Posted by Victoria Trabosh on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 @ 07:52 PM
Dear Friends of Itafari Foundation,
Whatever memories you choose to create during the holidays, consider making a special gift to the Itafari Foundation. In Rwanda we are having a Christmas party for 211 children. Not all are sponsored yet, ($25/month), but all are welcome to attend a party at year's end. This party will be for one purpose only: to celebrate with the children. A party. With food. And a gift. Each of the 211 children will share a special meal and receive a gift of a foam mattress - so they no longer have to sleep on the ground.
The cost of this party? $40 per child. And we need your help. Many of our child sponsors have given an additional one time $40 gift. But not all are able to participate. And we've even lost some annual sponsors of our children. Yet Itafari continues to support these children every month, regardless of our sponsor's ability to pay.
Can you help us close the gap? Can you give $40 or any other amount to help us help the children of Rwanda? We are in need of approximately $4,000 to complete this year's giving for the children and the party. WE HAVE AN ANONYMOUS DONOR WHO WILL MATCH THE FIRST $2,000.
Will you be one of those who can make a difference? It's been another amazing year of making a difference. And by giving, you know you receive far more than the satisfaction that you helped another. You are changing lives. And we at the Itafari Foundation thank you for considering us in your yearend giving.
Read the "Christmas Letter" from our friends in Rwanda to learn more about the difference your donations are making. Please donate $40 or any amount (no amount is too small) and help another's celebration be a little brighter.
Contact me directly at vicky@itafari.org or call me at 503-636-3692. You can also donate online, or send a check to the Itafari Foundation. 100% of your donation is tax deductible.
From all of us at Itafari Foundation to you and yours, may you experience a wonderful and blessed holiday.
Warmly,
Vicky Trabosh
Co-founder and President, Itafari Foundation
PS: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR GOATS AND BRICKS WE ALSO HAVE THOSE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR THE OFFICE. GOATS AT ($25) MAKE A WONDERFUL GIFT WITH A BEAUTIFUL CERTIFICATE OR A BRICK WHICH WILL BE PLACED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL IN RWANDA ($75) WITH YOUR NAME OR THE NAME OF A LOVED ONE!
Go online to purchase gift certificates for
Bricks, Goats, Micro-Loans or Where Needed Most
http://www.itafari.org/donate-online
WE ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, AMEX, CASH AND CHECKS.
Please mail your check payable to:
Itafari Foundation
27 El Greco
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
This Holiday Season give gifts that make a difference, change lives and are truly beautiful.
The finest quality I've seen anywhere in Rwanda.
AND get a tax deduction!
Truly, it doesn't get any better than this!