See It: The Community being helped

My name is Isai Coca and I am the director of chasing hopes Ministries we are working on a project for Peru called “navidad por Pisco”.
Pisco is a city located four hours south of Lima. On August 15th this city were hit by an 8.0 earthquake destroying about 90% of the building and houses. Leaving more than 500 deaths and thousands victims.
The greatest purpose of Chasing Hopes Ministries is reaching the lost. As an nonprofit organization, we
Are focused in bringing material relief and spiritual Guidance to the most needed. Specially those kids that were affected for this earthquake.
Chasing Hopes Ministries was born as a response to the called of God to our lives. Our priority is to go to places where children are in extreme poverty and without hopes, supplying them physical and spiritual relief. Chasing Hopes Ministries goal is to reach children in Latin America, helping them in the spiritual, physical and social Development.
Chasing hopes has been working in the city of Pisco in Peru for the past months. With the help of different organizations and with donations of many people we have been feeding around 150 children and we have been helping around of 500 families with clothes, food, water, and the rebuilding
We are looking for someone who can help us with our project “Navidad por Pisco”. We would like to raise funds to make a Christmas celebration for these kids. The idea we have is to bring toys for 3000 children that are living in this city and were affected for the past earthquake, so we would like to have your support to make this happen.
We are planning the trip for December 15th and we need the funds to make this happen, or if you can support us with toys for children between 3 and 12 ages.
Finally as a Director of this Organization, I would like to invite you and any others persons or institutions to visit our web page www.chasinghopes.org
Thank You for your support and God Bless you for your help to those kids.

See It: The Community being helped

Hands On Disaster Response (HODR), a volunteer-driven 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, has announced the launch of a volunteer project to help the devastated Pisco province of Peru recover and rebuild. A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Peru on August 15, killing over 500 people, interrupting schools, disrupting livelihoods, and destroying over 40,000 homes.

A HODR assessment team arrived in Peru August 20, 2007. After touring some of the region’s hardest-hit towns and populations, the team has identified a community where it can have a maximum impact. Over the next few months, HODR volunteers will support the recovery efforts of Pisco through a variety of cleanup, rebuilding, and community development projects.

We are now looking for volunteers to join us for this relief project. HODR’s Peru Earthquake Relief Project will begin on September 8, 2007. There is no charge to volunteer with HODR, but the organization asks that individuals provide their own transportation to the volunteer base. In exchange for volunteer time and resources, HODR provides food, shelter, and a dynamic, rewarding work experience.

We welcome any and all volunteers for any amount of time you can give to help out the people of Pisco, Peru in this relief project. No special skills are needed and there is no minimum commitment – give us one day, one week, one month!

Please visit our Volunteer Info section on our website www.hodr.org for more information. We will continue to update our site as we learn more.

HODR is also accepting monetary donations to aid the survivors of the Peru earthquake and offset the costs of the project. If you are unable to volunteer, but still wish to help, you can donate securely on our website www.hodr.org. All donations are tax-deductible and will be used effectively in this relief project. All funds donated to HODR go directly towards these efforts to help run a successful relief project. Please give generously to support our volunteers and the people they assist.

For additional information on HODR’s Peru Earthquake Relief Project, please visit www.hodr.org or contact Paula Ogletree at 706-476-0310 or .

ABOUT: Hands On Disaster Response is a US-based, volunteer-driven, 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to timely disaster response and relief. HODR strives to provide hands-on relief to survivors of natural disasters with maximum speed and minimum bureaucracy. Our projects focus on applying volunteer resources and expertise to communities affected by natural disaster; projects typically focus on rebuilding and community development. Previous projects have included Thailand (2004 Southeast Asian Tsunami), USA (Hurricane Katrina), Indonesia (2006 Jogjakarta earthquake), and the Philippines (Typhoon Reming). Donations made to HODR are tax deductible.