Project Report
| Jul 14, 2015
50% more for your donations on July Wednesday 15th
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director of Fly The Phoenix
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Meeting to talk about chickens
On Wednesday July 15th, Global Giving will match donations made through this page up to $1,000 per donor based on the organization’s Partner Rewards level: as we are Superstars we get 50% extra per donation, whilst available funds last!. There is $115,000 available in matching funds and GlobalGiving are offering a $1,000 bonus award for the project with most individual donors and a $1,000 bonus award for the most money raised. Matching begins at 9:00:01 EDT and lasts until funds run out or 23:59:59 EDT.
Your donations allow us to continue to help the aged population here in Guatemala. Just recently we handed out egg-laying chickens to our grandmothers in Santa María, sustaining an egg-a-day for them, which is crucial in this current climate as crops once again are deemed to fail this year. We also plan to start a chicken scheme from which the income will go on to help build and sustainably run an old people's home in Itzapa. On top of this we plan to hand out fruit trees later in the year as part of our annual appeal. So much in the pipeline!
Thank you for your support thus far and thank you now for helping us build a better future.
cheers
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An egg-a-day
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Jul 6, 2015
Egg-laying chickens for the grandmothers
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
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An egg a day
The rains have once again failed in Guatemala putting into doubt harvests for 2015. Our families rely on these harvests for essential daily food, including beans and corn. It is very hard to share a meal with the whole family when there is nothing to share and what little there is tends to miss the bowls of the elderly population. As a pre-emptive measure we have handed out egg-laying chickens to the grandmothers of our children in the school which will at least sustain one egg a day.
With donations to this page we will be able to increase this program and make sure it is sustainable each year to ensure at least some food in the households, especially for the elderly. $100 will provide 10 egg-laying chickens. In the future, depending on donations, we plan to build and run an old people's home, with a nurse, daily food and constant care for the elderly which could have running costs of $3,000 a month after the initial start-up - that is our aim. These chickens are the start of sustaining the elderly in the future.
cheers
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Generations
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Handing out the chickens
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The queue is lengthening
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One proud owner
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May 28, 2015
Community fundraising on 6th June
By Dom Williams | Founder and Director
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5,000 trees to be planted on 6th June
As part of the Fly The Phoenix Seven Continent Charity Challenge on Saturday 6th June, the communities themselves will be undertaking events to raise awareness and funds. In Guatemala our local teachers, students and families will be planting 5,000 trees and hiking around the communities. Please sponsor the communities as we strive to move towards sustainability over the next few years by donating to this page.
Over the next few months we plan to install an extremely ambitious sustainable income program some of whose benefits will go towards running an old people's home. Whilst still in the planning stages it will involve initiating local businesses with some of the profits going towards the sustainable running of the home, to include meals and daily help. With a fundraising target of $20,000 to get this started we are at the start of what could be an extremely beneficial project for years to come.
Thank you all for your support and please do sponsor the community as they take on their hike on 6th June. Cheers
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Initial discussions for local businesses
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