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We talked a little about Nevada’s Big Give in last week’s post on Incredible Kid Day. I want to follow up and remind you that it’s time to give where you live during Nevada’s Big Give, a 24-hour online crowdfunding event that rallies community support for Nevada’s charitable causes. We know you have several charities to choose from, but now more than ever we need your support.

By choosing to donate to Hope for Hearts during Nevada’s Big Give, you’re not only supporting a local Las Vegas-based non-profit; you’re furthering the “give where you live” spirit to a global perspective by lifting orphaned children in Uganda from poverty to prosperity through education.

Every donation, large or small, supports our mission to educate up from poverty to prosperity. Here are just a few examples of where your money goes!

  • $25 provides two children a month of meals
  • $120 purchases a sewing machine
  • $240 one child, one year of education
  • $625 feeds 50 for a month
  • $1,200 sponsors five children for the entire year

On top of your financial contribution, your donation helps increase our organization’s chances of winning one of several prizes up for grabs for charities that raise the most money, furthering your donation even more!

If you need more reason’s to donate, take a look back at our blog post Top 10 Reasons to Support Hope for Hearts During Nevada’s Big Give.

Click here to make a donation now!

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Gratefully Yours,
Cristen

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Today marks another special holiday – Absolutely Incredible Kids Day. Created by Camp Fire, this holiday aims to tell kids around our nation how absolutely incredible they are by praising them with encouragement and inspiration. The power of praising children is often underestimated in my opinion, and why confine it to just our nation? We believe this holiday should be spread internationally, because there’s some incredible kids all across the world!

To celebrate, we’d like to share a few profiles of prosperity of some of our absolutely incredible kids who are now alumnae.

Najjuuko Resty “Kalisizo”

Kalisizo’s mother died of HIV/AIDS and her father spent his time drinking in bars. She worked for free as a maid and lived on the streets of Kampala, begging by day and prostituting by night. Father Mugagga Lule found Kalisizo and sent her to St. Elizabeth Girls’ Academy where she received counseling and entered the seamstress in training program. After passing required exams, friends of Father Mugagga bought Kalisizo her own sewing machine.

From a maid and prostitute to entrepreneur and seamstress – Kalisizo is now a self-employed seamstress, living in St. Balikuddembe and an absolutely incredible kid!

Nassonko Kirabo Annet

Annet lost her father at an early age and was raised in poverty in a slum called Ndeeba. Her family could not afford to pay for school and she was forced to abandon her education. Annet wanted to learn so she went to St. Elizabeth Girls’ Academy looking to better her life. She received counseling and entered the catering vocation.

From dropout to caterer – Annet is now working as a waitress and caterer at Best Hotel Busega and is an absolutely incredible kid! 

These are just two of the hundreds of lives we have changed. You can help support more absolutely incredible kids by making a donation to Hope for Hearts now through March 23 during Nevada’s Big Give.

 

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Nevada’s Big Give is a 24-hour online crowdfunding event created to rally community support for Nevada’s charitable causes. There are prizes up for grabs for charities that raise the most money, and your support could help us win and serve even more children. So make your pledge now, or set a reminder to donate on March 23 and help us support our absolutely incredible kids at Hope for Hearts.

With Gratitude,
Cristen

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International Women’s Day. It’s a day where people of all gender identities come together to champion women’s equality and advancement. This year’s theme #BeBoldForChange, and I thought now would be a great time to explore just what it means to be bold in the weekend word.

bold
/bōld/
adjective

  1. (of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous
  2. (of a person or manner) so confident as to suggest a lack of shame or modesty.

To be bold requires taking risks. Standing confident in your beliefs and having the courage to take action in line with your beliefs – even if it challenges the status quo. And that encompasses the spirit of International Women’s Day. All around the world people come together for one day to be bold, sharing ideas and taking action to challenge the status quo and improve the quality of life, increase equality for women around the world.

Hundreds of events took place throughout the globe on March 11, including a global mentoring walk in Kampala, Uganda, where many of the girls in our schools are located. It’s just one of 134 walks happening in 60 countries around the world where mentors and mentees will come together to walk while sharing challenges and solutions as well as forming bonds that foster leadership.

Here’s how you can participate. Take the pledge to #BeBoldForChange by taking action to challenge bias and inequality, campaign against violence, forge women’s advancement, celebrate women’s achievement, and/or champion women’s education. We can help you with that last one! You can champion women’s education by making a donation in any amount to help lift an orphaned girl from poverty to prosperity.

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However you choose to support women, be bold for change and don’t give up the fight!

Boldly Yours,
Cristen