Yesterday we were touched yet
again, by the compassion, creativity and generosity of HFL Supporters. A very
special, unexpected e-mail arrived from an HFL Friend informing us that in
honor of their daughter’s approaching 1st birthday they were
requesting that friends & family make a donation to HFL in lieu of birthday
gifts. While we are not suggesting that everyone should deprive their children
of gifts, we applaud this beneficent family for starting their daughter on a
path of compassion and humanitarian consideration.
When we developed HFL, our
primary desire was to help educate and assist the impoverished women and
children of Limpopo Province for we fervently believe that the success of any
nation begins with education. As educators ourselves, an additional goal of
ours is to encourage youngsters to make a commitment to volunteerism and to
endorse charitable works. While we continue to agonize over how to instigate
this movement, friends and supporters take the matter into their own hands by
encouraging their children to have bake sales, tag sales, and now a gift
exchange for the benefit of indigent children.
If we never receive a penny from this most recent
thoughtful gesture, we remain grateful for the encouragement it has given us,the
support and the lesson it has taught us: Sometimes the intention is worth
more than money. We are inspired to know that one young girl is well on her
way to being a humanitarian in her own right, and who will no doubt grow to
educate, enlighten and inspire others.
Thank You and Happy 1st Birthday,
Anaia!
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