Once again, the GAP has been busted for sweat shops containing child workers in abusive conditions. It is fascinating that the “Red” campaign supports workers in Africa getting fair wages, yet they are abusing their workers in India. What will it take for North American consumers to realize that we are being taken […]
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Fundraising with ONE
Published by November 13th, 2007 in Newsletter, Think Day, Student Zone and Mainpage. ClosedWe are so excited about the potential of this book to spark social awareness that we would like to offer a unique opportunity. Individuals or groups that are engaged in charitable fundraising, can now purchase bulk quantities of ONE: A Face Behind the Numbers, at wholesales prices and resell them. This is a great way to raise money for Hero Holiday trips or to help build a school or home in a developing nation. Now is a great time to start this, as you can take pre-orders for people who are doing Christmas shopping. This makes a GREAT GIFT! The book will be shipped in time for Christmas. Please go here for more info: http://one.absolute.org/the-cause
Incase you haven’t noticed, we are pretty excited about our new book, ONE - A Face Behind The Numbers. We believe that this book has such potential to inspire people and spark social change. Besides that, it is a great Christmas gift, that keeps on giving as all proceeds go back towards helping us build schools and homes in developing nations.
We need your help. What we need from you is to help us spread the word about this book and this cause rapidly on the internet (make it “go viral”). This is really easy to do:
1. Click this link to for an easy way to send our Book Release info to social sites like Facebook.
2. Join our One: A Face Behind The Numbers Facebook Group and then invite all your friends!
Book Sample - Chapter 3 - Trafficking
Published by November 11th, 2007 in Staff Blogs and Student Zone. ClosedA sample from chapter 3 - Trafficking. Go buy your Christmas gifts from Amazon today
When Ellen was 17 she was abducted by a group of men in Albania and taken to a flat where she was held for two months. During this time she was beaten and raped. Then a man came and made arrangements […]
Book Sample - Chapter 2 - Hunger
Published by November 11th, 2007 in Staff Blogs and Student Zone. ClosedThis is a sample of Chapter 2 entitled “Hunger.” Sales are going well, get your book on special from amazon.ca now.
Meet Jillianna. I met her in a red light district in the Dominican Republic. I was there with two philanthropists showing them how desperate the situation had gotten in this area. The goal, of course, […]
Book Sample Blog - Chapter 1 - Slavery
Published by November 11th, 2007 in Staff Blogs and Student Zone. ClosedONE: a face behind the numbers has started sales on www.amazon.ca. Everyday a new blog will go up with a clip from each chapter from the book.
Chapter 1 - Slavery
Meet Shawna. When she was 7, she was living with her very, very poor family in a village in India. Her mother was giving birth to […]
Hero Holiday Dominican Republic 2006 - July
Published by July 26th, 2006 in Dominican Republic. 1 CommentIn July of 2006, we once again descended upon Dominican Republic, only this time we had doubled in size! As students and leaders had returned home after their experience in 2005, the buzz began to grow, and many returned, bringing new friends with them. We had over 300 students and leaders join us […]
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Published by July 23rd, 2005 in Dominican Republic. 0 Comments July 2005 was the month we launched our first ever Hero Holiday. Destination: Sosua, Dominican Republic. During those two weeks, 150 amazing young Canadians and their adult leaders joined us and were forever changed as a result!
The DNA for Hero Holiday was established that summer, as we built houses for some families who were […]