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 NBA star Luol Deng hosts Lost Boys of Sudan "Hope for Sudan Celebration"
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Luol Deng poses for a photo with the Windy City Simbas prior to the start of a basketball scrimmage during a Hope for Sudan Celebration hosted by Deng and the Chicago Association for the Lost Boys of Sudan at Truman College.
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January 7, 2008 – Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng hosted the Lost Boys of Sudan “Hope for Sudan Celebration” on Sunday at Truman College in Chicago.
Deng, a native of the Sudan, led a day of festivities to celebrate the third anniversary of Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Lost Boys birthdays. Immigration paperwork marks January 1 as the birthday for all of the Sudanese boys.
The festivities included guest speakers such as Deng and fellow Sudanese native Manute Bol. Additionally, there was a variety of performances from the Sudanese Women Dance Group, the Sudanese Children Show, the SEDC Team (Lost Boys Musicians) and other traditional dance troupes.
The celebration culminated with a basketball game between two Lost Boys chapters – Chicago Windy City Simba versus the Kansas City Lost Boys.
The Bulls partnered with Hinckley Springs, Edy’s and Vienna Beef to provide lunch and dessert for those participating in the celebration.
The Lost Boys of Sudan are a group of Sudanese boys who saw their parents killed and villages burned as a civil war engulfed Sudan during the 1980s. The boys walked on a journey that lasted about 3 months in search of safety. Over half were killed or captured. After 14 years in refugee camps, their plight came to the attention of the U.S. State Department and beginning in 2001 many of them were resettled in the United States. Over 125 live among us in the Chicago area.
These young men are currently pursuing their educations while maintaining a strong sense of community and working to support themselves. They are dedicated to helping rebuild their homes and villages.
The Chicago Association for the Lost Boys of Sudan (CALBOS) was formed in 2002 for the purpose of providing mentoring, medical help, emergency assistance, employment counseling and educational support to the Lost Boys of Sudan living in Chicago.
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