A Bevy of Boys: Check out this cool raffle!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Check out this cool raffle!

Hey everyone!

My friend Sara, who by the way, adopted THE cutest baby boy in the freaking universe, is having a raffle. She is raising money to help her friends who are moving to Ethiopia. Yep, moving to Ethiopia. They are moving there to be the directors of a children's home in Soddo. I think that's an extremely cool cause, don't you? Plus, this raffle has some kick-ass prizes! Like a color Nook, an 8GBiPod Touch, and a TON of hand made goodies from so many talented, wonderful people. Tickets are $10 if you buy one, and discounted if you buy more, so head on over here and buy some! (And, while you're there, you can check out pics of that baby I was telling you about. Be prepared though -- he's REALLY adorable. Like kittens and ticklish penguins adorable!)

http://unoplusuno.blogspot.com/2011/04/raffle-great-prizes-for-great-cause_4638.html

1 comment:

one + oneApril 19, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Thanks, Jen...and I agree 100%. Those dimples save him from a heck of a lot of trouble. :)
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Why Ethiopia?

In Ethiopia, approximately 1 in 10 children die in infancy, and nearly double that number die by their 5th birthday, due to infections, tetanus and diarrhea. Ethiopia is considered the 3rd worst place in the world to be born, better only than Burkina Faso and Djibouti. Of the children who survive, many will lose their mother in childbirth and many more will lose one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.

As more and more parents die, the capacity of extended family members to take care of orphans shrinks. Ethiopia has reached the breaking point where orphaned children are now forced into the streets, into difficult working conditions and/or into heading their households.

In 2001, 13.2% of the population, 3.8 million children, was orphaned. In comparison, the 1994 genocide in Rwanda resulted in 500,000 orphans and the 2004 Tsunami in Southeast Asia resulted in 10,000 orphans. In 2006, American parents adopted only 731 orphans. 3,799,269 orphans remain vulnerable.

(courtesy of www.ethiopianrelief.org)

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