- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=One Decision Changes Many Lives https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1235591?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1235591?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1235591?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=One Decision Changes Many Lives&body=ESG News from FedEx https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1235591?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Social Impact & Volunteering](/CSR-News/social-impact-volunteering) # One Decision Changes Many Lives Nov 28, 2023 11:55 AM ET Campaign: [FedEx Cares | Overall](/news/campaign/fedex-cares-overall) ![Children smiling while holding different objects](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Children-laughing_Fedex_101223.jpg) ![two people next to each other smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/people-smiling_Fedex_101223.jpg) ![Three people stood next to each other wearing colourful clothing ](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/3-people_Fedex_101223.jpg) ![Children looking through purple fedex cares bags](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Fedex-cares-bags_Fedex_101223.jpg) ![Children smiling while holding different objects](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Children-laughing_Fedex_101223.jpg?h=b3959c79) ![two people next to each other smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/people-smiling_Fedex_101223.jpg?h=b3959c79) ![Three people stood next to each other wearing colourful clothing ](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/3-people_Fedex_101223.jpg?h=b3959c79) ![Children looking through purple fedex cares bags](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Fedex-cares-bags_Fedex_101223.jpg?h=b3959c79) Tony Matteroli, Sr. Specialist – Talent Acquisition, FedEx Freight, has a special connection to Tanzania and the Maasai people – his adopted daughter, Angel, was born and raised in a small Maasai village. Recently they returned from a summer trip where Tony and Angel visited her family, with whom she remains close, and brought much-needed donated items such as shoes, clothing, electronics, and more for people in the village. It’s a journey Angel embarks on each summer, accompanied by Tony every other year. Tony began volunteering at an American school in Tanzania in November 2010. “I had always wanted to visit Africa,” Tony says, “and I had always wanted to do some international volunteer work; and the opportunity came up to do both in one trip.” It was on this trip that Tony first met then 11-year-old Angel, a student at the school. Angel grew up in a traditional Maasai village where people live in small mud huts with no running water or electricity and often faced a scarcity of food. Despite the lack of resources, she was raised by a large, loving family with a father, who believed in the value of education. Her father, unable to send all 16 of his children to school, selected Angel and one of her sisters to attend school in another village. While there, Tony developed a close bond with Angel, in whom he saw so much potential, and her family. In 2012, Angel’s family agreed to allow Tony to adopt her, so she could take advantage of educational opportunities in the U.S. With the adoption, Angel’s family grew larger by one more father! Angel began a new life in Colorado and excelled in school with Tony’s support. Never losing the connection to her village, she founded a nonprofit – [1 Love](https://1loveorg.org/) - while in high school. Through her nonprofit, Angel helps provide clean water, electricity, safer housing for the village, and opportunities for more Maasai children to attend school. Angel is now a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder, majoring in Digital Communication and Media/ Multimedia. She continues to spend summers with her family in Africa providing support for not only them, but the entire village. \*\*\*Photo credit Angel Mollel, [1 Love](https://1loveorg.org/) [![FedEx logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/FedEx_logo_orange-purple.png)](/profiles/fedex) ### More from FedEx ###### [Hope on Wheels: FedEx Supports The Salvation Army](/news/hope-wheels-fedex-supports-salvation-army) Apr 3, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [Gina Adams Honored by Dress for Success As Part of Women Who Inspire Campaign](/news/gina-adams-honored-dress-success-part-women-who-inspire-campaign) Apr 1, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa](/news/where-water-flows-equality-grows-fedex-and-water-mission-bring-relief-after-hurricane-melissa) Mar 30, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation](/news/preparing-tomorrows-leaders-fedex-and-marine-corps-scholarship-foundation) Mar 27, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [From Ideas To Impact: Empowering Africa’s Next Generation of Climate Innovators](/news/ideas-impact-empowering-africas-next-generation-climate-innovators) Mar 25, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [2025 JA Americas Company of the Year Celebrates the Spirit of Possibility](/news/2025-ja-americas-company-year-celebrates-spirit-possibility) Mar 23, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [FedEx Invests in HBCU Pathways Through $2 Million Commitment](/news/fedex-invests-hbcu-pathways-through-2-million-commitment) Mar 20, 2026 11:00 AM ET ###### [FedEx Study Affirms Sustainability Is a Business Imperative for APAC Supply Chains](/news/fedex-study-affirms-sustainability-business-imperative-apac-supply-chains) Feb 23, 2026 11:00 AM ET