Fund Raising Ideas

Houses for Haiti Pins
A donation of $725.00 is being mailed to Village of Hope, Inc., for the Earthquake Relief Fund.

This money comes from Dale Mabry Elementary School students in Tampa raising funds by making Houses for Haiti pins.  Ms. Nanette Dailey is the art teacher who did a wonderful job instructing the children in making of their products, then selling them to the community.  Ms. Dailey asked that this money be used to buy supplies for the children at Village of Hope. 

Ms. Dailey had both Matthew and Alexis Hafer (both students at Dale Mabry), as well as Andy Hafer, on the school’s Morning Show presenting the check.  At that time the students were thanked for doing a great job.  Also, during the show the elementary children were told about Village of Hope and the students who attend there. 

A big thank you to everyone who played a part in the Earthquake Relief Fund.

Uno's Restaurants at Kingstowne, Reston, Merrifield, Potomac Mills, VA
Feb 12, 2010 and April 12, 2010 and Dec 8, 2009 Lazarus Project - Village of Hope fundraiser Tuesday, all day. Just bring your "dough raiser" coupon, eat in or order carry out, and Uno's will donate up to  20 % of the amount spent to Village of Hope. You can even order your carry out on line at www.unos.com . Come and have a delicious meal while raising money for ministries which bless poor children in Haiti. The latest event in April raised over $700 for the Stop Hunger Now Food for Haiti!

Uno's Fundraiser raised over $700 for Stop Hunger Now. Thanks to everyone from the area who dined at Kingstowne Uno’s to raise funds for Stop Hunger Now - Food for Haiti .  In February over 700 Stop Hunger Now volunteers, including 15 volunteers from Uno’s Kingstowne, working at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Springfield, packed 144,000 dehydrated meals for Haiti following their devastating earthquake. The Uno’s fundraisers in February and April raised over $700 toward the goal of more than $35,000 and helped pay for the cost of meal ingredients, shipping to Haiti and local transportation. The container was shipped on Feb 23, arrived at the port in Haiti on March 2, and arrived at the Food for the Poor warehouse on March 25. On March 26, Debbie Berquist, Lazarus Project Haiti Director, picked up the meals which she is distributing to orphans, students, teachers, staff members and others in need.

Advent Dinner at Prince of Peace, VA
Dec 9, 2009 Prince of Peace supporters of the Haiti Lazarus Project will host the Advent Supper at Prince of Peace. We will be serving homemade regular and vegetarian chili, rice, and hot dogs, fresh veggies, and dessert. His Family Time starts at 6:00 pm, with the Advent Supper following. Following the dinner, plan on attending the Advent service which will be held at 7:30 pm. The Lazarus Project supports the Village of Hope, a school for 650 Haitian Children and several orphanages for handicapped children and homeless girls. The latest LP endeavor is to establish a Health Clinic at the VOH—ground breaking was held in October. A free will offering to benefit the Health Clinic was taken during dinner which will be matched by a donor. Thank you for your usual overwhelming response to God's call.
Over $2000 was raised!

Everyone’s Chocolate Covered Pretzel Store
submitted by Debi Deloose
The 14 children in Room 5 at Lord of Life Preschool in Fairfax, Virginia learned about math and giving back to the community during the Spring of 2009.   The children who are all 5 years old brought in change to add to the digital “piggy bank.”  This was a lesson in money, recognizing numerals, and counting.

At the end of April the class opened Everyone’s Chocolate Covered Pretzel Store.  After much discussion the children decided to make 150 bags of pretzels with two in each bag.  At class meetings, the group decided to ask for donations rather than for a set price.  They also determined what supplies would be needed for the project.  The pretzel assembly line was manned by the students with help from the parents and teachers Kareen Lawson and Lorna Miller.  Student made advertising posters were put up and the store was run by students on the days of the sale.

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Stop Hunger Now Event at Prince of Peace, Springfield, VA

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