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| Women using sewing machines |
This year has
been good for WELNepal. We have now helped over 4,000 women in the lowlands of
Nepal learn to read and write in their language for the first time in their
lives. We are also launching some great new projects — our vegetable shop and
sewing machine projects — in 2014. None of these projects would be possible
without the generosity of our loyal donors and supporters. We — and the women
we work with — are incredibly grateful.
With the
holiday season fast approaching, we've been thinking about how to generate more
help for more women in our project area. While searching for ways to raise
funds and awareness, we came across a new and inspiring movement — Giving
Tuesday.
According to
Giving Tuesday’s website, “It is a
new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after
Cyber Monday. The ‘Opening day of the giving season,’ it is a day where
charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally
for favourite causes and think about others.”
When we first heard about this movement, we knew we had to
get on board. The event, which takes place on December 3, will allow our
supporters to make a donation to WELNepal on Giving Tuesday’s website.
If you’re interested in making a holiday donation, simply
visit the website and click on “Give to Any Charity.” Once you
click, simply type in WELNepal and wait to be taken to a link to our donation
page. You can donate any amount. A little (just $25 teaches one woman to read
and write) goes a long way in Nepal.
In other holiday news, WELNepal is also offering supporters a
chance to make a donation in honour of a loved one. Anyone who wishes to give
to WELNepal on a friend or relative’s behalf will also get the opportunity to
send an original WELNepal Christmas card (featuring photos of the women we work
with) to the person to whom the donation is dedicated.
So, if you donate $25 in your mother’s name, we will send her
a card letting her know what your donation will do for the women we work with.
To dedicate a donation to someone, follow these instructions:
Simply
follow the instructions and indicate the amount you wish to give.
In
the message/instructions box, please provide us with:
-The donor’s name
-The recipient’s name
-The recipient’s mailing address
-A personalized dedication (optional)
And last but
not least, WELNepal wants to give a BIG THANK YOU to All Saints Catholic
Elementary School in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Earlier this
fall, David Daai proposed hosting a small clothing drive for the children in
our project area - a village where so many children shiver through icy evenings and chilly
mornings because they lack warm clothes in good condition.
WELNepal
managed to get in touch with Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board trustee Sharon
Hobin, who put us in touch with All Saints. The clothing drive was a great
success! Now, children in Nepal will have hundreds of items of clothing to keep
them warm over the next five to 10 YEARS!
Thank you all
for giving the children in Nepal a tremendous Christmas gift that will last
many, many years.
Happy
Holidays!
