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Happy New Year & Thank you.
2021 ended a little crazy for the children at Shepherd's Arms Children's Home. Super Typhoon Odette swept through Bohol, Philippines, causing extensive damage to the Children's Home. All of the children & carers are safe! Although, the established vegetable garden and small animal farm, were torn apart. The main building had extensive damage on the roof, and the girls sleeping area is unusable due to the many leaks.
Due to the incredible generosity of our supporters who responded to a Disaster Relief campaign, over $15,000 was raised for SACH and many repairs have already been made. The roof on the main building and the playground have been repaired and many leaks fixed. Next steps will be to rebuild the vegetable garden, as well as build new housing for the farm animals.
The children's delayed Christmas celebration (pictured) was enjoyed in January. Thank you again to our supporters who made this happen.
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Congratulations & Thank you.
A huge Congratulations to the below winners of the Christmas Trailer Raffle:
1st Prize - Trailer full of goodies won by Robyn from Morayfield. Ticket 11792
2nd Prize - Outdoor Setting won by Yvonne from Kilcoy. Ticket 11058
3rd Prize - Stanley Tool Chest won by Louise from Bellmere. Ticket 18622
Book Buyers Prize of a holiday at Noosaville won by Adam from Ningi.
Congratulations again to the winners and a huge thank you to all the people who kindly supported this year's raffle. We are incredibly grateful to profit share in this raffle with Rotary Caboolture. This year our profit was a record $6,400! The funds have already been allocated to our administrative fund AND (being such a profitable year) we were able to use some funds towards the final stage of the Kashekuro Project as well.
All of this couldn't be possible if not for our AMAZING, dedicated volunteers - Jeanette, Tony, Robyn, Judith, Peter, Ursula, Mary, Mark, Rizsa, Kylie, Riana, Jenny, Ron & June - THANK YOU!
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So Close.
Thank you to everyone who purchased gift cards & made donations towards our 2021 Christmas Appeal. We are ONLY $2000 away from completing the School Dormitory in Kashekuro, Uganda.
You can help us reach our goal and COMPLETE this project by purchasing any of the Bed or Bedding gift cards (starting from $20) or by making a donation via our website and putting 'Uganda' in the comment section.
Please give whatever you can to this project. We are so close!
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Thank you.
A huge thank you to Julie & Tony for assisting with car parking at Australia Zoo over the Christmas/New Year period. There was some wild weather but they still turned up and we are so grateful for the $400 donation for their time.
Tony also held a Birthday Fundraiser on Facebook for his December birthday and raised $190. These funds have been put towards the final stage of our Kashekuro Dormitory Project.
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Stephen Bird Photography Fundraiser.
Our incredibly talented committee member, Stephen Bird, has generously put together a fundraiser selling his photography prints. Each month, he will be releasing another image at a special price with profits going to HPI as a donation towards furnishing the school dormitory in Kashekuro, Uganda.
This month's featured image comes from Currimundi Lake, Sunshine Coast, Australia. A new print will be uploaded at the beginning of each month on our socials and website so be sure to set a reminder, there is guaranteed to be something for everyone's taste.
Please help us spread the word of this fundraiser by sharing our social media and website posts on your local community page and to your friends & family. What a fantastic gift idea for Christmas!
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Easy Ways To Support Us Today.
- Don't let your Christmas party empties go to waste! Save up your cans, bottles and glasses and return them to your nearest collection point. For QLD & WA that's Containers for Change Scheme ID C10053657 or NSW Return & Earn.
- Have an upcoming birthday? Hold a Birthday Fundraiser on facebook or simply ask your friends & family to make a donation in your name on our website in lieu of gifts.
- Sponsor a boarder. For a one off donation of $360 you can sponsor a boarder for a whole school year.
- Hold a 'restrictions friendly' event. For some that will mean a gathering up to 20 in your home and others it means holding an online games night with mates who are in lockdown. Check out Kahoot.com for an easy online platform & 'charge' your friends a donation to play along.
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That's all from me today. If you have any questions about anything in this newsletter please don't hesitate to contact me or any of the committee.
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- Monique Moore (HPI Volunteer)
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**The health & safety of our supporters is very important to us. We encourage all of our supporters to practise good personal hygiene and strictly adhere to government restrictions for your local area. If in doubt, stay home and organise an online fundraiser.
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