Happy Birthday Annie!

Fundraiser: Kristen

$98
raised of $1,000 needed

This campaign benefits
Hope for the Women of Tercha

Happy Birthday Annie!
Fundraiser: Kristen

This year for my birthday I don't want presents.  I want it to be a little safer for women in rural Ethiopia to have their babies.  As most of you know, I had a really rough time giving birth to Jack.  If I hadn't had access to medical care I probably wouldn't be here now with my two sweet kiddos.  For one out of every 27 women in Ethiopia, death from complications with pregnancy and/or childbirth is a reality.  We can do something about that. 

My sweet friend Kristen and her husband adopted two kids from Ethiopia a few years ago.  Since then they've committed to raising money for community projects in villages like the one their kiddos came from.  Poke around on this site and you can see the project they completed in Dali in 2009.  http://www.aglimmerofhope.org/success-stories

Would you consider donating?  Tercha has a hospital but they don't have a consistent source of electricity or clean water and there is no separate maternity ward. Nearly all the funds for a new maternity ward have been raised, praise God!  And as much as I love cookbooks and mani/pedis I'd rather the money go to buy medical equipment for the new maternity ward in Tercha.  Click here to see a "registry" of what is needed in the new maternity ward! https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aj9F3DC6us5tdDY3NThTZ3JXekR4NDRfNk5WankyNWc&hl=en 

100% of funds donated goes to the project.  Glimmer of Hope covers all of the overhead, including the credit card transaction fee.  Thank you!

Campaign Activity
03/26/2011
Kristen Greene donated $18 and said, "Happy, Happy Birthday Annie!!! Bless your sweet heart for sharing your birthday with other mamas! Count me in for a couple of stethoscopes! :) "
03/31/2011
Susan donated $20 and said, "Happy Birthday to a very giving, caring, thoughtful person."
04/01/2011
Marilyn Reichelt donated $50 and said, "Happy Birthday Annie! Hope you have an awesome day. I'm sending a bit of money in honor of you for the hospital for whatever they need the most."
05/20/2011
Kendra Magee donated $10 and said, "Happy belated Birthday Annie!"