Spreading the word

Last Sunday we had the opportunity to talk about Dr. Hodes to a group of parents and teachers at Peace Lutheran Church in Danville. Our dear friend Pastor Steve Harms have generously opened the doors of his church for us to spread the word about Dr.Hodes work.

He wrote on the church website:

We Are All Connected:  This is an organization which Thais Ouzounian has initiated with a few parents locally to support the work of Dr. Rick Hodes in Ethiopia who has been assisting disabled and abandoned children for over 20 years.  Their goal is not only to provide financial support but equally important to raise the consciousness among the children of our community about the critical needs of other children around the planet.  She wants our children to experience that they are all connected and through working together they can make a difference on this world.  Thais and friends will be working primarily through our local schools.   I invite you to join her at her Brunch Table after worship on June 9 – especially the teachers at Peace and anyone interested in learning more.

http://www.peacejourney.org/

We would like to thanks everybody who participated in that meeting. And special thanks to Pastor Steve.

We are all connected group

Our second lemonade event

Today it was 98 degrees outside here in Danville, and I believe the only thing that was even warmer than the temperature was the passion and motivation of our kids to work on our second Lemonade Event for Dr. Hodes!

There were seven enthusiastic kids working with two moms in front of Lunardis and together we could share the word about Dr. Hodes with many people and we ended up raising $150.00 dollars!  For a lemonade event, it was a huge success!

Thanks to the generosity of the people who saw the true value of 7 kids working for a great cause.

Actually, that was the jingle repeated by our 7 "workers": Lemonade for a good cause!

Among the people that we talked to we had the opportunity to speak to a gentleman that suggested bringing our charitable group to the attention of the Rotary Club, where he is a member.  It will be an honor Sir!

On this blessed day, we also had the opportunity to talk to the vice mayor, Robert Storer, who was very polite and showed interest in our mission. We gave him a copy of the book"This is a Soul", with the hope that he will be as captivated by Dr. Hodes' story as we are, and some how, will join forces with us.

At last, we would like to thank Lunardis for the generosity of allowing us to set our lemonade event in front of their store. You helped to make it possible! Thank you.