I'm especially excited about this project because it isn't mine. For this clothing drive, the Project Directors are my 6- and 8-year-old daughters!
Bella's heart cause is the poor. (This includes the working class, the impoverished, the disabled, the homeless, and developing countries.) She also has a passion for fashion. She told me when she grows up, she wants to design wedding dresses for poor women and give them away for free. I was touched by her creative and thoughtful idea, but I was also unsettled by her phrase "when I grow up." People often use the words "if" and "when." Too many of us believe we don't have the resources to make real change. I didn't want my children to have that mindset. I said, "We can give clothes to the poor now." Both my daughters perked up. "How?" they asked together. "We can host a clothing drive." The girls made their own fliers, which I've sent to our church and to their school. At a specific time, we're going to park our van in a parking lot and accept baby and kid clothes to take to With Love. With Love is a program that provides clothing and toiletries to foster kids who often go to foster homes with nothing. My parents used to keep foster kids, and they typically had to buy clothes for new foster kids. This is a burden on the foster families' finances and time. My girls have been praying every night that their clothing drive will be a success. We'll keep you posted on our progress!
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We did it!!!!
For the very first heart project, I successfully sold enough macarons to pay for the first semester of Elizabeth's education. It was $500 for tuition plus $50 for living + $182 for expenses, which added up to 360 macarons. Whew! I only need to do this seven more times to cover the cost of her entire tuition -- $4,000 -- plus hopefully more to cover her cost of living and to support her children. Read more about Elizabeth here. Donate to the cause on Venmo @heartprojects. |
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