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Welcome to A Friend in Need
Greetings!
Thank you so much for your past support of A Friend in Need. This is our first e-mail newsletter, and we hope this will not only give you the information you want to learn about an organization that you support, but will do it while saving some trees! If you have any suggestions on what you'd like to see in future newsletters, please feel free to let us know by e-mailing us at brenda@helpafriendinneed.org. We'd love for you to forward this to a friend to share our mission with them. |
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Garden Party Results
With your help, A Friend in Need has been able to reach hundreds of people living in poverty; from the 80+ local students who received backpacks and school supplies, to the orphans in African who received food distribution packets, to the hungry community who, with the help of the friends of Tom Vravick and his birthday donations, received a barnyard of animals. Thank you to everyone who participated in our Garden Party! |
Save the Date
Wine & Micro-Brew Tasting
Friday, Dec. 5th 6pm @ Uncorkt in Downtown Racine
Come work on your Christmas shopping with Fair Trade items from Trails to Bridges, while tasting some wonderful new wines and micro-brews.
This festive fundraiser will help the children at the lula in South Africa who have lost their parents to AIDS. This lula helps keep families together by supporting the grandparents and other family members who are struggling to care for these orphans.
Please consider joining us to help these children and families in need. Be sure to use the below reservation slip to save $5 on each advance ticket you purchase. |
| Volunteer Opportunity
Craft Fair
Sunday, Nov. 23rd 8am-3pm
A Friend in Need will be participating in the St. Lucy's Craft Fair (3101 Drexel Ave, Racine WI) to be held Sunday, Nov 23rd. We'll be selling Fair Trade handbags from India with the A Friend in Need logo handblocked on the inside, as well as Fair Trade coffees and teas. If your talent is merchandising, or your desire is to make a difference to families living in poverty, we need you! E-mail us at brenda@helpafriendinneed.org. |
| Heather Bliss & Brenda Rebro
Co-founders | |
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Fast Fact!
Less than 10% of children orphaned by AIDS are receiving outside assistance.
Source: United Nations '07
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| A Special Thank you to our Volunteers!
Volunteers are unpaid not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless!
Kristen, Molly & Lindsey
Just three of the many volunteers who made our Garden Party a success.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us throughout 2008. You've reached hundreds of families in poverty. You are making a tremendous difference in our world.
Volunteers help stuff backpacks for local children in need.
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Our Vision & Mission
A Friend in Need is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to help secure the future of humanity both locally and globally by helping to provide five basic human rights: food, shelter, clean water, health care and education to individuals and communities in need. We do this through community fundraisers, research and advocacy. |
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