By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope
March 2019 Update for Ecuador Project Hope It’s been another busy month for Place of Hope and feeding the poor elderly and those in need. The two raffle winners from the tickets donated through JetBlue are making plans to arrive in Cotacachi. We had several visitors this month from the US. They were impressed with […]
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By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope
February 2019 Update February was a very active month with the drawing of the donated JetBlue Airline tickets. The winners were from Dallas, TX and Tacoma, WA. This fundraiser was a huge success, and we are very grateful to JetBlue Airlines. We are in the process of completing Place of Hope as an Ecuadorian Foundation […]
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By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope , Place of Hope
Place of Hope Celebration We’d love you to share this post with your friends! Thank you…
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By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope
December was a very exciting month. Our Christmas Party was on December 14, and we celebrated with a fantastic hot lunch for our elderly poor at noon. Our mother and daughter cooks along with our volunteers had a very busy morning preparing the meal. They served chicken, rice, potatoes, and a special Ecuadorian salad to 125 […]
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By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope
What an exciting November! On November 14th, Place of Hope became an official Ecuadorian Foundation. Congratulations were held at the government office of MIES. Many months of paperwork were required to achieve this. Place of Hope should receive benefits from the Ecuadorian government toward helping the people we serve. Our five Board members in the […]
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By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope
Our Minga was held on September 29. Approximately thirty people were involved and the teamwork was fantastic. Our elderly breakfast people who were physically able went to work weeding our large vegetable garden. A small group spent time cleaning windows. It is a time consuming job as there are many windows in the building. Painting […]
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By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope
August 2018 Update: August was another busy month. We are in the process of forming an Ecuadorian Foundation that will permit us to continue the use of the government owned buildings for a longer term, eliminating the need to renew each year. The first building is used to feed our poor elderly a nutritious breakfast. […]
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By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope
Place of Hope, July 2018 It’s been another busy month at Place of Hope. A group of young teenagers who were visiting their grandmothers came by and served one morning. They pitched right in, talking in Spanish to our elders, helping to serve them breakfast, and did a lot of clean up – dishes, […]
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May 2018 Update May and the first week of June were quite busy. Our Second Annual Pancake Breakfast was held on June 2nd. We served 125 people and had some nice raffle prizes. El Banda TIME donated a few hours of music and included a singer. The delicious menu included pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit cup, […]
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By Micky | Ecuador Project Hope
Ecuador Project Hope Volunteers I want to thank everyone that responded to my request for funds in the last update. Your response has taken care of our May expenses. We appreciate your continued support of Place of Hope which feeds between 45 and 65 people breakfast five days a week. Blessings Easter was a wonderful […]
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