You are receiving this email because the email address [email address suppressed] was subscribed to our email list. Having trouble reading this email? View it on our website.

October 23, 2008Fighting Poverty with Fashion

Got Postage? We Need Your Help 
Shipping Clothes to Colombia

Dear friends,

We struggled with this newsletter because it is not the easiest time to ask for a donation. The economy is going through a tough time but we live in a great country and hopefully things will turn around soon enough.  We also believe that most of our supporters can afford this small request.... a $10.00 tax-deductible donation.  We need to buy postage - and a lot of it - to get a large shipment of donated clothes to Colombia before Christmas.  


Donate Button and Link

Why We Need Your Help

If just half of you grab your credit card (or PayPal account) right now and donate, we will be able to send the shipment immediately.  Don't assume others will act.  Please be a part of our first fund raising effort and make this a special Christmas for many families!  By the way, the $10.00 is just a recommendation - give more or give less - every little bit counts!  You can learn more about what we plan to do with the clothes once they reach Colombia by reading our blog entry  'Announcing a New Alliance - Give Life to Children and Promising Growth' .  Give Life to Children is a US registered non-profit organization.   A special 'thank you' to all of you that have donated clothes.  We really appreciate it.  

"We are The Shines, and we approve this message"

Don't forget to vote on Nov. 4th!

*Give Life to Children will provide a receipt for your donations MINUS the PayPal processing fee.   All transactions will be processed using PayPayl's secure website.  Click here to donate   

This information is also available on our website on the "Get Involved" page.  Please remember that Promising Growth is not registered as a non-profit organization.