A non-profit organization dedicated to helping humanity and supporting those affected by poverty will hold its annual End of Summer Bash on Saturday, August 24, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Sunset Point Camp on Tenth Street in Hull. The event will be held rain or shine and all proceeds support mission of the Kerry Jon Walker Funds (KJWF), including service trips for teens supporting sustainable programs that improve the health, education, and economic opportunity of those in need.

**SUMMER SOUNDS.** Members of the band Kalifa & Koliba, who will perform at the Kerry Fund’s End of Summer Bash at the Sunset Point Camp. [Courtesy photo]

A family-friendly evening of delights awaits where attendees can shop for one-of-a-kind African and Navajo gifts at an International Market, bid on unique art, goods, and fun things to do an auction in a festive atmosphere. Purchases make wonderful gifts, support a great cause and may be taken home the same night. Children’s activities including art creation with Hull’s Jeff Menice. Live entertainment by World Music Award winners Kalifa & Koliba, a gourmet picnic catered by Mae’s of Marshfield, and a beer and wine bar are highlights.

KJWF provides financially challenged urban teen students with the opportunity to travel abroad in charitable service. KJWF provides student service trips to Rwanda, where they have assisted 500 orphaned teens at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, and to the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. While providing service to these communities, the Boston teens, most never having never traveled far, gain a new understanding of the developing world.

Founded in 2010, KJWF has provided 3,000 lbs. of books, maps, and educational materials, as well as school uniforms, to village schools in Guinea, West Africa. The community ranks among the poorest in the world, home to the region’s most deprived children.

Admission to the End of Summer Bash is $35 in advance; children under 12 attend for free. Admission is payable at the door and at thekerryfund.org.

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