Handing Out Hope provides aid to the overlooked, with the goal of empowering these disadvantaged groups. We focus on those society has forgotten or ignored by first identifying their needs. Next we look for solutions that the group can implement themselves, giving them ownership in the solution, and increasing its long term success.
Providing those whose basic needs are not met, with the power and means to solve their own problems, gives them hope. It fosters creativity. It emboldens kindness. In essence, it spreads our mission throughout the world.
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The second annual Handing Out Hope Gala proved to be a successful smash, despite circumstances with which people had to struggle with to attend. As heard all around the world, California was fighting fires all throughout the Southland, proving difficult and strenuous challenges for our guests and attendees. Nonetheless, the evening turned out to be quite successful.
Handing Out Hope has been going strong for almost 2 years now. Our annual Gala is just a yearly reminder to those who support our cause of our past years projects and the ones for the upcoming new year. This years Gala took place at the very chic and very stylish Elevate Lounge, which sits atop of a high rise overlooking downtown Los Angeles. The evening was filled with amazing food, a successful silent auction, guest speakers, and guests from all around Southern California who fought heavy traffic to get there.
The night went on with classic jazz music, mingling, and the board and volunteers of Handing Out Hope sharing their mission, passion, and efforts with their guests. As President and founder of Handing Out Hope stated, “The night was a relaxed and promising evening. We look forward to possibly having our next year’s Gala at the Elevate Lounge once again.”
Guest Michelle Arencibia had this to say, “I had an amazing night tonight. I attended last years Gala as well, and look forward to all the Gala’s of the years to come.”
Handing Out Hope was privileged to have the Elevate Lounge host their Gala. A special thanks goes to our guest speakers from School on Wheels, Agnes Stevens and Matt Raab.
Handing Out Hope has returned from Mozambique after having implemented the Beacon of Hope Livestock Project. There were many challenges along the way, from unpredictable weather conditions to social and cultural barriers but as we kept on with our vision we completed that which we set out to do. A plan was crafted for Beacon of Hope making the goal of self reliance attainable after just two years. The plan represents so many things, the most significant being that it is a REAL solution for Beacon of Hope to no longer be enslaved to dependency but self reliant in its own right. Words will never be able to express how wonderful it feels to have been able to be apart of the implementation process. HOPE is what seemed to be a common theme for all those involved; from myself being hopeful that we had found a viable solution to help sustain projects that afforded the youth of Mozambique an education which would allow them to achieve their potential, to those youth who saw HOPE through our plan as being possibly their one chance to achieve greatness using their own abilities. That opportunity, that display of HOPE, is something that would otherwise not have been a reality had it not been for YOU. On behalf of those currently benefiting from your generosity, to those who will benefit from it in the future, thank you for making this world just a little bit better and much more hopeful.
Family, friends and supporters of HOH filled a charter bus to Primm, Nevada in the early morning hours of December 14th. Once the sleep wore off it was time for fun! Our president, Frank Rivera, hosted a few rounds of BINGO and a contest to guess what time the bus would finally arrive at Primm. The time flew by and soon we were off the bus and into the buffet where we all had lunch together before venturing off on our own adventures.
Several people tried their luck at slot machines, Black Jack tables and even roulette! Some of the group FELT like they won after hitting the outlet mall for some last minute holiday shopping. Everyone scored big deals and went back to the bus loaded down with bags of goodies.
After a long, exciting day we watched movies and slept on the bus trip home. It was a great trip and we hope to do it again in the future. The big winner of the day was Handing Out Hope- proceeds from the bus tickets will help fund our projects for 2009.
We look back on 2008 with a sense of accomplishment and hope. But also with tremendous love and respect for our wonderful donors, fabulous volunteers and especially for the deserving organizations and people that we were able to provide help and hope to, by allowing us to be part of their solution and part of the greater community.
The year started just a little early and with the eagerly anticipated Holiday Party. Over 75 of our donors and friends came together to celebrate the end of our first year (2007), while leading us into 2008 with enthusiasm and focus. Continue reading →
This year has been a year of many social and economic changes, however what has remained the same is our commitment to helping underprivileged communities throughout the world become self reliance through empowerment. I want to thank those of you who have contributed this past year to our projects, your generosity has been well received and is very much appreciated. Without YOU homeless kids in South Los Angeles may have not have had access to working computers and the internet. Without you, the youth of Mozambique would not be waiting our arrival in February 2009 where, because of your generosity, we will be implementing a livestock program which will yield educational benefits to many youth within the region for years to come. It all starts with a seed. You’ve planted it, we’ve watered it and together we will watch it grow. Marianne Williamson once said, “In every community there is work to be done. In every nation there are wounds to heal. In every heart there is the power to do it.” Thank you for using your heart when supporting Handing Out Hope, it is with that powerful gift we are able to get the work and the healing done in our world. Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones from your family at Handing Out Hope.
In January 2009 Handing Out Hope is heading to Mozambique to make a long lasting difference in the lives of underprivileged youth in the region for years to come. Beacon of Hope is a youth center that takes in a limited number of youth per year and provides each with clothing, food, shelter and tuition fees as long as they maintain a modest grade point average. The ultimate goal is to enable the youth through education to make better lives for themselves and their families. Recently, due to a slowing in foreign donations, the center has been unable to enroll as many youth as it would like to. After my visit to Beacon of Hope, I realized that the youth have an extensive knowledge of how agricultural and livestock function within their community. I figured than instead of relying on foreign donations monthly, in hopes to remain open, the youth should have a project that generates the necessary income needed to cover their monthly expenses. After a closer look into agricultural and livestock needs within the community, Handing Out Hope Continue reading →
