FTGA is at it again thankfully with their annual holiday giving back project. And this year it's easy to give your friends and family a great gift through it - the gift of kowing that because of them someone in need is being helped! And isn't that more of hte true holiday spirit. Below you can find the forms that describe the great projects. Click on more for a note from the organizers. It's a great porject for a great cause!
Order form in word: Download file
Order form PDF: Download file
As we start the Thanksgiving celebrations in our homes this week and begin to think about upcoming holiday season our thoughts surely go to the people of the birth country of our children. 2010 was a difficult year for families in the rural Highlands of Guatemala. The eruption of Volcan Pacaya, tropical storms and heavy rains that caused mudslides and severe loss of crops continue to plague many areas with food shortages and continued issues to recover from damage. It is more important than ever we give thanks for the blessings are are given and reach out to assist those who are less fortunate.
Adoptive families from all over the US have been so generous over the years in participation of the FTGA Holiday Giving Back project in partership with Behrhorst Partners for Development and we are confident this year will top all others! Please review the attachment that details the giving options this year. The focus will be funding fuel efficient vented stoves in villages where BPD works to complete Healthy Homes projects in process. As you will see the benefits of a stove impact families in several ways!
For those of you who have been blessed to visit a home in a rural area of Guatemala you know that it is difficult to stand in the home using an open fire to cook for more than a few minutes. The difference between our experience and the experience of the family owning that home is we get to leave. Without support, they continue to live with the daily risks of falls in the fire, upper respitory infection which is one of the highest causes of death in Guatemala, and a host of other devastating results of the open fire. Help make that change for a family this giving season!
Thanks for your continued support of the 6th Annual FTGA Holiday Giving Back Project! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Sonya Zumbiel at szumbiel@yahoo.com.
FTGA Planning Committee