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.