Clean Water and Hope for Africa

These photos were from last years fundraiser. The BIG P's raised over $1,000 at their adopt a Build-a-Bear fundraiser. I asked friends to donate 10% of the profit they made from selling their purse last year and $350 was collected. I added my amount raised to the kids fundraiser and we had over $1400 that we donated to Sele Enat orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is the same orphanage where we adopted the twins. If you are a math wiz you have already figured out we sold $3500 worth of purses at the Designer purse sale last year. I decided to switch it up a bit this year and ask friends to completely donate a purse so that all of the money raised will benefit Africa. We have already started to collect fabulous purses for this years event. Brands include, Vera Bradley, The SAK, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Lucky, Dooney and Bourke, JUICY, Lilly Pulitzer, Kate Spade, Brighton, and many more! Please get in touch with me if you have donations or any questions. I can not wait to see what the Lord will accomplish through this event! Please pray for many $ to be raised as there is great need in Swaziland and Ethiopia.

SECOND ANNUAL

Adopt a Build-a-Bear and

DESIGNER PURSE Sale

{new/like new/gently used}

Friday night, October 8, 2010 5:00-9:00 pm

La Croix Church, The Porch

100% proceeds to benefit charity work in Africa.

First $1,000 raised will benefit missionary work in Swaziland, Africa through Heart for Africa.

The rest will be donated to Glimmer of Hope to build a deep water well that will provide clean drinking water to thousands of people in southern Ethiopia.

How can you help?

Donate a Build-a-Bear or designer purse in new, like new condition. Tell all of your friends, family and people you

meet.

See you at the sale. Best selection of Build-a-Bears and DESIGNER PURSES in Cape!

for more information go to: www.heartforafrica.org

www.aglimmerofhope.org

The greatest complaint with overseas aid is that so little of it reaches the people in need. At times, less than half of a donor's dollars reaches the target communities with the remainder being gobbled up by administrative fees and fundraising costs.

We believe that's unacceptable - 100% of donor money needs to get to the projects - and that's what we offer here at A Glimmer of Hope.

Because we pay all of our operating expenses through our endowment, we are able to offer you a unique opportunity to help some of the poorest people in the world, one that sees every dollar you donate get to where it is needed.

Your donation will go directly to our country office in Addis Ababa which is staffed by experienced Ethiopian professionals who monitor the progress of our projects. That office also sees to it that your dollar is stretched as far as it will go once it reaches Ethiopia because of the familiarity they have with doing business in the country.

Heart for Africa is a faith-based not-for-profit 501(c)3 public charity. Working with our partners in Africa, we support and encourage self-sustainable homes for orphans and vulnerable children through long term programs and short term service trips that deliver quality care, shelter, food, water, clothing, health care, social work, mentoring and education. We currently serve in two countries in Africa; Kenya and Swaziland.