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Friday
Dec172010

House of Hope

As KR (Karen) Wolfe wrote a few days ago, "I love letterpress" and connected this passion for paper with a creative and generous way to support Kiva.

Well, I love gardening. And I'm going to connect my passion for plants with YouGrowGirl's Holiday Drive for the House of Hope in Dominica.

The House of Hope in Delices, Dominica, is a home that provides loving, 24 hour care to persons with severe physical and mental disabilities. It was started by a small group of women in the village of Delices when 2 severely disabled women in their community lost their elderly mother. Without her to provide care they were stranded without anyone to help them, or any kind of facility to take them in. Since then, the House of Hope have raised the funds to build a larger facility with a garden and they now have six female residents including the original two women. They are ages: 6, 8, 14, 38, 40 and 52 years old. The facility gets some money from the government, but the rest comes from donations. They are in constant need of supplies.

(From Gayla's blog post)

And here's a little incentive for Hedge Society readers to contribute. For every $5 you donate to this drive, Gayla will enter your name into a raffle to win a prize pack of books, T-shirts and buttons. I donated this morning and have a couple of tickets; if my name is drawn, I'll pass on the prize to a Hedge Society reader who also donated. (Just let me know in the comments below that you donated.)

You will need to act quickly, though. The Holiday Drive ends tomorrow, December 18th.

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Reader Comments (4)

Done.

This is wonderful. Exactly where my heart lies. Thank you, E.

December 17, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterRené

Thank you, René!

Hello, Hedgies. Last night Gayla published an update:

House of Hope Drive Update

I promise the garden photos and story about community spirit and sharing will warm you up, so it's worth taking a few moments to read this post. Also, Gayla's friend, Celia, will be "visiting the House of Hope on December 21st to bring the total donation number to them and take a few pictures to send back to us."

December 17, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterElaine

Elaine,

Thanks for the info on the house of hope - i love hearing about places like this and how to contribute. I unfortunately missed the deadline - just read it today and too late to "chip in" but I will follow the blog and see what else they are up to. Really great post - thanks!
h.

December 18, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterheather

Thanks, Heather! I'm sorry I was so late getting up this post. It was a bit of last minute rush. I suspect the needs will be on-going, as so many are. Yes, I'm going to be following the project updates, too.

Here's a brief post from Gayla about the grand total and prize draw.

December 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterElaine
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