A goal we’d like to share: “Say one kind thing to everyone you meet today.”
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Last night our organization hosted a benefit concert in Irvine, CA. We’re happy to announce having received 22 new child-sponsorships! Donors’ generous gifts of 35$/month will provide children with educational supplies, tuition, nutritious meals and medical care in various locations around the world. A special thanks to our hosts, Newsong Church, and to student-volunteers from the Good Neighbors Club at Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach, CA, as well as everyone else who came out to support and contribute to the event’s success.
Wishing our Managing Editor, Celeste, a very Happy Birthday!
We also celebrated an early Thanksgiving at the Good Neighbors office with a potluck!
That’s my toilet!
Alka, 7, walks out of the her family’s new toilet and wet room in Kali Hardia. The toilet and wet room were built as part of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program in Rajasthan, India.
World Toilet Day is observed annually on 19 November. This international day of action aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge.Learn more: http://www.worldtoiletday.org/
© UNICEF/2012/Sachin Soni
The beautiful game on any terrain.
Have a look at this cool article about the One World Football, a new innovative indestructible soccer ball. The ball was especially designed not to deflate in any conditions with the hope of distributing them in third world countries.
Good Neighbors staff delivers emergency supplies to families affected by the earthquake in San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos.
Our Deputy Director and Donor Management Assistant did some fundraising on the East Coast and were able to secure 84 new child sponsorships! Thank you to the many generous donors in that region for sending so many kids to school.
If you’d like to sponsor a child and provide him/her with tuition, school uniforms, lunchtime meals, medical care, and more, visit our website.
New update on the Guatemala earthquake from our Good Neighbors Guatemala offices: An emergency response team from Good Neighbors Guatemala has met with representatives from the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) in San Marcos to assess damages from the November 7th earthquake, which has affected nearly 1.3 million Guatemalans. GNG also went to the Municipality of San Antonio, where they met with the Vice Mayor and planned initial distributions of emergency kits consisting of water and non-perishable food. Visits were made to the villages of Candelaria Siquival (located 15 minutes to the south-west of the Municipality of San Antonio) and San Miguel de los Altos, (a refugee camp to the north east) which were two of the most heavily damaged villages in the region. According to CONRED, as of Thursday Nov. 8, 52 deaths had been reported, 40 of which occurred in San Marcos, while 22 were reported missing and 150 wounded. There has been widespread property damage and nearly 3,000 residents have been forced to evacuate their homes. In the coming days, Good Neighbors Guatemala will be aiding 1,000 families in San Marcos as they continue rescue and relief efforts.
Staff lunch today at The Porter Junction Cafe in Downtown LA!
Clockwise: Eugene Lim, Fundraising Intern; Luigi Luciano, Program Coordinator; Bryan Lee, Deputy Director; Tony Rodriguez, Graphic & Web Designer; Celeste Hoang, Managing Editor/Brand Specialist; Diane Yoo, Donor Service Representative; Esther Oh, Donor Management Intern; Lauren Kraan, Office Assistant
