Vista Grande Students helped to raise part of the necessary money to build another well!

Last week there was a second fundraiser at Vista Grande Elementary School at Danville for Dr. Hodes. We were there working with the students to raise money for a well for the new school that has been built in Ethiopia with the help of our friend Robel Haile, from Bottles for Poverty.

In five days selling ice creams, t-shirts and beautiful cloth wallets made by an eleven year old girl named Alex H., we were able to raise $772!

Thank you very much VG students! Thank you Mrs. Hansen and the mothers and kids who worked with us helping to make this another success!

More funds raised for Ethiopia!

In December We Are All Connected Group was capable to donate U$288,00 to Dr. Hodes due to the efforts of the children from Vista Grande Elementary School in Danville! Through their recycle program of bottles and old cell phones during November, they and us working together were capable to raise the money mentioned above and send it to JDC, the organization's that support Dr. Hodes's mission in Ethiopia.

In reponse of our efforts during 2013 to help Dr, Hodes' cause, he nicely took his precious time to write to us thanking our group and our precious children's team support!

Thank you everybody and let's make 2014 rock even more!

The Peace Journey Church joins our cause to help raise funds!

Today we had our table on the patio of the Peace Journey Church in Danville selling cookies and T-shirts for Dr. Hodes. 

From noon to 4pm we were outside and later we moved inside during the Jazz festival where we stayed until 7pm. We talked to several people, sold some T-shirts and raised another $126.12 for the kids in Ethiopia! 


Thanks to everybody who participated and who helped by buying our stuff. Special thanks to Pastor Steve who generously made room for us to be there. Big thanks also to the principal Mrs. Hansen who graciously gave us the beautiful extra T-shirts (from our previous fundraiser at Vista Grande) to be sold today, and to Eric Gayden who generously printed our first "professional banner" with the picture of Dr. Hodes, as well as some drawings made by our kids.

A beautiful postcard from Ethiopia

Last week, from Dr.Hodes' group in Ethiopia, we received a post card thanking us for our support, sharing the beautiful news that 17 kids were recently sent for life-saving spine surgery!  They also shared with us that in the past year 5 patients regained the ability to walk! They finished their post card saying: "Please spread the word. With gratitude, Daniel".

So inspiring.

We would like to extend these beautiful news with all of you and mainly say that WE are the ones that have gratitude in our hearts. Gratitude for all Dr. Hodes team exist and have been doing what you have done. Thank YOU.

And thanks to everybody that has been supporting our small group to help them.

We raised $4738 for a new well in Ethiopia!

On March 19th, 2013, P.R.I.D.E. Vista Grande held the fundraiser for Dr. Hodes with the goal of raising $3,500.00 for the doctor to build a well for the children in Ethiopia. 

We are very happy to share that the children, the principal, the teachers and volunteers from Vista Grande, everyone together, made it happens by achieving the amount of $4,738.00!!  Now Dr. Hodes can put some of these funds toward a new well, and use the remainder for other needs (operations, girls scholarships, and more).

We would like to thank each and every child who made it possible by first believing (that it was possible) and then by buying the stricker and the T-Shirt with our logo!

Thanks to each and all of you!  Thank you all for being connected with this first fundraiser for Dr. Hodes!

We Are All Connected Group