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Newsletter -
Fall 2012
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2
Kindergartens
now operating
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22
sponsors
of our
teens in college |
2
Schools
lit with
Solar Power |
101
regular supporters
of our main programs
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Greetings
from Guatemala and all of us at the Integral Heart
Foundation.
2012
is being a great year of
growth for us with the new kindergarten
opened in June and two large solar
installations thus far.
We
are most
grateful to you all!
Debora, Mick,
Liz, Reinhard, and all the team at IHF.
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Our
First Board Meeting
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On
September 10, 2012 we held our first board
meeting.
We all connected for over an hour and a half
without a glitch.
Our staff members, Liz Flinn, Sponsor Liaison
and Reinhard
Prosch,
Business Operations Manager gave their reports on
the Sponsorship, Kindergarten, and College
Teens programs.
Debora Prieto, co-founder, updated the board
on the current
state of Integral Education Program and Mick
Quinn, co-
founder,
had the latest news on our finances, cash
reserves,
and
projections for the rest of this year (see
details below).
We are most grateful to our board for their
stellar support
of our work!Meet
the board
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As
Joey from Friends used to say; Hi
you doin'!?
Our answer is GREAT! So far this year
our donations have
increased by 50% over the entirety last
year. We are quite
happy with this development. With
projected revenues
from our dedicated supporters and
planned events for the
rest of this year we are expecting
about a $21,000 shortfall
in our overall goal for 2012. Now,
considering the growth
we have seen, this might not sound
like much, but this
amount is critical, especially
in three key areas; College
Teens and Sponsorship Program and
Integral Curriculum
Development. To help close the gap.See
how here |
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The
Magic of Sponsorship
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One
of the roles of our Sponsor Liaison,
Liz Flinn, is to foster
a heart-to-heart relationship between our children
and our
sponsors. Here is just
one shining example of this; between
Jessica Roemischer and her sponsor
child Katy, seen here
during a video-skype with Jessica, who
said; "I had a wonderful
meeting
with
Katy
yesterday. She's starting to
look like a young
woman! She is
doing better in school – she
passed all but one
course this last term.
She looked happy and was very
happy that
her mom was with
her now and
that
they were both there
on
the call. Liz is doing a
great job helping me with translation
and
arranging these sessions!!!
Thanks so
much for making
this
wonderful relationship possible.
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You
can also sponsor a child |
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Building
a Brighter Future - Update!!
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In
April 2012,
GlobalGiving.org helped us reach
our
goal
of raising over $12,000 so that we could open
a second
kindergarten location quite
near our home to benefit
local children who are in need
of nutrition, love and play.
Our second
kindergarten, in Jardins d'Antigua
opened in
July
of this year. The solar installation,
thanks to MarySue
Hansell and A
Better World on Facebook, was also
installed
at that time by our trusted local
suppliers, Quetsol.
Read
more about the GlobalGiving effort
here. |
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Our great thanks to Chris and Elizabeth!
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Christopher Porto and Elizabeth Schorn
rode 300 miles as
part of the Climate Ride 2012
Fundraiser to support the
expansion of our solar light program.
Known as Project
Aurora, this initiative raised
over $5,800 to help us deploy
solar powered lighting in both homes
and schools. In
partnership with Sun Power Foundation
and One Million
Lights, Project Aurora will use
donations received to
source and install solar systems for
those facing energy
poverty in the hopes of enabling young
minds to create
a cleaner and brighter future for us
all.
Congratulations and thanks from all
of us at IHF!!!
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We
cannot do this without you
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Select
a monthly donation you are comfortable with and click the 'NEXT' button.
Or,
you can enter your own
one-time
donation.
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 Sponsors a
child in our
Kindergarten
Program for
daily food
bath and fun.
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 Sponsors a child
to go to high-school
and to receive a
monthly food/
protein basket
for their family.
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 Sponsors a
teen to attend
college and to
receive a
monthly family
food basket.
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 Sponsor 3 children
to go to school or
3 tots to
attend our
Kindergarten for
one month. |
Thank
you for investing in our programs!!!
Aaron S, Adam R, Ambika T, Ana Isabel, Anna L, Allison M, Ann G,
AndreN, Armin,
Anaite A, Annette G, Arni V, Beth T, Bart O, Barbara S, Brad & Patty, Brenda I,
Christine B, Chis C, Christian, Claudia A, Daniele W, Danielle and Family, Dan &
Kamie, Dennis S, Dianne, David R, Eva & Matt, Edwin B, Elisa, Ellen and Ryan S,
Eva V, Kyozen Sensei, Elaine, Franz, George,
Gregor, Gina, H.B., Stacy M,
Haggart Family, Helena & Integral Edinburgh, Holly & Grace, Irene B, Ingrid M,
Iris F, Jeff C, Jim & Cindy, Jacky, Joseph & Andrea S, Jennifer C, Jenny, Tyler and
Friends, Jordan H, Joyce C, Jessica, Joanna & Canberra Integral, Jade G, Jon &
Nicole, Kamala, Kenneth, Kay, Kate F & Jim, Kevin & Sam, Kristina B, Jennifer,
Jethro & Sima, Jose Javier A, Jeff & Mariana, JC, Judy & Dannica, Jyoti S, Kristina,
Kelly & Bob, Keith & Karen, Lee W, Leap Foundation, Lida O, Linda S, Lisa T, Laurel
J, Luisa, Linus R, Laurel S, Loring P, Lynda St. D, MarySue, Marcos C, Martin, Maria
B, Maria IDC, Maria IS, Matt B, Maura C, Mauricio Z, Malena, Marc &
Ilana,
Marguerite L, Mikey, Mike D & Kathy, Michael L, Michael & Michelle,
Magali,
Margaret G, Maura C, Mary H, Marsha, Norah, Neil, Oliver R, Osiris & Nina,
Patrick, Paul, Pam,
Patricia F, Paddy E, MIS Technology, Stuart, William, Natalie
(and the Worthington cluster), Oscar P, Ruth C, Rich L,
Rachel I, Reina & Aiden,
Richard S, Robert F, Sally C, Sandra P, Sharon, Shanna, Shelley S, Sean W,
Stephanie Y, Stephanie H & James, Sima S, Silvia R, Seamus & Addy,
Sulamita
M, Tanya H, Vegar & Christy, Ted & Boston Integral,
Victoria S, Yvonne K, Yee H.
We
are most grateful!!
Debora, Mick, Liz, Reinhard, Marisol &
Lizeth. |
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