I have been chomping at the bit to be able to finally blog about these ideas...it's finally come together and I get to put it out there!
Remember this post? I ended up being a tad bit early with it...but maybe now it will whet your appetite! :)
I am so so so excited to share in the project
Sixty Feet has underway!! If you are new reader, Sixty Feet is a group of Jesus-loving, Scripture-doing people who learned about imprisoned children in Uganda and are working alongside the government to encourage, love and bless the inmates.
The exciting matching program was announced on their blog site a few weeks back. I learned about this and wondered
"what can we offer in a tangible way so that people would want to give to Sixty Feet for Christmas?"
That lead me here.
But before I get to the "goods" I want to just remind you of the sweet children we are talking about here. There are 6 remand homes in Uganda. They vary in location, resources, staff, age of children and level of incarceration. Many of the children are refugees from neighboring nations, are orphans, are street kids sent to beg and are picked up by the police or were sent there by their own parents because they simply didn't know what else to do.
Putting a face to the children:
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| He was the sweetest thing! I got a smile after I showed him his picture on the back of my camera! |
These children live in a place that looks like this:
The
big announcement that Sixty Feet made can be read
here. In a nutshell, they have been given permission to remove some of the youngest, most vulnerable children from M. They have identified some land (right on the shores of Lake Victoria!) and have been saving $30,000 for the purchase. Someone recently offered them
a gift of $60,000 if they can have other donors match that amount! Altogether, if the other $60,000 is raised Sixty Feet will have $150,000 to use to buy the land, build a home where these children can receive love, nourishment, counseling and be free. WOW!
Isn't that a noble cause?
I sure think so!
The matching offer is good through December 31, 2011.
So here is how this is going to work.
Christmas is coming. You buy gifts. But you know now about these most precious souls on the continent of Africa who are in desperate need. How can you possibly combine both?
I've got three ideas for you.
1) Give toward the $60,000 in the name of the person you are giving to. Present them with a paper that explains where their gift went and how it will positively impact the children of Uganda. This gift educates too! You can get awesome information from the
Sixty Feet website.
2) Donate at least $30 toward the $60,000 and receive a free Sixty Feet t shirt! They are made by the Wild Olive Tees company and are absolutely awesome! Soft and comfy. Another great way to show your support and get into conversations about the children and this project! P.S. Women's shirts are fitted, order UP one size! ;) Click
here to get your awesome T shirt for those you love!
3) Order a DIY Christmas gift for $15. 100% of this donation will go toward the land purchase! In return, you will receive a digital file for an 11x14 size print of the "Family Rules" that were blogged on Sixty Feet's director's blog. You can read the original post
here. Click
here to see the different styles and colors to choose from. After you select your style and color, you will have full printing rights. You can put this on mugs, plates, puzzles, canvas (that's what we did!), t shirts, or just as a photo and frame it. Let your creative juices flow! You can have whatever name you choose for the Rules, so it would make a lovely gift! Click
HERE to order yours! :)
Here is how cool it can look in your house! :) (Note: this is in our newly redone mudroom--yay!!)
Once you've read this, please please share this with all your friends!
You can:
*Post a link to this blog post on your Facebook page
*Tweet about it
*Pin the above picture of the family rules on your Pinterest board!
*If you have a website, will you consider adding this box to your site for November and December?
We've got $60,000 to raise!!!!
