But I am on a mission today. I'd like to get a house built. In Haiti. For an amazing organization. It costs $2,500 to build a house - supplies and labor included. Can you believe that? What some people make on a single house payment in the US will build and entire house.
Let's build a house together. Second Mile Haiti is an amazing organization that is in the process of building 12 homes. Here's a blurb from their site:
We’re an organization focused on investing our time and attention on one (or twelve) struggling families at a time, at a point in their life which could be described as none other than crisis. By building 6 small Haitian style homes (2 rooms with a shared wall), we will be able to offer 12 children a temporary safe place to recover. During the storm of severe malnutrition it is here that desperate mothers get a chance to regain their sea-legs on a sailboat known as care-giving in a sea called Haiti. Poverty, unemployment, hunger and disease threaten to tear families a part. We are offering them a chance to stick together, replacing death and disease with hope, healthcare training, and opportunities for economic advancement.
This organization is run by two women in their mid-20's. I don't even want to think about all the irresponsible things I was doing at that age - like my Coach bag obsession or the importance I put on the wardrobe for my corporate job or how much I spent on just my hair.*sigh*
Please consider making a donation today. If we reach $2,500 I'll put the names of all the donors in a hat and Sofia will draw a name. If your name is drawn you can name the house!! Talk about leaving a legacy.
Just click here: Second Mile Haiti
You'll be helping families stay together, and will be giving children all the birthdays they deserve.
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