Congratulations President Barack Obama

May the good Lord guide you, protect you and your family,fill you with His wisdom and grace, encourage you to always seek out His leadership in all decisions, and may God, in partnership with you, lead us into being a prosperous, compassionate and generous Country.

Love and truth will meet;
justice and peace will kiss.
Truth will spring from the earth;
justice will look down from
heaven.
The Lord will surely grant
abundance;
our land will yield its increase.
Prosperity will march before the Lord,
and good fortune will follow behind.

The New American Bible
Psalm 85; 11-14

Please Don’t Forget

Please don’t forget our troops who are risking their lives at this moment to preserve our safety here in the U.S.A. Regardless of how we may feel about the ongoing war in Iraq and Afghanistan, we must remember to let our troops know that we are still thinking about them and wish to help.

Go to www.americasupportsyou.com for further information on how you can make a difference!!

Thank you!!!

Reaching Out

Below is a wonderful book which I received in the mail from a man in N.J. named Lawrence Danks. He wrote to me and explained that his sister lives near me here in Michigan and read a recent newspaper article about Be Kind to Humankind Week. Mr. Danks wrote a book about the benefits of being kind to others, and took the time to reach out to me and give me one of his books! I was so surprised and happy that Mr. Danks thought of me! I am reading his book now and I am enjoying it very much. If you would like to order his book (pictured below) you can find it on Amazon.com and Barnes and Nobles. What a kind thing to do Mr. Danks…Thank you so much!!!

My Kindness sent your way,
Lorraine

View the books cover

Yea Meijer!

Once again Meijer on Jackson Road in Scio Township, Michigan, has come through for BK2HK and The Robert J. Delonis Homeless Center in Ann Arbor Michigan and granted the homeless center a whopping $350.00 gift certificate from their store. The generosity of Meijer is fantastic and this is their 3rd year that they have been so kind. Each year since 2006 BK2HK has asked for this donation to help the homeless and Meijer always comes through! Thank you again from both BK2HK and The Robert J. Delonis Center!

Read about the donation from last year
Read about the donation from two years ago

Prescription Used Eyeglass Donations For Guatemala

The Gary family is taking up a collection of used unwanted prescription eyeglasses for the men, women and children of Guatemala. The Gary family has gone to Guatemala for the past 2 summers bringing these much needed eyeglasses to the people there. If you have any used eyeglasses which you no longer wear, please mail them to the address below. An idea to pass along to you is to take a small box and hold onto it while asking any friends/family if they have eyeglasses for donation. Once you have filled the box, then please mail it to the address below.

The folks of Guatemala are in crucial need of our help. I understand that many of the children lack proper education and perform under average in academics because of their poor eyesight.

Mail Eyeglasses to:
Lorraine Jara (BK2HK)
P.O. Box 131397
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113-1397

We will also be accepting drug store reading glasses and prescription used sunglasses.

The people of Guatemala need our help! Thank you!!!

The Battle is On – Let’s Sign Up to Eradicate Childhood Cancer

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Be a part of it.

AJ’s Dad:

“That’s AJ, forever our 14 year old son – always smiling, happy, healthy, athletic and a joy to be around. So sadly, AJ left us on January 5th, 2008 after an 8 month long battle with childhood cancer.

Join our fight for AJ and the 46 kids affected every single day, we need to raise awareness and funding for childhood cancer.

The further we can spread the word the more voices will be heard, and the more children may be cured. The father who began this initiative has a hefty goal of 1,000,000 signatures! Together, as you well know, we can make a difference.”

Go and sign the petition!

Update On Faye Dietiker’s Breast Cancer Angels Foundation

Remember my first post about Faye and the Breast Cancer Angels? According to an article from a recent Breast Cancer Angel’s newsletter called “Wings”, the BCA’s “Angel House” is now open. Below is an article from BCA’s first newsletter.

Taken from “Wings”, the BCA newsletter:

This is so exciting! We have been truly blessed by Anthony and Holli Lienau’s donation of the funds to pay for this house. They have always been incredibly generous to our organization, and this is truly an amazing gift. Our most SPECIAL THANKS go to them!

This 5 bedroom, 2-bath, 1800 sq. ft. West Grove house is in a quiet, nicely maintained neighborhood. Just perfect as a safe haven for our most desperate “women in treatment.” As with most older homes, there were many repairs and upgrades needed. Over and over, companies and individuals helped us accomplish our goals by donating their time and/or providing supplies, furnishings and money. Our realtor, Bill Waddle, was awesome! Not only did he discount his commission, he kept our construction crews organized, and donated his labor as needed to get the work finished!

On April 26, seven employees of Diversified Thermal Services donated their Saturday to install air conditioning at our new home. The owner, Craig Steinmetz, donated all of the equipment and also worked alongside his crew. Thanks to everyone’s help, we received everything needed to make this house a beautiful home! Now Angel House will be a comfortable and supportive environment for women while they face the challenges of breast cancer treatment. Thanks also to the Angels who came by our Open House on May 2 and 3. Our ladies moved in on Sunday, May 4. Two had lost their housing due to breast cancer, and we were paying for them to stay at a motel so that they could continue their chemotherapy. Since our women in treatment will live here rent free, we are setting up a fund to cover ongoing housing expenses such as property taxes, utilities, maintenance, ect. If you would like to contribute to this fund, please mark your donation as “Angel House.”

Donations can be mailed to:

Breast Cancer Angels
5142 Bolsa Avenue, Suite 103
Huntington Beach, CA 92649

For more information go to www.breastcancerangels.org

Also be sure to check out my original post on Faye and her work with the Breast Cancer Angels.

Happy Living Magazine By HappyNews

This is a fairly new online “magazine” from HappyNews.com called Happy Living.

From HappyNews.com:

“Each issue of HappyLiving has ten to thirty articles about a single topic, written in a concise, easy-to-read highly accessible format. The articles in the magazine have all been selected to be consistent with our mission and so we hope you find them uplifting, practical, useful, and above all, happy.”

Happy Living Magazine.

Continue To Help The Ann Arbor Shelter

Please help the Delonis Homeless Shelter in Ann Arbor by donating
gently used or new TWIN size blankets. They also are in need of gently used or new BACK-PACKS. Thanks so much!!!

Click here to read the full post and get the address for mailings.

Her Only Calming Source – Master Sgt. John Gebhardt

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt, of the 332md Expeditionary Medical Group at Balad, Iraq, cradles a young girl as they both sleep in the hospital. The girl’s entire family was executed by insurgents: the killers shot her in the head as well. The girl received treatment at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, but cried and moans often. According to nurses at the facility, Gebhardt is the only one who can calm down the girl, so he has spent the last several nights holding her while they both sleep in a chair.

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in your care. Give them victory over the enemy…Grant them a safe and swift return…Bless those who mourn the lost. – Anonymous

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