House Concert Fundraiser at Jeanne & Al's Home

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House Concert Fundraiser for CSNS

The Love embodied by Helge Mercker finds a beautiful expression in the help she provides to orphaned and vulnerable children in Africa, tirelessly working through Children’s Sanctuary Namibia (CSN) to provide food security for the children of the Drimiopsis Resettlement camp in Eastern Namibia.

On April 8th, Al and Jeanne Fike hosted a House Concert Fundraiser for Children’s Sanctuary Namibia Society, (CSNS), the newly established Canadian sister organization to CSN), in their beautiful Gibsons home. The concert, featuring soulful music by Jill Shatford and colleagues, was a joyful event attended by 45 people.

The afternoon included a silent auction of items donated by local supporters, and the sale of angel pins lovingly created by Sabine Wink-Tudor, our friend in Germany.

The $2556 raised will be used to feed children in the Kindergarten program and to dig a well to supply the envisioned Sanctuary that will house the children.

If your soul invites you to put your Love into action, please visit our Take Action page for information about how you can contribute.

Honesty Box Plant Sale Fundraiser

 

“This project might look small to you yet it makes a big difference in lives.”  

Theresa Matengu, Childrens’ Sanctuary Namibia Board Member & Teacher  

Judy Dunbar, a board member on the Canadian side of the water, knows the power of a gift of a dollar. Judy took clippings from over 60 plants in her garden and placed them on a street table in front of her home on the West Coast of Canada, offering them for sale to assist with food purchases for the orphan children CSNS helps, on the ground in Namibia. A “thank you” from the Kindergarten children of the settlement of Drimiopsis, Namibia, and information sheets accompanied the plants.  

The sale raised $280 and increased awareness about the work of CSNS in our neighborhood. Judy loved connecting with her neighbours in this way, and plans a larger sale next Spring.

“With all the love you nurture those plants for the sake of others, all I can say is thank you.”   -   Theresa

Pic of Theresa in her garden in Drimiopsis, Namibia

Pic of Theresa in her garden in Drimiopsis, Namibia

Children's Sanctuary Namibia Society is a Canadian registered charity.