SKOODLEZ and Hope Shines

This past week, Joy President of Kamar Innovation Toy Group, asked if they could include Hope Shines on their Skoodlez website. As I mentioned in my prior posts, Kamar Innovation Toy group sent this awesome stuffed animal called Skoodlez to Rwanda, this past summer, to be given to the children as part of the camp. A Skoodlez is an interactive and educational toy that helps to supplement a child's reading and expand their imagination! I am acquainted with Kamar from my days at macys as Skoodlez was one of my product categories. Skoodlez are sold exclusively at macys stores and macys.com. Kamar is a rare company upholding values of personal growth, community outreach, education, realizing dreams and having fun while doing all of the above! SO, of course I said yes!

Check out the page Kamar built highlighting Hope Shines:

http://www.kamarinnovation.com/rwanda.html

How to donate.

In the past few months since my return from Rwanda a tremendous amount of momentum has continued to carry Hope Shines forward. By and far, the greatest advancement is that Hope Shines is partnering with EFA (Education Fights Aids http://www.efainternational.org/) to run this next summer's camps and broaden our reach through their extensive network. This partnership allows Hope Shines to now accept donations offering a tax exemption. We will soon be showing on their website and are in the midst of building our own site!

In order to donate please do the following:
BY CHECK THROUGH US MAIL:
Make check out to: EFA International with a designation in the MEMO line to: Hope Shines
Mail checks to:
EFA International
PO Box 34114
Washington, DC 20043
Your tax exemption will come from EFA International who holds a 501(c)3 IRS designation.

Online:
We are not quite ready to accept donations via online but will be able to by end of October. The website is being built!

Thank you for your support - you are helping me to build Summer 2009 camps. If you have any questions please email me at hopeshinesfund@gmail.com. THANK YOU!