Bishop Paul Visits COVE U.S.
 In September, Bishop Paul Ssemogerere visited COVE Alliance US on a mission of friendship and mutual learning.
Bishop Paul, who has known Executive Director Fr. Hilary Muheezangango for most of Hilary's life, became Bishop of Kasana-Luweero Diocese in June 2008. Bishop Paul's Diocese is home to the St. Jerome COVE Center. His pastoral priorities include a commitment to educating and empowering his people, and he hopes that the vocational school that COVE is building will become an educational model for the Diocese.
The location of the St. Jerome COVE Center right next to an active parish in Kapeeka supports COVE's positive relationship with the Diocese. It also helps COVE to establish legitimacy and vitality in the eyes of locals. The relationship with the Diocese also helps assure accountability to COVE Alliance's generous donors. Bishop Paul concluded his visit by expressing his continued gratitude for COVE's efforts to support a shared mission in Uganda.
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Emergency Vehicle Arrives at Kapeeka
 Recently, the Mary Alphonse Bradley Fund awarded COVE $15,000 to purchase an emergency vehicle for the Kapeeka Township. The emergency vehicle, pictured at right, will be used primarily to transport patients with critical medical needs from the health clinic to a full service hospital in Nagaseke. Previously, there was no adequate means for transporting urgent care patients. Now mothers experiencing childbirth complications, a common problem in the area, will have a reduced risk of miscarriage because they can get from the clinic to a hospital that is better equipped for high-risk deliveries. Children with urgent complications due to disease or malnutrition can now get to the hospital to seek the medical attention they need. This great asset to the community is already saving lives.
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Gift Cards Now Available to Support COVE!
Have you considered offering gift cards for friends and family for the holidays? Please visit the COVE website Gift Cards page.
This program is designed to provide access to gift cards as a convenience to you. It also serves as a way for you to support and donate to COVE. Your help truly makes a difference to our world. If you have any further questions or need additional information on this gift card program please contact Tom Jacobs. |
A Kapeeka Christmas Party
On December 19, 2009, sponsored children and their families will gather together at the St. Jerome COVE Center to enjoy a festive Christmas Party. After a meal and live entertainment, Father Christmas (the Ugandan "Santa Claus") will bring a locally-purchased 3-inch mattress for each of the 156 children that COVE serves. The simple gift of a mattress will provide these children with a more comfortable, restful sleep that will allow them to focus carefully in school.
Plans for the 2009 Christmas Party are now underway. You can help the children have a memorable party and Merry Christmas by donating toward the day's food, decorations, events, and the Christmas mattresses. To contribute, please send a check to COVE Alliance, c/o Don Dumich, Treasurer, 1804 Bishops Way, Mundelein, IL 60060. To assure that your gift arrives in time for the party, please send your donation by December 1. As always, thank you for caring about the kids!
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A child in Uganda wrote this letter to her Sponsor:
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Dear Sponsor,
I appreciate for the fees you pay at school and care packages you always send. As we come to the end of the year and Christmas, may you be blessed with joy with all your family members.
Best regards,
Specioza, 8 years old
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Join us for the COVE Alliance Annual Christmas Party in December
Details coming soon!
Check out our website for more information.
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New board member Terry McLaughlin is COVE's website manager and 2010 benefit chair. "COVE Alliance is special to me," Terry says. "We can make a difference together, one child at a time." To help with the website or annual benefit coming up in the spring, please contact Terry at cove@covealliance.org. |
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iGive - It's Simple
Looking for a way to give back that doesn't break the bank in these unstable times? Check us out at iGive.com!
You can benefit COVE by simply shopping and searching online! Sounds good, right?
Here's how iGive works: by registering as a shopper and selecting COVE as your favorite cause, COVE receives a portion of the proceeds from any online purchase you make while you get specials deals, coupons, and alerts.
With over 700 stores to choose from, you're sure to find what you're looking for while saving money and feeling great about helping COVE continue all we do.
Thank you for your support!
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Our vision is of a world of hopeful, responsible
human beings who respect human dignity and are in a position to sustain
themselves and their families in the future.
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Darlene Frantonius
847-438-4780
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