DOVE Missions is a non-profit organization stationed in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic working with children and their families from the poor areas of Playa Oeste, Aguas Negras, and Barrio Nuevo. Please follow this blog to read about how DOVE serves those in need and how you, too, can lend a helping hand.



Click HERE to go to the website: http://www.dovemissions.org

Saturday, August 15, 2009

DONATE

Right now, Dove is expanding in huge ways as we move into our new building and double the amount of children we are providing programs for. The families are all sponsored, and this sponsorship fee pays for vouchers for the families for groceries every month. We also need donors fund our programs. Right now, school is starting and we hope to provide uniforms for all the kids. It is $40.00 US to buy 2 shirts, bottoms, undershirts and underpants, socks, shoes and gym clothes notebooks and pencils. While school is free, kids are unable to attend school if they can't pay for their uniform. We also have many other programs that we need donations to keep running. Every class, each child is given a snack of bread and peanut butter. We also pay for materials for art classes, and now, with the grand opening of the new building, we have rent to pay. Medical needs for the children come up often. Just last month, one of the boys, Andy, stepped on a nail and was unable to walk. He went to the clinic with his mother, but she was unable to pay for the medicine. Dove covered this for them and within 2 days the swelling was down and he was able to walk again. Very often, Dove will go onto the streets and provide meals for all the street boys who work every day, some as young as 6 years old, shining shoes to provide for their families. These are just a few of the many ways that Dove uses its funding, and we would love your support to not only keep these programs going, but also to create new ones!


To make a donation by check:

Make your check out to "DOVE Missions"
Send your check to: Dove Missions, c/o Caroline Santora, 5834 East Beck Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85254


You can also donate by paypal. Go to the Support Page on Dove's website and click on the paypal button.


You also have the option of sending supplies to the DR, and instructions to do this are below. You are welcome and encouraged to send letters to your sponsor children. They love seeing photos of Canada and the USA, and photos of the people who are sponsoring them.

Pack your items in a sturdy box.
Weigh your box.
For every pound your package weighs, we ask that you make a donation of $1.50 to Dove Missions to cover the Agape service fee. So, for a 10 pound package, we ask for a $15 donation (this is what Agape charges Liz when she picks up your package at their office in Santiago). You can use PayPal or send a check to:
Dove Missions, 5834 East Beck Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85254.

Send your package to: Liz McKie, c/o Agape Flights STI #20504, 100 Airport Avenue , Venice , FL , 34285 - or if you live in Florida you can drop your package off at Agape if you like.

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