New Drop-in Center!
Tupac Amaru - Cusco, Peru!
Our new Drop-in Center, Tupac Amaru, is named after the last indigenous leader of the Inca state of Peru. Located in southern Cusco, we already have 47 children registered and are feeding them two meals daily. With your help, we hope to
remodel this building to include showers, laundry facilities and personnel to register all the children in school and provide tutoring and social services to help each child become self-sufficient.
Your help sponsoring this Drop-in center and helping scores of children, would be greatly appreciated - www.sxhu.org. |
Spotlight:
The Sunflower
By Jhon
(Dictated to & translated by 2007 Summer School Teacher Colleen Burns)
Who am I?
I am Jhon. I am thirteen years old and will turn fourteen in October. I would like to travel and see the world. I'd like to have a bike. I like to eat turkey and rice with chicken, and I like to play. My favorite food is cookies and cake with cream. I would like to have a discman and listen to music. I like to study and my favorite class is math. I like to study English, eat pizza, and play games. I like to listen to jokes and play with my friends. I like to take photos. I like to eat fruits such as mangoes, apples, and pears. I like to play with my friends. We play soccer, volleyball, draw, color, and much more.
Before The Sunflower
I was born in Puerto Maldonado in 1993. I lived with my family for a long time. In 2006, I had a problem and my dad hit me. I didn't like it so I escaped from my house, traveled in a car, and arrived in Cusco. Afterwards, I walked in the street and stayed there. Then, a woman took me to the commissionary (half-way house). There were many children and many foreigners visited. I stayed for a month at the commissionary. Then a woman took me to a different place because they sent me to the home of Colibri on Lucre. There were fifteen boys. I was there many days and sometimes we worked. It was very nice. One day, some women came and asked us many things and closed the home of Colibri. We went to Cusco and searched for homes. The younger children went to the Jesus Miluz home. "We older children searched for a home and found one on the Avenue of the Sun. We stayed for three weeks. We looked for the home in Huayllabamba and happily came here.
Now
I live in the home of The Sunflower. It is beautiful and I like to live happily and we play, study, and read. I live happily. I have things. I have a bed, clothes, a bedroom, a wardrobe, a bathroom, corn cobs, dogs, cats, and many more things. I wake up early and brush my teeth. Afterwards, we eat our breakfast with bread. Then, we work, play, and eat a lunch of delicious foods. We play soccer every day, and in the evenings, we eat dinner. Afterwards, we watch TV and go to sleep peacefully. I feel very happy in this home of The Sunflower.
What is The Sunflower?
The Sunflower is a home where we, abandoned children, live. There are 30 of us and we live happily. To me, The Sunflower is important because we have good things. The Sunflower is important because we live happily. All of the happy children have Papi Juan, Mami Delia, Mami Eunice, and many aunts and uncles.
My Future
I want to do many things, play, eat, help, work, study, and much more. I want to be a tourist who travels the world and does good things. I want to live at The Sunflower for many years and travel to big countries such as the United States, Lima, Brazil, and more because I want to travel and see the world and new things.
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Thank
you for being part of the Southern Cross Humanitarian Family. Bridging
cultures, awakening hopes and dreams-one child at a time- we will make
the world a better place.
Sincerely,
Laura Chabries-President
website: www.sxhu.org
email: laura@sxhu.org
Office:
2607 E. Casto Lane,
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
For copies of newsletter, you can go to www.sxhu.org. All past issues are archived.
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Tax Information
(If you have a tax advisor, it's best to check with them regarding your personal tax situation)
Expedition:
· If over half the time is spent at the orphanage (which our expeditions do), the entire airfare is deductible.
· Cost of side trips should be deducted
from the expedition total, since only expenses related to the voluntary
portion are deductible.
. For Machu Picchu the cost is about $400.
. For Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca, the cost is about $300.
General Donations:
· For
donations to Southern Cross Humanitarian, you can use your thank you
letters or cancelled checks for your tax files.
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"I never look at the masses as my responsibility.
I look at the individual. I can love only one person at a time. I can feed only one person at a time.
Just one, one, one.
You get closer to Christ by coming closer to each other. As Jesus said, "Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do to me."
So you begin....I begin.
I picked up one person--
maybe if I didn't pick up that one person I wouldn't have picked up 42,000.
The whole work is only a drop in the ocean. But if I didn't put the drop in, the ocean would be one drop less.
Same thing for you
same thing in your family
same thing in the church where you go
just begin...one, one, one."
Mother Teresa - Words of Love
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So
You
Begin...
I Begin...
one,
one, one.
It's simple really. We each do one thing, and together we provide homes for thousands of children. "Pick up" one person, starting now -
· Sponsorship- Sponsor one specific child at the Sunflower home, or sponsor dozens in a Drop-in center - either way your monthly donation goes to rescuing children.*
· SAVE THE DATE- Mark your calendars on September 26th for the SXHU 2nd annual reunion and fundraising banquet! We look forward to seeing you all there.
· General Donation- Overhead at SXHU runs between 7-10% so be assured your donation dollars go far. Currently we are seeking $500 donations to furnish dorm rooms to be home-base to dozens of children for years to come.
· Albertson Registration- Make a HUGE Difference with No Cost to You! Register your Albertsons Preferred Customer card with Southern Cross Humanitarian as your charity and 1-3% of your purchases go to SXHU. Signing up customers outside an Albertsons store is a great service project for School classes & Clubs and Church Youth groups. (See details below).
· Fundraising Event- THINK Globally, ACT Neighborly! Neighborhood dinners, church youth activities and community cabarets are just some of the fun and successful ways people are spreading the word and supporting SXHU. If you'd like to talk about some ideas of your own, contact laura@sxhu.org.
· Matching Grant- Biggest bang for your donation buck is to find matching grants at your work or in your community!
* Upon sponsorship, SXHU will
provide more details about your child, or Drop-in center, and invite
you to come to South America to develop a more personal relationship.
To sponsor one of these children, download the application here or contact ken@sxhu.org for more information. Thanks to all those who are making the world a better place for these children. |
DVD Promo launched - upload to YouTube and win!
YouTube has approved SXHU as an official non-profit and granted us our very own SXHU YouTube channel! This is a dedicated channel where all Southern Cross videos can be uploaded. With over 100 people going to South America every year, this is a great way to share your experience with everyone.
To celebrate our YouTube launch, we have now publicly released our DVD Promo video. You can see it on our Channel at http://www.youtube.com/SXHumanitarian
RUN, don't walk, to the site! The first 50 people to subscribe to the channel will receive a FREE sunflower pen and the first 10 people to upload videos will receive free SXHU t-shirts. Just go to: YouTube: RUN, don't walk, to the site!
If you DO NOT know how to upload to YouTube.com please send your file to Jared at jared@sxhu.org |
Book 2008 Summer Expeditions Now and Save Money!
Airfare keeps rising, so now is the time to send in applications and secure your airfares! The adventure of a lifetime is waiting!
Wandering the ruins of Macchu Pichu, swimming alongside sea lions in the pristine waters of the Galapagos are just the tip of the iceberg during your Latin American adventure. Mostly you will grow to love the children with whom you'll work, and your efforts will affect the lives of hundreds.
Richard Paul Evans, author of "The Sunflower", is returning to the Sunflower Home in Peru this summer. Gather up your family and friends, read the book and join us to make your own life changing personal discoveries and adventures!
To pick the 2008 Summer Expedition right for you, go to our Expeditions page at www.sxhu.org for any questions.
Photos from past expeditions are posted on our easysite page: www.Easysite.com/SouthernCrossHumanitarian
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Heartbeats!
"When people donate their time, they are giving of their valuable heartbeats"
· Reading for Alpacas was a big success with Students from West Canyon Elementary in Caldwell, ID! They reached their reading goals and exceeded their fundraising expectations! Big thanks to Kris Garman and her team for making it happen!
· Over 60 youths from Rolling Hills church in Moscow, Idaho donated and helped put together 50 hygiene kits, 16 newborn kits, 10 first aid kits & 50 school kits. The youths were shown the SXHU DVD first and then assembled the kits. We appreciated Rachel Pennington and the other adult leaders who made this possible.
· Much appreciation goes out to Dr. John Wynn, of Provo, UT., who has donated his time, advice and medical supplies to help the children in the Sunflower Home.
· Dr. Stacie Byers, of Pennsylvania, purchased and donated 1 laptop for our Sunflower home. Nicholas Negroponte developed a computer with internet capability specifically to help educate children in underdeveloped countries. Stacie bought us 1, and we'd sure love 14 more! For more information go to: http://olpc.com/.
· The Easter Bunny visited the Sunflower Home thanks to Chris Willis of Boulder, Colorado! Besides delivering goodies, Christine, who holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science / Educational Psychology and specializes in teacher development and curriculum development in math and science, is helping SXHU think through best educational practices for the children in our homes. Thanks Chris!
Please let us know how we can help you help Southern Cross. We would love to give you lots of support. For more info email laura@sxhu.org.
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 Here is How to Make a HUGE Difference with No Cost to You!
Register your Albertsons Preferred Customer card with Southern Cross Humanitarian as your charity.
By doing so, Albertsons will donate 1-3% of all your purchases to
Southern Cross. This is a fundraiser where small amounts by many
people can truly make a big difference!
All you need to do is email your name, address, phone# & Preferred Card#, to Ken@sxhu.org or complete the registration form on our website on our "How Can I Help" page. Registering Albertson's cards of
friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers is an easy, no cost way to support Southern Cross and spread the word.
This is also a great service opportunity for high school &
church youth groups as well as a qualifying Eagle Scout project:
register people in front of a local Albertsons store - for more
information contact Ken@sxhu.org. |
Use PayPal for your donation !!
You can make a donation TODAY through PayPal, using your Visa, MC, Amex or Discover Credit Cards --
PayPal is an easy, safe, secure method of making donations.
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Mail to: Southern Cross Humanitarian 2607 Casto Lane,
Salt Lake City, UT 84117-6302
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Putting
in your 2 cents can make a big difference! Bookmarking and using
GoodSearch, an internet search engine powered by Yahoo, is a great no
cost way to help SXHU! Just enter Southern Cross Humanitarian for your
donation in the messages field and you're ready to search. It costs you nothing, but each time you search they pay SXHU a penny.
Email everyone in your address book and ask them to use goodsearch to benefit the orphans in Peru. 200 searches a day will help us earn enough to support a child at the Sunflower each year.
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