WHATS THIS ALL ABOUT!? IT'S ABOUT LOVE.
WANNA TAKE PART??
Hey There! I hope you are doing well! This letter is to share
with you that I’ve
recently had the opportunity to sign up with HELP International www.help-international.org) to
go abroad to Fiji and help the people in need down there this
summer. I’m really looking forward to
spending the summer abroad, helping people around the world, but I need some help to do
so and I was hoping that YOU would be willing to help me out.
HELP International is a non-profit
organization that works across the globe, empowering local community members by
teaching self-sustainable
skills that can be passed on to others. Currently HELP is working with impoverished
communities in seven locations around the world—Belize, Fiji, India, Thailand,
Uganda, Tanzania, and Peru.
As a
volunteer, I will have the opportunity to initiate life-changing, sustainable
development programs. One area that I am personally interested in is public health projects and education projects,
specifically hoping to use American Sign Language to work with deaf Fijians. I am confident that I can make a difference in the lives of the
Fijian people and I am excited for the experience of doing so.
Fiji is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, known for
being a tropical paradise and a tourist destination. However, about fifty percent of the population lives at or below
the official poverty line. Can you imagine?? HELP’s program allows volunteers to participate in substantive
projects, which (1)
assess needs in-country, (2) ascertain local
buy-in, and (3) develop innovative poverty alleviating programs which
allow for opportunities of growth and development. Projects in Fiji are
done collaboratively with locally operated NGOs in country. Projects taken on
require commitment from the community. They are aimed at helping, thereby not
only securing more sustainability, but also increasing effective program
transferability.
As a volunteer, I have the
opportunity to raise funds that will make these projects possible, and I am
hoping to fundraise a great deal of the service trip. My goal is to raise $3,000.00
by May 30,
2013. The amount of good that can be done
for the people in Fiji increases significantly with even a small donation. Understanding
how the economic crisis has affected us in the United States, we can hardly
imagine how much worse it has devastated those in impoverished countries. We
are inviting you to join us and HELP International in serving the people of Fiji
by donating $5, 15, 25, 35,
$50,
$100,
$250,
$500, $1,000,
or whatever you can.**
Checks should be made payable to HELP
International with “Sarah Montgomery” in the memo line. ** Donations
can be mailed directly to HELP International with the provided pre-stamped
return envelope, or through Network for Good online. ** For online donations, go to the HELP website (listed below), click
on “Donate” at the top of the home page, and include “Sarah Montgomery” in the
dedication box. ** If you’d like more
information please visit the HELP International website www.help-international.org
or you can email me at saysayann@aol.com and call me at (352-551-3774).
Please feel
free to contact me to learn more about my plans. I would love to hear from you.
Thank
you in advance for your support. You play a key role in the alleviation of
poverty around the world. “You” make the difference. I would like to keep you and
your family informed on the progress of the various projects. Here is a link to
the team blog we will keep this summer: http://fiji.help-international.org/. Also, I will be posting a blog to my Facebook
profile every once in a while so look for that if you are interested or let me
know and I will send you the post in a private Facebook message.
So far i have raised almost 2,000 dollars, which is wonderful, but im far from my goal! Help me reach it!!
Thank You!
