of our #KickItForward campaign, and 86% of the way to our goal of $5,000!
While you root for your favorite #NFL team today, make a donation at the link below to support education in East Africa.
buildingtomorrow.org/donate
#Education #DonateNow
Happy #CollegeFootballSaturday! 🏈 Today’s a great day to #KickItForward!
✏️ $14 = 1 child’s literacy & numeracy camp
📚 $50 = materials for 5 camp implementers
We’ve raised $4,100 toward our $5,000 goal! Help us score a touchdown @ buildingtomorrow.org/donate
Two kicks. 78,571 children. 🏈📚
That’s 78,571 more children who can be reached with foundational reading, writing, and math skills thanks to Connor’s generosity.
Will you help us #KickItForward and keep it going? 🧡
#Education #DonateNow #CollegeGameDay #ESPN
We’re excited to have the kicking legend himself on board! 🏈 Big thanks to Connor for jumping in to help us #KickItForward!
Are you ready to support our work? Head to the 🔗 below to donate any amount now to help us reach our $5,000 (field) goal!
buildingtomorrow.org
🏈 Connor kicked it forward. Now it’s your turn!
His incredible #CollegeGameDay kick will help bring literacy and numeracy opportunities to thousands of children in Uganda and Rwanda.
Join us and #KickItForward here: buildingtomorrow.org/donate 🧡
#DonateNow #CollegeGameDay #ESPN
✨ Welcome to our new followers who joined us thanks to Connor’s fantastic kick on #CollegeGameDay! 🏈🧡
Here’s a quick intro to who we are, what we do, and our vision for literacy and numeracy for all kids. 📚
Thanks for being here! 🚀 Swipe through for part 1!
#ConnorsKick
Building Tomorrow retweeted
Another million dollars is headed to charities courtesy of Big Kick Connor and Love, Tito’s! 🤘
#HookEm
Building Tomorrow retweeted
The kick worth $1.2 million 🤘
Meet Connor Kacena-Merrell, the Longhorn freshman who won Pat McAfee’s “Kicking is Easy” contest on College GameDay and plans to donate half of his winnings to Building Tomorrow, a nonprofit that builds schools in Africa. 🧡
Read the inspiring story here - utex.as/4cRCW1Q
ALT Stadium jumbotron shows Matthew McConaughey speaking into a mic, with a woman, young man, & man holding football. Text: \"KURT & TARA ARNOLD\", \"JASON & KISHA\". Below are stadium stands, \"MYERS-DODDS LEGACY CLUB\", \"TEX MONCRIEF COMPLEX\", & \"ufcu\" logo. Cloudy sky.
ALT Two smiling young men on a stadium football field, both making the \"Hook 'em Horns\" sign. One wears a cowboy hat, white shirt, orange bandana, and leather chaps; the other a pink polo and shorts. A large jumbotron behind them displays \"HOLLISTER Score your game day fits\" and sponsor names.
ALT Matthew McConaughey (black \"CULTURE\" shirt) and a young man (orange shirt, barefoot) raise their arms enthusiastically, smiling, on a green football field. A sign in the cheering crowd reads \"PEYTON COME GET YOUR NEPHEW\" during ESPN College Gameday.
Building Tomorrow retweeted
College GameDay Kick Brings Big Win Back to Indy bit.ly/4it3nhS
Building Tomorrow retweeted
Zionsville native Connor Kacena-Merrell won $2.2 million from two kicks Saturday, and his first thought was to give most of it away.
"A big part of having a fulfilling life is being able to expand your impact."
How his generosity will change the lives of nearly 80,000 kids in Africa through @BldgTomorrow ⬇️
@WISHNews8 | @PatMcAfeeShow | @ptpanthers | @TexasLonghorns | @CollegeGameDay
✨ 78,571 kids! ✨
That’s how many more children Building Tomorrow will reach with literacy and numeracy thanks to Connor Kacena-Merrell's incredible generosity and stellar kicking abilities! 🏈 🚀
Learn more about our work at buildingtomorrow.org.
Building Tomorrow retweeted
"I feel like I'm a pretty average kid from Indiana, pretty average college student, so being able to impact other people's lives throughout that process is something that's important to me."
I caught up with @ptpanthers alum & Zionsville native Connor Kacena-Merrell after his incredible $1.2 million kick on College GameDay Saturday. In total, he's donating $1.1 million to Indy-based charity @BldgTomorrow!
Catch the whole story coming up tonight on @WISHNews8 & @wrtv 📺