The Web Women Giving Circle is presently raising money and donations for CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working with poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.--Joeann Fossland, Web Women Giving Circle Leader
It's time to launch another fundraiser for CARE. All of the profits from this effort will be donated to CARE!
Homemade Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly
Prickly pear cactus fruit grows wild in Arizona's Southwest Sonoran Desert. Each pear is hand picked and processed naturally to collect the precious juice of this exotic, delicious fruit. Each jar of cactus jelly is handmade with loving care. Only 1,000 jars of this precious jelly will be made ... and purchasers will receive their jelly in time for Father's Day 2009. The price includes shipping and handling.
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2 Pack 8 oz. Jars Price $22.00
4 Pack 8 oz. Jars Price $35.00
8 Pack 8 oz. Jars Price $55.00
Calculating profits: The following are the costs associated with the sale of this gift package. Existing prickly pear cactus juice, all labor associated with production, and all cooking gas and other resources are donated and not part of the basic cost calculation.
8 oz. canning jars
Pectin
Sugar
Lemon Juice
The costs associated with producing each jar of jelly amounts to approximately $2.50, not including shipping and handling ($10-16 per gift package). Projected profits from this fundraising event is $3,000 - $5,000. There are ways to increase our profits and perhaps you can help!
Donations of jars, pectin, sugar, and lemon juice in amounts sufficient to product 1,000 jars of jelly will add $2,500 to the donation.
Local Arizona delivery will add over $10 per order and increase the donation to CARE considerably!
Send me an e-mail if you want to help us secure donations or volunteer to help.
The Web Women Giving Circle has raised almost $40,000 for CARE. We are regrouping and getting ready to launch fundraising efforts that will collect the balance of $100,000 that we pledged two years ago. We invite all existing WWGC members and new members to join us on Dec.10, 2008 for a meeting online where we will talk about CARE and design a strategy to raise awareness and dollars for humanitarian relief.
If you are interested in joining us on Dec. 10, 2008 9 PM EST, 6 PM PST, e-mail Frances Flynn Thorsen or Joeann Fossland and we will contact you with details about the teleconference. The following video tells something about the "Why" of our commitment.
When Cyclone Nargis pounded the southeastern coast of Myanmar on May 2-3, CARE was there to help. The U.N. estimates that the storm, which devastated the capital city of Yangon and important rice-growing areas of the Irrawaddy Delta, has claimed more than 100,000 lives and left 2.4 million people severely affected.
We were well-positioned to respond to this emergency, with more than 550 staff who have worked on projects in Myanmar for more than 14 years. To date, we have provided clean water, food and emergency supplies to more than 125,000 people around Yangon and throughout the Irrawaddy Delta. But many survivors remain in hard-to-reach areas in desperate need of help. We are using a system of small trucks, motorcycles and traditional wooden longboats to transfer supplies from Yangon into the delta across wooden bridges, mud-clogged roads and narrow waterways.
"The destruction in these areas is shocking, but you can see that people do have coping strategies," said Chris Northey, CARE's emergency team leader. "These local communities and the survivors are actually a part of the relief response. But we still need to reach more of them."
To support our efforts, CARE created the Myanmar Cyclone Response Fund with the goal of raising $10 million to carry out a four-year comprehensive response to the disaster. Contributions to the fund will help support CARE's lifesaving work with cyclone survivors in the coming weeks and months as well as longer-term efforts to rebuild lives and livelihoods in cyclone-affected communities.
Can you spare $20? If you can, I want to extend an invitation to you to use it to make a difference with impoverished women. (and it's ok to send more if you want! :>) I am excited about starting The Web Women Giving Circle. For 2006, we will be supporting the CARE More Challenge. More Magazine is partnering with CARE to help fund the organization's mission to eradicate poverty by working with women in 70 countries worldwide.
"We know how much women enjoy being with their friends and doing things together, so we are inviting women across the country to join together in 'giving circles' to benefit CARE's work around the globe," says Peggy Northrop, editor-in-chief of More. "Millions of women and girls live on less than one dollar a day, and empowering them is the key to lifting their communities out of poverty. The best part for me, is that our winning group -- the Giving Circle who raises the most money by the end of the year -- will get to travel to Peru with me on a volunteer vacation and see CARE's work up close."
You can donate hereor by making your check out to CARE and mailing it to Joeann Fossland, P.O. Box 133, Cortaro, AZ 85652
OR......If you are willing to really play big and join as one of the Circle Members,
The images of poverty are a stark contrast to the sheer loveliness of the island Madagascar off the eastern coast of Africa. CARE is busy there, and so is Birte Thorsen, a retired teacher from Denmark whose stories and photos will appear in this blog in the days ahead. The compelling images in the banner title and the blog published to date are photos that Birte Thorsen has taken on her trips to Madagascar. If you are moved to align the human condition with the loveliness of this great earth, please make a donation to CARE. Donate here.
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Prickly pear cactus fruit grows wild in Arizona's Southwest Sonoran Desert. Each pear is hand picked and processed naturally to collect the precious juice of this exotic, delicious fruit. Each jar of cactus jelly is handmade with loving care. Only 1,000 jars of this precious jelly will be made ... and purchasers will receive their jelly in time for Father's Day 2009. The price includes shipping and handling.
When Cyclone Nargis pounded the southeastern coast of Myanmar on May 2-3, CARE was there to help. The U.N. estimates that the storm, which devastated the capital city of Yangon and important rice-growing areas of the Irrawaddy Delta, has claimed more than 100,000 lives and left 2.4 million people severely affected.
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Can you spare $20? If you can, I want to extend an invitation to you to use it to make a difference with impoverished women. (and it's ok to send more if you want! :>) I am excited about starting 
The images of poverty are a stark contrast to the sheer loveliness of the island Madagascar off the eastern coast of Africa. 
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