Comments on: The Spirit of Giving

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:10:14 +0000

Thank you Heather -
This is such powerful information provided I intend to post this better for all to see. Please feel free to use this forum to promote and inform about these worthwhile projects. keep us in the loop!

By: Heather Cruise

Heather Cruise — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:52:00 +0000

Hi Jennifer,

Here is the beginning of some information I promised to forward you about an awesome organization and project I am involved with that provides support and compassion to those less fortunate.

As you know, I am an active member of the Northwest Washington Chapter of Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) located in Bellingham, Washington. EWB-USA is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life.

Besides helping with chapter organization and fundraising (grants, sponsorships and fundraising events), I have jumped in with both feet to work more specifically with our Thailand orphanage project – which was accepted officially by EWB-USA just last week. Yay!!

On this project, our chapter will be working with Displaced Orphans International to design and construct a building for one of their orphanages so that they can become more self-sufficient. This building will allow them to produce their own soap and fertilizer, and will be used as a template to develop similar structures in future phases of this project for the other orphanages under DOI’s stewardship.

To learn more about DOI you can click on the following link: http://www.displacedorphans.com/about_displaced_orphans_international.php

In the next week or so I will have more specific information on this project that I can share with you in a second post.

Until then, our chapter contact information and opportunity to donate is at the following link: http://www.ewb-usa.com/chapters.php?ID=1061.

NOTE: The Thailand project is so new it is not currently listed on this site, however we hope to have it included in our project list within a few weeks. Until then, if anyone wishes to donate specifically to this project, you can contact Gary Fortenberry (gary.fortenberry@ch2m.com), our chapter’s president.

To find out more about our other project: the Ghana Clean Water Project, please follow these two links: http://www.ewb-usa.com/project_search.php?op=project&ID=486 and http://www.ewb-usa.com/project_search.php?op=phase&ID=586

Thank you for all your hard work to keep this site going, and in providing women everywhere with invaluable support and encouragement to help them realize their full potential. You are awesome!

Until next time…
Heather

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:17:46 +0000

Thank you Candice, that is an inspiring blog. Such a tribute to people making a difference. I will encourage other readers to visit her site.

By: Candice

Candice — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:20:11 +0000

Jennifer,
I thought you might be interested in looking at my sister inlaws blog. She is a midwife who has dedicated her life giving to the woman of the Philippins. She was born and raised in Abbotsford. She moved to the Philippines to educate and help other woman have healthy pregnany and safe deliveries. She relies soley on donations and the generosity of others to run her clinic. She is an amazing woman who wants nothing more out of her life than to help other woman.
Here is her link, have a great day!

http://members.shaw.ca/gthemidwife/

Or you can google G the Midwife and she is the first to come up. Her name is Georgia and she is wonderful.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:16:31 +0000

Thank you for your comment. There are so many ways to give. The gift of our time or money to any worthwhile cause is a win/win situation for everyone. I love the quote!