WOW!!!

Sorting through some of the many donations are Global Hope Elves Mary, Laura Jane, and Anna

We’re practically speechless!  The response to our Food and Gift drive was outstanding – all you elves out there rock!!!!!

Lesson # 1:  Give a Global Hope Elf a project and move out of the way!  Thank you just doesn’t cover the extent of our gratitude – YOU ELVES spread a lot of cheer this holiday season – A Lot of Cheer!!

And What A Food Drive It Was! – Global Hope and Yoga Among Friends are one dynamic duo.  How does 45 sound?  That’s the number of families that received 2-3 weeks worth of groceries through your generous donations.  20 lbs. of beautiful produce from Caputo’s Market, 7 lbs of quality frozen meat, a turkey and a large box of non-perishables for each family = lots of smiling faces!

Toys & Gifts Galore! – Thanks to Global Hope Shopping Elves, Marjie Kremer and Anna Rossignuolo, lots of children will find Ripstick skateboards, Mp3 players, makeup bags filled with girlie goodies, and many Target, Kohl’s and Wal-Mart gift cards under their trees this year.   Marjie and Anna shopped til they dropped – dropping a whopping total of $1,875 for those lovingly chosen toys and gifts, that is.  And that doesn’t include toys and gifts dropped off by the rest of you elves (that, by the way, amounted to an “SUV-ful”. plus the giant stack of gift cards).   GH & YAF made a significant dent in the 350 kids on Humanitarian Service Project’s waiting list.  Smiles all around!  Marjie and Anna, we applaud you.

Mary and Anna of Global Hope, with Karole Kettering, founder of HSP & Sheila Noblitt of HSP

THANK YOU ALL for your joyful donations, giving hearts, and abundant generosity.  You make us all so proud.

Global Hope is joining Yoga Among Friend’s efforts to support the Humanitarian Service Project’s (HSP) Christmas Offering.   HSP has put food on the table and gifts beneath the tree for hundreds of families in need in Dupage County.

We are responding to their biggest needs this year which are:

Sponsor Groceries for a Family – Global Hope has donated $600 to sponsor 10 families! Our goal is to raise another $600 to sponsor 10 more families with your help. $60 will supply a family with 3 weeks worth of meat, fresh produce and non-perishables. We welcome any size donation.

How You Can Help:
Make a check out to Humanitarian Service Project, and
mail it to: Global Hope, Inc., P. O. Box 863, Downers Grove, IL 60516
or
drop it off: Yoga Among Friends, 4949 Forest Ave., Downers Grove

Buy Gifts for Kids Ages 8-15 – Choose from a detailed list of gift suggestions for children and put a smile on the face of a child Christmas morning. Please drop off your gift/toy donation to Yoga Among Friends 4949 Forest Ave in Downers Grove, IL

To make it under the tree in time, all donations and gifts must be received by December 17!

For volunteer opportunities and additional ways to help with HSP’s Christmas 2009 or to visit the HSP website here.