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Whittier Christian Voices Help Haiti
On Saturday, April 3, Caitlyn Duffy of Whittier Christian High School held a benefit concert to raise funds and awareness for the continuous needs in Haiti.
As many as six student and Alumni-lead bands took the stage at WCHS’ Herald Hall for a night of music, student speakers, fundraising and fun. Burning Bush Clothing Company and Carousel Clothing were also present to sell products and clothing during the event.
This special event raised $719.05 for Giving Children Hope’s Haiti Relief and Recovery efforts. Burning Bush Clothing Company also donated its proceeds direct to Haiti relief while Carousel Clothing donated a t-shirt to a homeless individual for each t-shirt purchased.
In February, students from WCHS raised more than $6600 in their “$2000 in 10 minutes” fundraiser and a number of students volunteered one afternoon to sort medical supplies for Haiti victims.
Giving Children Hope is continually grateful for Whittier Christian’s partnership and contributions toward Haiti relief and recovery!
Donation Helps Clinics from Closing
Giving Children Hope provided Transitions, a nonprofit that provides free services to adults with disabilities in Blanding, Utah, with a truckload of medical supplies last week. The founder of the agency, Sandy Asbury called to share that the supplies that were donated to their local clinics was enough to cover them for two years and helped save several small clinics in the area from shutting their doors.
“On of the directors of one of the programs was reduced to tears. He is so grateful,” Sandy said. “He said there is enough product to last [the clinics] for two years. It’s stuff we don’t have and can’t afford to buy… I wanted you to know that it was so greatly appreciated.”
The nonprofit serves clients in a Navajo reservation in San Juan County, one of the poorest in the nation, where the median income is $13,000 a year. They have 30 years experience working with agencies in that area such as the Navajo and Ute Tribes, Vocational Rehab, the San Juan School District.
Giving Children Hope works to bring other nonprofits the supplies they need to reduce their costs and funnel monies into other program areas so that they may better serve their clients.
Sandy said that the supplies were enough to triple their funds and spend money in areas they need to the most.
As she wrapped her thoughts she wanted to send GCHope’s donors a message: “We do want you to know that it does make a difference.”
Southern California Edison Gives Back
In May, volunteers from Southern California Edison’s Business Process Team visited the Giving Children Hope facilities for their corporate service project.
The team brought with them 18 boxes of food items collected at the Long Beach and Rancho Cucamonga call centers to donate toward the local We’ve Got Your Back program to help provide meals every weekend for homeless children in Orange County.
SCE’s donation, which the team helped sort during their visit, was able to fill 36 backpacks – providing 36 families with food for the weekend!
In addition to assisting with We’ve Got Your Back, the SCE team also helped to sort medical supplies for upcoming shipments to communities in need around the world.
Team members report on their experiences in the Southern California Edison’s May edition of their newsletter:
“It was a lot of hard work, rewarding and fun at the same time!” – Analyst Dara Green.
“A kind gesture lasts a lifetime” – DA analyst Sharletta Stitt.
“I feel fortunate to work for a company that values people. We didn’t just spend a day there to make ourselves feel good, but we helped to save lives. You cannot put a price on that.” – Communications specialist Robert Boyd.
“It was an eye opener and I felt great knowing we were saving lives by sorting medical supplies.” – Communications Support Pool, Ernie Sanchez.
A Big thank you to the Southern California Edison Business Process Team for generously volunteering your time and the wonderful contributions made to GCHope!
Partnership Helps Poor Natives in Arizona
Giving Children Hope partnered with La Sierra University students to provide medicines to a development project they are assisting in Arizona. The students are working with the nonprofit Project Pueblo aid members of the Navajo Nation existing on a section of the reservation called ‘Bennett Freeze.’ Darla Martin Tucker from the university reports that “the Navajo in this area, a region banned to development, housing construction or repair for decades, have been living in dilapidated houses, trailers and hogans, many of which have no running water, natural gas or electricity. In some cases dwellings are located near old uranium mines that many believe may have been leaking radiation, poisoning water tables and soil.”
The medicines will treat the residents of that impoverished area.
Free Healthcare Expo in Orange County
An estimated 1,000 people lined up on May 8 for Orange County’s first health expo to get free medical care as part of an event to help the uninsured and underinsured. The event offered free exams, including dental and vision, as well assistance to help residents learn their options for public health care.
Giving Children Hope’s mobile medical clinic was present to help facilitate basic care to those in attendance.
