tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233227024562434538.post4591590098195597639..comments2023-08-18T01:19:37.402-07:00Comments on the eyes of my eyes are opened: Weights and MeasuresJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790711152511868938noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233227024562434538.post-22122362978366271542011-08-21T20:39:57.671-07:002011-08-21T20:39:57.671-07:00Thank you so much for posting this, Julie. Since t...Thank you so much for posting this, Julie. Since the cross-posting blogging effort on Thursday, we've raised almost $8K and are up to $15K over all and still going strong! So thrilled to see so many people putting their weight behind efforts that allow Ethiopians be who they were made to be: Strong, Capable and Generous.Mark and Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092529758375734896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233227024562434538.post-39413161797117307702011-08-20T06:40:29.471-07:002011-08-20T06:40:29.471-07:00Julie, what a great post. Yes, many of us parents ...Julie, what a great post. Yes, many of us parents left part of our hearts in Ethiopia. My son was also from Southern Ethiopia, near Soddo which you can find on google maps. We're directly involved with an organization called Friends of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (www.fovc.org). They are a small, grassroots organization started by a local Ethiopian who wanted to give back to those in need - his own community. FOVC focuses specifically on orphans and widows and their impacts are life-changing!<br /><br />Right now FOVC has a Feed Hope campaign to raise $ to feed families for 4 months during this drought. All money donated to Feed Hope goes directly to meeting the exact needs of the locals. In fact, 4 of us are headed to Ethiopia in October to bring food in from Kenya, meet medical needs and then also work with them on long term help by continuing to develop the crops program that I started in May. We'll be focusing specifically on growing crops during these stinkin' droughts. You can read more about it on the fOVC site or on my blog.<br /><br />Thanks again.<br /><br />Tamara B<br />www.journey4hope.blogspot.comTamara Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755725592971994313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233227024562434538.post-34656060733621115072011-08-18T07:55:56.647-07:002011-08-18T07:55:56.647-07:00Thanks Julie for posting. Just commented on Staci&...Thanks Julie for posting. Just commented on Staci's and will be posting my own as well. It scares me that for many people this is so removed and so far away...I can't watch any of the videos without falling apart. The more awareness we can get out there, the better!!Adventures of Antonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147384128339542617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233227024562434538.post-27574167176052709842011-08-18T06:34:37.667-07:002011-08-18T06:34:37.667-07:00We just did the same post, but I forgot to add Mud...We just did the same post, but I forgot to add Mudula, STUPID. Going to add it now.scooping it uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801475653537826888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233227024562434538.post-6340308699084633462011-08-18T05:37:38.479-07:002011-08-18T05:37:38.479-07:00Julie, thanks so much for pulling this together. I...Julie, thanks so much for pulling this together. It's so easy to feel paralysed, but we're not paralysed, we've got the resources to do something. Thanks for the reminder.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.com