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Aura's
House Just about Half Built.
-Help
us keep going!
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Recent
Additions to the Aura's House website:
Get
the latest Aura's House statistics -updated daily.
Statistics
on October 1st, 2004.
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Site Launched: June 30, 2004
Current Amount Raised: $2120
Amount needed for our Halfway Point: $130
Total Number of Donors: 45
Number of Repeat Donors: 5
Donation Amounts: We've gotten donations ranging
from $1 to $200.
Most Recent Donor: Marie
Azza of Arlington, MA.
Countries Where our Donors live: USA, The United
Kingdom, Germany, Japan.
Number of Supporters Who use iGive: 14
What
is iGive?
Money Raised so far through iGive:
$14.00
Days until Christmas: 86
We are hoping to break the news about the house being built
to the Hernandez family on Christmas, if at least $3500 or
more is raised by then.
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We
are getting more and more visitors from around the world. The
only continents not represented yet are South America and Antarctica!
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WPUNJ
Web Portal:
Students are digging the job board, polls, and other useful
stuff. Go there.
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Important
Information for Donors:
Some of you haven't provided a mailing address
either through Paypal or our Guestbook. If you want your TAX
DEDUCTION RECEIPT from Children International, please email
Kristen with your mailing address.
Thanks!
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What's
Next :
Our repeat donors, Olivia Palana, Michael
Hemling, and myself will continue to contribute each month.
More and more people at William Paterson University of New Jersey
will learn about this project and hopefully donate and get more
involved.
We'll continue promoting the site and do all we can to raise
money so that the Hernandez family can be surprised on Christmas
with the news of this project. It's our goal that this house
will begin being built in 2005.
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Aura at
the Guatemala Project Field Office after a special donation in Spring
2003.
See all
the pics from this letter.
Aura's House as of Oct. 1, 2004. |
Whew! We
are getting there!
Thanks to all our donors,
so far we are up to $2120 as of October 1st and are only $130
away from reaching our halfway point!
September
proved to be another successful month of fundraising, with over $700
being added to our previous total, beating our August numbers. We also
had more unique visitors to the website than any previous month. July
and August averaged around 500 unique visitors each, while September
saw us grow in popularilty with over 700 unique visitors!
Aura's House is also currently featured in a new e-book
about successful online fundraising by Toby Beresford of the London based
Micro Aid. We are
on lucky page #13 and are called "A great example of a small net
savvy organization using the web to its potential." I
have also been approached to create web templates for other non-profits
and fundraisers. First thing's first though. We've got a house to build
for a deserving little girl and her family!
Will you help us? Become a first time donor or even a repeat donor.
It'll only take TEN people donating $10 or more to get us to close to
halfway and beyond. Here's your chance to do something for someone who
will never be able to repay you.
Thanks always for all your help and support.
Best wishes,
Kristen Palana
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Featured
Donor: William Paterson Alum- Ozzie Rodriguez of Wayne, New Jersey.
"I got
involved with Aura's House directly from Kristen Palana, my former art
professor at William Paterson University. As a graphic design student,
Kristen approached me to create posters to promote this special cause.
I had always wanted to get involved with a charitable organization, and
this was an excellent opportunity for me to both utilize my talents to
raise awareness and create portfolio-quality pieces.
I hope these posters will deliver the message that everyone's involvement
can make a difference. Aura's House is a great cause, and I'm proud to
offer my contribution."
Ozzie's Posters. Click them to view or print out the large version PDF
files.
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How
YOU can help:
We
sometimes get inquiries from people who want to personally get
more involved with this cause. We'd love more help! Here are a
few ideas to get you started:
We could use more help promoting and fundraising. Since the school
year started we have less and less time to write press releases,
post on message boards like craigslist.org,
or on sites where people have travel forums or message boards. Contact
us if you'd like to do a write up for the web or send a press
release to local newspapers. We have samples you can use.
You can also send an email to family and friends you think would
be interested in helping or donating. Mailing out physical letters
is a good option for older folks who may want to help but don't
use the internet. Again, we have samples.
Another GREAT way to help is to sign up with iGive
(where your online shopping yields automatic donations to Aura's
House at no cost to you) or go to Just
Giving.com and follow the instructions to create a Personal
Fundraising Page. When you get to the step asking for your
charity name, you'll be able to find Aura’s House in the
search area.
You can help as much or as little as you want. If you are interested
in volunteering your time for this great cause, please contact
Kristen.
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Thanks for checking out our newsletter. Don't forget to visit the site at:
aurashouse.com
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