Causes for Change
by Michael HoffmanTuesday, June 10th, 2008
Lynn Sanders from Park Avenue Productions just alerted me to a great nonprofit story. She’s hoping to take video footage of the trip to bring back and share with others. It’s great that Causes for Change has made it easy for people to contribute to the trip even if they can’t make it out there.
She writes:
My family will be participating in a unique service mission this summer. My husband Joel, a holistic dentist, will be donating free dental services to poor children in Ecuador. The program is Causes For Change International, Inc. I will be doing “line management,” which means that I’ll be keeping the kids occupied who wait in line. Our 17-year-old son will be helping out too. The village that we’ll visit in Ecuador is around Guayacuil, and it’s so remote that the natives don’t even speak Spanish.
Just through my “viral marketing,” I’ve experienced a tremendous response. One mom visited over the weekend with her daughter and daughter’s friend, and brought over 310 beanie babies! Another mom created a flyer for the parents at her son’s school. They’re planning to collect donations at this weekend’s school picnic. My rabbi, Bruce Elder of Congregation Hakafa is donating money from their discretionary fund to help provide some items for the kids. The Pioneer Press wants to write a story too.
