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Remember Idania? She's one of the group of 13 kids sponsored on an ongoing basis by LangaList Plus! subscribers:
Idania comes from a Latino family that speaks the Spanish language. She wears simple westernized clothes. They are Protestants. Idania has one sibling. The father abandoned them. The mother works as a secretary. The family's monthly income is below US$100 and is not enough to provide their basic needs. They own a three-room dwelling built of metal sheets roof, cement block walls and brick floor. They have electricity, running water and a toilet. Their meals are cooked on a rustic stove. Idania's health and nutritional status are normal.
We met Idania just about exactly a year ago: "Meet Idania,
Newest Member Of The LangaList Family"
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2004/2004-11-22.htm#3
In the months since, I've collected the various progress reports and photos sent by the aid agency there, as well as letters and handicrafts from Idania herself. You can see them all here:
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letter
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holiday card
And here's what this is all about: Those of us with
computers and Internet access are vastly better off than most of the world's
population. Because of this, I decided that a portion of the LangaList Plus!
subscription fees would be donated to registered/legitimate charities helping
the underprivileged around the world. The contribution does not increase the
cost of a Plus! subscription in any way; the donation is taken "off the top" of
any profits. (This is described in the pages at http://www.langa.com/plus.htm )
Idania is one of 13 children sponsored on an ongoing basis--- week in, week
out--- by the collective generosity of LangaList Plus! subscribers. LangaList Plus!
subscribers also have collectively contributed to emergency relief
efforts for earthquakes, tsunami, hurricanes; and more. (To see all the donations so far, click to
http://www.langa.com/plus2.htm#kids
)
As the year goes on, and as more readers sign up for Plus! subscriptions, I hope
we'll be able to sponsor more children and assist other charities around the
world.
Graham Greene once said, "There is always a moment in childhood when the door
opens and lets the future in...." If you're already a LangaList Plus subscriber,
thank you! You can feel good about giving back a little to those less fortunate,
and opening "a door to the future" for a child in otherwise-desperate
circumstances.
If you're not yet a Plus! subscriber check it out: With a Plus! subscription,
you can not only help yourself make the most of your hardware, software and time
online--- but you also can help those less fortunate (like Idania) make the most
of their very lives. Thanks for your help!
or: give a gift subscription:
http://www.langa.com/plus_gift.htm