Monday, July 27, 2009

loving haiti's kids


Dear Friends-

This note is to ask you to consider getting involved in a great cause. ANY donation will help make a difference in the life of a starving child. Below is a photo of a little boy named Renald that is living with us right now. He is 3 and a half years old and weighs 13 pounds. (To give you perspective, four of our children weighed 13 pounds at their one month check up. He is currently a full 15 pounds lighter than our 20 month old.) He wears size 3 months clothing. His mother lost two of her other children to starvation and brought him hoping someone could help her save his life.

We're not sure if Renald will make it but we're praying he will and daily feeding him a product that was created for severely malnourished kids. The product is called Medika Mamba. Please go to www.livesayhaiti.blogspot.com <http://www.livesayhaiti.blogspot.com> and look on the top left corner for links to the major fundraising effort being made to save kids just like Renald.

WE ARE SEEKING SPONSORS for a marathon Tara is running to benefit malnourished kids.

Please consider helping Renald and hundreds of others like him. ALL funds go to help hungry kids, zero is kept to cover administrative or personal expenses in Haiti. The total cost for 60 days of this Mamba treatment is just under $100 per child. That small amount can turn a child's life around! The entire story can be found by going to the link and following the two links there, you can also see before and after photos of kids who have already been helped. This is a program we administrate on the ground here and can continue to show amazing results and proof that your money mattered.

Please ask your church or friends to consider getting involved. (Feel free to forward this.) Please help up spread the word. We hope to raise $26,200 for the kids of Haiti and only your help will make it possible.
Also, please pray for sweet little Renald as we attempt to nurse him back to health.

Thank you.

With love and great hope from Haiti,


TROY and TARA LIVESAY
World Wide Village
http://livesayhaiti.blogspot.com
www.worldwidevillage.org


Monday, July 20, 2009

Eat at Plucker's - Support AYW

Greetings American YouthWorks Family!

Please Join us this week, Thursday, July 23 at Plucker’s Wing Bar (3909 S. Lamar) between 6pm-9pm to support American Youthworks!

Plucker’s will sponsor our organization at their weekly Party with a Purpose featuring live music by Wynn Taylor. Come by between 6pm to 9pm and tell your server you’re eating on behalf of American YouthWorks. Plucker’s will donate 20% of the profits to AYW from meals eaten on our behalf.

Members of our staff will be available to talk about volunteer opportunities, upcoming events, and spread the word about the great work we’re doing. You can help by showing up Thursday with as many of your friends and family as possible!

We hope to see you there!