The Extra Life gaming marathon took place this past weekend. My husband and I as well as hundreds of other gamers played for 24 hours to raise money for the Texas Children’s Cancer Center at Texas Children’s Hospital. It was a lot of fun for a great cause. I was able to raise over $400 and my team as a whole raised $1,000. Totals are still coming in for the event as a whole but there has been $141,000 raised as of today.
The Extra Life website is still taking donations until the end of the month and you can find out more at the official site : http://extralife.sarcasticgamer.com/.
- Leala U. (Creative in Flower Mound)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Mission Work in Kenya
Below is a message from my friend Dr. Bob Mendonsa (formerly a leading orthopedic surgeon here in Flower Mound), and his mission work in Kenya.
Dear All,
There are exciting things happening with Naomi's Village, the orphanage we're building in Maai Mahiu, Kenya. Please check out the news on our website to see the latest news, to see pictures of children who will steal your heart, and to see how you can get involved!
With hope,
Bob, Julie, Emily and Will
Our home group put on a garage sale last weekend to help raise funds for the construction of the orphanage, and we raised $1300 that we will be sending to them. But they need ALL the help they can get. In addition to building an orphanage, the Mendonsas also orchestrate a weekly feeding plan for the Kenyan children. Children walk for miles once a week to get to them so that they can be given basic food staples which they then take back to their families.
In addition to both these efforts, Bob works as an orthopedic surgeon in the CURE INTERNATIONAL Hospital there in Kijabe Kenya, where they are stationed.
Thank you,
Sandra O. x5358
Dear All,
There are exciting things happening with Naomi's Village, the orphanage we're building in Maai Mahiu, Kenya. Please check out the news on our website to see the latest news, to see pictures of children who will steal your heart, and to see how you can get involved!
With hope,
Bob, Julie, Emily and Will
Our home group put on a garage sale last weekend to help raise funds for the construction of the orphanage, and we raised $1300 that we will be sending to them. But they need ALL the help they can get. In addition to building an orphanage, the Mendonsas also orchestrate a weekly feeding plan for the Kenyan children. Children walk for miles once a week to get to them so that they can be given basic food staples which they then take back to their families.
In addition to both these efforts, Bob works as an orthopedic surgeon in the CURE INTERNATIONAL Hospital there in Kijabe Kenya, where they are stationed.
Thank you,
Sandra O. x5358
The Wales Community Halloween Party
A family friend recently brought The Wales Community Group to my attention.
"...many of our 63 residents are older people, with physical or mental
disabilities. Each has been or could easily become homeless. These are people who are
struggling to maintain the dignity and life this home provides them." - Glenda
It’s a community living program in which clients live in apartments or community homes that are for persons not yet ready to live in the community independently. These homes provide a transition for people recently leaving a psychiatric facility or for persons who need intensive structure on a temporary basis. The goal is to promote a self-sufficient and satisfying life.
Glenda is throwing these clients a Halloween Lunch Party on Halloween and I am participating with my family and friends, but there are some needs that I'm hoping Ivie associates can help with.
There are 61 clients now: 31 men & 30 women…here is a list of things Glenda has mentioned she wanted to give to help the clients at the Halloween Party:
- Walmart or Target gift cards
- 4 oz bars of soap
- Toothpaste (They have plenty of toothbrushes presently)
- Shampoo (full size)
- Hair products for black clients’
- Feminine hygiene products
- Socks for men or women
- Umbrellas- (Bus stops are hard to get to in the rain)
- Paper towels
- Bingo Prizes
If you can contribute please email or call me. I need all donations by Friday, October 30th.
Thank you,
Jennifer Pressly, x5024
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