In the past few weeks Mexico has experienced tropical rain storms that have resulted in mass flooding and serious damage. The common site here a couple of weeks ago was flooded roads and collapsed bridges on the main highway, houses swept away in the rush or ‘new’ rivers, and several flooded schools and some makeshift […]
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Flooding in Mexico
Published by February 2nd, 2010 in Participant Blogs, School of Leadership, FB, Social Justice, Mexico, Student Zone, Testimonials and Other Sites. 0 CommentsThe Orphan Diet Vol #2
Published by July 4th, 2009 in Social Justice and Dominican Republic. 0 CommentsFor those of you participating in the Orphan Diet for the month of June, thank you so much for all your help! Donations are still coming in from all over the country!
Here is another short video titled “There are two classes of people in this world”
Thank you to everyone who is helping these children. If […]
Haitian Orphanage Emergency Project Part 2 - “The Orphan Diet”
Published by June 9th, 2009 in Social Justice, Front Page, Fundraising, Dominican Republic and Featured. 0 CommentsSome of you may remember back in December 2008 when the Haitian Orphanage Emergency Project was initiated.
Thanks to the generosity of many, this Orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti was able to continue taking care of 68 little children who were in desperate need. Those finances helped to buy food (which was their biggest need at that time, and may arguably still be their biggest need), school supplies, wood to make beds and paid the rent for the building they are in.
Right now, “The Orphan Diet” is part two of a fundraising effort for the basic survival of these children. If you have not heard of the Orphan Diet, click here.
However, we have an exciting announcement to make about this upcoming project: we have a generous donor that is willing to match every dollar given towards the Orphan Diet, up to $15,000! We could turn $15,000 into $30,000! This amount of money will go a long way to getting these children the help they need.
We will be focusing on getting these children medical attention (many of whom have never seen a doctor in their lives), renovating and updating their facilities, buying some much needed food, and more school supplies. You can be a part of this! Within the next year, we are planning our first ever Hero Holiday Trip to Haiti! Please stay tuned to our website for applications, dates and pricing. This trip will be for anyone 18yrs of age and older.
To join the Haitian Orphanage Emergency Project facebook group page, click here.
To see the original video from the Haitian Orphanage Emergency Project, click here.
To donate to the Orphan Diet:
Mail Cheques and Money Orders to:
Suite 400, 44 Hughson St. North
Hamilton, ON
Canada
L8R 1G3
*Cheques are payable to ABSOLUTE (Please memo your cheques: ‘the orphan diet’)
By Credit Card (by telephone)
To make a donation via credit card, call toll free 1 866 432 4464
Social Justice Curriculum (Absolute School of Leadership)
Published by March 1st, 2009 in Social Justice and Mexico. 0 CommentsSo far Mexico has been a blast, but it hasn’t been all play and no work, I assure you. Although we haven’t yet had a Hero Holiday group come down, we have kept busy with our social justice curriculum. We have class for three hours in the morning everyday, where we look at the outlined curriculum, […]
...continue readingDanica: How we all fell in Love
Published by August 2nd, 2007 in Newsletter, Social Justice, Front Page, Dominican Republic, Think Day, Staff Blogs and Mainpage. 5 Comments
I only know her first name: Danica. She was 18 months old, abandoned, and a Haitian child of parents with no country of origin, living in Dominican Republic. She was stateless, and no one knew she existed.
I had only heard her cry once, and had never seen her give any response to anyone. My friends, Phil and Donna, had found her in a house where she had been left alone for up to 8 hours a day because her mother had abandoned her and her father was in another part of the country working. He had people watching her, but he was no where to be found.
Absolute had decided that we would adopt her and we would commit to her medical and personal care. She was unable to walk or talk, and was very sick from a urinary tract infection that had been left untreated for weeks, perhaps months, on end. We had taken pictures of her and we were all excited Continue reading ‘Danica: How we all fell in Love’
The Best Party Ever!!
Published by July 26th, 2007 in Social Justice, Front Page, Dominican Republic, Mainpage and Featured. 2 Comments
This past Monday morning, when my alarm went off, I wasn’t sure I wanted to get out of bed! I knew the day ahead of me would be wild and busy, and that at the end of it I would be physically and emotionally drained; and I was right:)
For the past 3 weeks, I have been leading the Hero Holiday teams here in Dominican Republic as we go to the garbage dump in our community and I have been overwhelmed with what we have experienced and how we have been changed; most of all myself! I have always considered my life to be rich beyond measure because of the people that I work with in Absolute, but this summer, I have a new reason: the Hero Holiday people that I am proud to lead. On Monday we threw a HUGE party at the garbage dump for the people who live and work in that community: complete with dancing, rice and beans, two huge Continue reading ‘The Best Party Ever!!’
I lay awake one night a couple of weeks ago thinking about the 27,000 kids who die every day. I was thinking about these kids and how it’s like losing a small city every day. If it happened in North America, wouldn’t it be on the news? Wouldn’t we do something about it? Wouldn’t […]
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