Announcements
Now is the best time to Sponsor a Village!
A generous donor has offered to match the contributions of the next ten Village Sponsors! So now is the perfect time to decide to support a Floresta village. Just $30/month or $360/yr. It’s as easy as a simple phone call to the office or an email to aimee@floresta.org.
Pictured at right: Ladies of the village of Kavanac,Haiti
You can now donate your car to Floresta!
We will arrange pickup, sale, and all paperwork. No headache or hassle, and you can declare the full market value of the vehicle as a tax deduction.
Call the Floresta office for details 858-274-3718 or 800-633-5319.
Agricultural Grads
Floresta-Haiti recently celebrated the graduation of the first class of 12 students from the agricultural technician course that Floresta sponsors at the Frances Landers Tech vocational school. After completing the two-year curriculum, these students are equipped with the tools to teach agroforestry and sustainable agriculture throughout Haiti. Several will be working for Floresta.
Floresta-Haiti founder and local congressman Jean-Marie Desilus (far left) gave the keynote speech at the graduation.
Double your donation, dollar-for-dollar!
First time gifts over $500 will be matched by an anonymous supporter. Call the Floresta office to see if you qualify. 858-274-3718
Your gift at work is especially valuable
Does your employer have a charitable contributions matching program? For example, Qualcomm has a generous match for their employees that numerous Floresta donors take advantage of. Encourage your employer to consider such community building programs to increase their PR and help local non-profits!
If your company has an employee charitable fund drive this fall, please consider making a gift to us there. Doing so can pay long-term dividends in two ways. First, your company may add a matching gift to accompany yours. Second, the policy at many companies is to add a charity to the "approved" list for employee giving if one or more employees ask to make a gift to that charity. Being on the approved list often means other employees may decide to support us, too!
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