Help Me, Help People, Help You: Update - More Generosity! and we bought our first hives, bees and training for two special families!!!

I have always had a special thing for bees. My Dad was a wonderful bee keeper and he taught me the importance of bees and how they are underappreciated. In the last few years there have been so many issues with the collapse of bee colonies. This has been reported all over the world and made me think that this year I would help the world's bee population by creating a special art piece that would raise funds.

From Uganda to El Salvador, bees from Heifer International help struggling families earn income through the sale of honey, beeswax and pollen. Beehives require almost no space and, once established, are inexpensive to maintain.
As bees search for nectar, they pollinate plants. Placed strategically, beehives can as much as double some fruit and vegetable yields. In this way, a beehive can be a boost to a whole village.
Although most Heifer partners keep bees as a supplement to family income, beekeeping can be a family's livelihood. Your gift can help Heifer provide a family with a package of bees, the box and hive, plus training in beekeeping - and this unique gift will be passed on to another family in need.

This is my plan ....my slogan is...Help Me, Help People, Help You....because I think that this cause can really make a difference in the world.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Update - More Generosity! and we bought our first hives, bees and training for two special families!!!

Hi Everyone....

I just wanted to let you know that we are so lucky to have so many generous and giving souls out there....today our fund went up to 60.00 with the help of a very generous Author named Carla Burke who donated $25.00. I also donated some money on behalf of my Dad...his birthday is tomorrow and I so wanted to buy atleast 2 hives for wonderful families....This has been a wonderful first week!!! please keep getting the word out on this wonderful cause...The more we raise, the more we give, the more we get....bless you all for your generosity and support....

Here is our first purchase of 2 hives with the 60 dollars raised!!!