Dear All,
Thank you for helping us to help needy children and their families this past year and for helping us continue to do so. From all of us at Aura’s House, Happy Holidays and all the best for 2010!
Sincerely,
Kristen, Ana, Mike, Christina, Heather, and Courtenay

..Or if you are too stumped (it can be hard to pick just one thing…) put down a few, or answer: What are some nice things people have done for you?
Please leave your answers by adding a comment.

Happy Birthday Aura’s House!
Unbelievable. Aura’s House, the online project, is five years old on June 30, 2009.  It was first launched on this day back in 2004 as a humble web page with one simple (but daunting) goal: to raise $4500 to build a safe, sturdy brick home for my sponsored child Aura Yesenia Solis Hernandez (age 10 at the time) and her family of Guatemala. See Aura’s family’s NEW HOME!
See their old house.
Site’s History and Partners

Never having ever participated in so much as a bake-sale before this project, I …

This project is now complete. Launched: Feb. 4, 2009. Completed: May 29, 2009.
Total: $564 raised! Thank you!

Chicken Income Generation Project for Nyslin Tala Cuxil (7) and her family of Rural Guatemala
Our Goal was $550.

See photos of Nyslin’s chicks and supplies.
Special thanks: to wonder-AH partner, Mike Epler of Simi Valley, California for his generous $150 donation that closed this project out.

Learn more about Nyslin and see photos of her with her family.

Nyslin’s mother would like to raise chicks. She has had experience selling them …

Hi Aura’s House Visitors,
Please take a moment to leave a comment and tell us the following: (You need to click on the post title or image and then scroll down to the end of the post to comment.)
 
1. Who are you and where are you from?
2. How did you come across Aura’s House ?
3. What kinds of things do you do to make a positive difference in the world?
 

 I’m still trying to work out the fine balance between letting everyone post with no filter and weeding out hucksters and spambots. …