charity: water

We have been making contributions to this great organization called charity: water for some time now and I was impressed with a recent email I received detailing the drilled well that our funds helped deliver in Ethiopia.  More information on this project can be found here.  Through the church we attended in Hoboken, 325 people in this small village now have access to fresh clean drinking water.

I have also pledged my next birthday to help bring clean water to people in need.  Please consider joining me:  http://mycharitywater.org/birthdays

Mifan Mama Nanjing

After helping to organize a very successful volunteering event at the office where we helped pack up Boxes of Love to bring a smile to orphans all across China during the holiday season, we wanted to help distribute some of these decorated boxes - filled with biscuits, treats, and a small toy.  Thanks to donations from my family and friends, we took a trip to Nanjing w/ 360 boxes to visit two orphanages.  Our last stop was Helen's House of Hope which operates a boarding kindergarten for deaf children whose parents are migrant workers.  They essentially get to see their parents once a year for a week during Chinese New Year.  The kids were so adorable and seeing their bright smiling faces made the round-trip 9 hour bus ride more than worth it.  For more pictures from the trip click here.