Donation Funds are able to flow again!!!!

Donation Funds are able to flow again!

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September Happenings

“Donated Funds Can Flow Again!!”

Here is our monthly (más o menos) newsletter to keep our friends and family updated on what is happening with Hope House Children’s Relief (HHCR) and Hope House in Mexico. For those who don’t know, HHCR is our not-for-profit 501(c)3 and all donations received are directed solely to Hope House (Casa Hogar Mi Esperanza en el Corazon) in Ixtlahuacan de Los Membrillos, Jalisco, Mexico. The newsletter will provide updates on the boys – especially the new ones – a little insight into the staff, teams, vocational training, projects, and items of special interest. If you know of someone that would be interested in HHCR/Hope House, Mexico updates, they can subscribe here .

A copy of last month’s newsletter can be found here. If you go to this website there is a link to all previous newsletters.

Financials

The banks we deal with have worked out something so that we can transfer US dollars to Mexico. We tried it and it works. So now we are set. Fortunately we had already, a couple of years ago, established a Mexico bank account so we would not have had a problem for a while. But now we can get back to business as usual again, same dollars just different banks.

However, we are still relying on our reserves to carry Hope House through each month, especially with the aguinaldo being due only three months away. We are short about $1000 each month. Salaries are also controlled by the government for various labor categories. For example, that is true for caregivers but not administrative staff. Because of the nature of HH, most employees are in the higher category. Remember that the aguinaldo is a government mandated Christmas bonus and must be paid to all employees, which impacts operational costs. The employees deserve it for all the hard work the staff put in to make Hope House the professional place it is in providing hope in the future for the boys.

The Boys

There are still 21 boys now in Hope House and is now a full house, as can be seen in the photo below with a couple of the caregivers with them in the photo as well.

Birthdays

The first one is for Jonathan, or Jonito, who is nine years old. It has been a while but these are photos of the boys waiting to celebrate together again in both photos

Next is David who enjoyed his sixth birthday. In the first photo is the anticipation of the candle shooting off sparks. The second photo almost looks like he is praying for something to happen, which the candle is doing with all of its sparklers. The third photo below is of the gang enjoying the festivities and cake.

Special Honors

Hope House is very proud of their boys as they now have four boys to be honored in the school escort, a high honor, due to better than average overall performance in school.

The two photos below are of a couple of the boys in their smart looking uniforms. The second photo is of one of the Hope House boys performing their duties as escorts in a parade along with other boys from the school escorting the parade.

Sunday Afternoon Soccer

The weather right now is very pleasant and the fields are green with grass. So it’s a good time to have a round of soccer games Even though the boys are less than 10 years of age, they are excellent soccer players. They do love their soccer.

Donation Options

Remember, HHCR has been approved by PayPal as a legitimate 501(c)3 charity. This makes HHCR part of the PayPal Giving Fund. The impact is that all donations made through the PayPal Giving Fund are free of any fees. And since HHCR operates without any management fees, every dollar donated through use of the PayPal Giving Fund button goes 100% to Hope House. Some of our donors have already made use of this opportunity to donate to HHCR. Donations, including recurring donations can also be made via Ministry Brands (formerly Clover Give) through our website, PayPal, bank transfer, or via check to our Laredo address. At this time the PayPal Giving Fund only works for one-time donations. Recurring donations can be made through the regular PayPal link, which will add on a fee that is deducted from the donation.

HHCR is now also registered for Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) with Fidelity Charitable.

You, too, can make a difference.

Even the smallest donation helps a boy have the safety, security, and love of a home environment, plus the education to succeed in life.

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Donate via Hope House Children’s Relief Website

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