Something very special is happening this week – thanks to eQuilter customers who contribute to Mission of Love. (One of the 7 charity choices on our checkout page)
Right now in Guatemala, 2 plastic surgeons have donated their time to fly down and do 25 cleft lip and palate surgeries for children who otherwise would not have access to this procedure.
You may have noticed that in the last few weeks, our total given to charity has topped $800K.
http://www.equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/Charity.html
One of our major recipients is Mission of Love,
… and this week we are supporting their medical trip to help the children at the orphanage Casa Guatemala and from the surrounding villages.
35 cases were identified but the local contact had to make the difficult choice of which 25 children would receive this amazing gift….this time.
As you may guess, our charity program is my favorite part of our business. We raise money for breast cancer research and environmental organizations, but there is a special place in our heart for the organizations on our list that help orphans, families and children affected by disaster, and those living without basic needs like clean water.
Getting involved more personally with these groups has brought a truly precious gift to me – incredible Gratitude for what we have, and our ability to share that with others in need. In fact Gratitude is often what fuels my creativity, especially when I am designing or creating art to benefit others.
I share with you here a photo of Angela, who is receiving this surgery this week. She is 16 months old, and hopefully she will not even remember the pain and stigma of this condition when she grows up.
If you would like to directly support Mission of Love's medical trip to Guatemala this week, be sure to click on them when you finalize your order, or better yet give them a direct donation.
In the meantime, as I work this week, I'll be looking at Angela's picture and dreaming of seeing her healed face and her smile in the coming months.
Our thanks to Dr Abdu and Dr Obeng, and to MOL director Kathy Price for making the trip to Guatemala this week.
Thanks for supporting our eQuilter Charity Program!
Luana
