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If you have just made a donation, we at Aura’s House would like to thank you for your generosity that will directly benefit needy children and their families around the world. If you would like to comment on your donation, please feel free to leave it here. We also thank ALL our donors in the Donors List within a few days at the latest.

Best wishes,
The Aura’s House Team

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  • Mike Epler said:

    Let’s get this project moving and with the Bank of America Match we will get a big jump!

  • Cherise Paramore said:

    Congrats and best wishes to Joselin and her family! I hope that they will be able to get the things they need as soon as possible. :D

  • Dee Mills said:

    Good luck to the family.

  • Dee Mills said:

    Good luck with the chickens! I pray for your success.

  • Heather said:

    Here is $5 towards the new project! :) -Heather

  • Dee Mills said:

    Good luck to Ana and her family!

  • Mike Epler said:

    Well another project complete for Nyslin and her family, I can’t wait to see those chicks eating from the troughs….

    Mike

  • Mike Epler said:

    So this $400 donation closes out my summer donations so I’m counting on others to close out these projects. I am having my donation matched by my employer, Bank of America which is going to the Home workship project. Please check if your employer matches and submit it with a directed note for “Aura’s House” and the project name, so we will see the funds come through to our projects.

    Keep up the great work!

    Mike

  • Heather said:

    Here’s a tiny bit for the Ana project and a tiny bit for Joey’s project. I am kind of broke right now due to work issues but want to give a little here and there when I can. I figure even a few dollars is much better than no dollars. :) Hopefully I will be in a better place later to be able to pitch in more. Hope you all have a great day!- Heather :)

  • Dee Mills said:

    Good luck Zoila!

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Here is a humble $20 for Mirriam of Zambia.

  • heatherlabonteefthymiou said:

    Here is $10 towards my sponsor child’s project:) I’m actively trying to fundraise with friends and family too:)

  • Heather said:

    Mahesh Sooriyabandara and his family donated £10 ($16.00) to Mirriam’s project today! He gave me the cash and I sent it through my log in on CI. Thanks so much Mahesh! We really appreciate it!

  • Anastasia said:

    Heather, you’ve been such a great promoter for Aura’s House and I know you’ve been waiting a while to get Mirriam’s project launched. I hope this little bit helps her and her family obtain what they need for a better quality of life. XOXOXO!

  • Olga Leon said:

    A little donation to help you reach the goal.

    Olga

  • Olga Leon said:

    I hope this family gets at least what it has been raised so far so they can get some relief. This project has been at a stand still for a while.

  • stephanie said:

    Donating $10 for each of my three Dad’s in honor of Father’s Day. I hope Joey’s project will be completed soon!

  • Kristen (author) said:

    It is!!! Hooray. I just found out via email that it is now complete and was exceeded by about $20. I am about to update the site.

    Well done! Onward ho!

  • Heather said:

    $4.04 donated by Stuart Hassell, Catherine Parks and Austin Hartley.

    $17.41 donated by my husband, Costas Efthymiou- he donated his penny canister! :)

  • Heather said:

    PS the money from my husband, Stu, Austin and Cathrine went towards Mirriam’s project. :)

  • Su said:

    Good luck for Diego’s emergency project!

  • Olga Leon said:

    A $20 donation towards Gema’s project. Hope you reach the goal soon.

  • Steve Hogan said:

    Best of luck to Diego.

  • Heather said:

    Here’s another $2.50 from Austin Hartley, Jenna Williams and Vicki Green of Bristol, UK :)

  • Heather said:

    $16.30 donation from Maria Prokopi of London, UK and $31.70 donation from Dimos Kothris of North Hampton, UK. Thanks to my friends for being generous!! -Heather LaBonte Efthymiou :)

  • Eva said:

    Buena Suerte Diego! Estas en mis pregarias!

  • Shana said:

    $10.00 donated for Mirriam and her family. Keep up wht wonderful work!

    God bless.

  • Heather said:

    Here’s a donation for Mirriam from Heather’s mom, Frieda. :)

  • Anne in MN said:

    Please purchase a bed for Diego with this donation of $210. It is given both in memory of my father Henry Uhde, who died in September of 2005, and also in love for my girls Bethany and Melanie (adopted as “Bogota babies” from Colombia) and my son Francisco (adopted as a “Quito kid” from Ecuador).

  • Dana said:

    $60 isnt alot, but I hope it helps Diego with school funds

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Here’s a little somethin’ somethin’ for all 6 worthy Aura’s House projects.

  • Heather said:

    Here’s $5.00 from me for my sponsor child Mirriam’s project and $1.65 from Catherine Parkes who works with me in the UK. Catherine has been really nice to donate spare change when she can. I really appreciate her support. Every little bit adds up!!

  • Victor said:

    Here’s $40 for Diego. Best of luck to the lad.

  • Heather said:

    Here’s a little donation to go towards Joselin’s project. Hopefully it will pick up soon!

  • Mack said:

    Finally, I have some money to help Diego. Sorry about the delay!

  • Brenda said:

    Happy Birthday Anastasia!!!

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Happy birthday to Anastasia and Mike. You two are like fine wines, getting better each year. :-) This humble $20 donation in your names goes to Mirriam’s project in Zambia. Almost done!

  • Michael said:

    Happy Birthday, Anastasia! $10 for Joselin in Guatemala!

  • courtenay said:

    Pen blwydd hapus Ana! (Er, happy birthday!) In honor of the occasion, I made a small donation of $5 for Joselin’s project. Hope you have a great day!

  • Heather said:

    Here is $6 towards Diego’s project and $6 towards my sponsor child, Mirriam’s project in honor of fellow partners of Aura’s House, Mike and Ana’s birthdays! Happy Birthday! :)

  • Heather said:

    PS thank-you so much to people who have donated to Mirriam’s project!! Both she and I really appreciate it! :)

  • zoemason said:

    Happy birthday, Mike! (Sorry, I’m slow…)

    Anyway, in honor of the occasion, I donated $5 to Mirriam’s project! Hope you have a great day!

  • Christina Sidoti said:

    This donation is in honor of Ana’s birthday and it is for Heather’s sponsor child, Mirriam. Happy birthday!!!

  • Christina Sidoti said:

    This donation is in honor Mike’s birthday and it is for Joselin. Happy birthday, Mike!

  • Heather said:

    Donation of $2.00 towrds Mirriam’s project from the spare change of Stuart Hassell, Ryan Bowden and Matt McBride (Heather’s workmates)! Thanks guys!

  • stephanie said:

    My mother made a donation to put Ana’s project over the top! We are so thrilled that Ana, her father Luis and the rest of the family will have this IGP. I know it will make a huge difference in their lives.

  • Heather said:

    Catherine Parks from my work gave me some more spare change totalling $2.00 towards my sponsor child Mirriam’s project! :) YAY! Every bit helps! :)

  • Dee said:

    Here’s the last $13.00 for Mirriam! Best wishes to her! In memory of my step-father, Leo. Sept. 1988

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Thanks so much Dee! That is such a huge help for Mirriam and her family.
    I will close it out and get confirmation from Children International. Normally we have to wait until we get the spreadsheet on Fridays.

  • Eliana said:

    Good Luck Diego, hope this little donation helps you in many ways. I am glad to be helping ” a un paisano”.

  • Heather said:

    Here is $5.00 for Gema’s project in honor of Kristen’s new son Lukas’ birth! :)

  • Heather said:

    Here is another $5, for Joselin’s project this time, in honor of Kristen’s son Lukas’ birth!

  • Christina & Octavio said:

    This donation is on behalf of Lukas, Kristen and Michael’s new baby boy! Congratulations!

  • Kristen (author) said:

    This donation of $127 is for my respected colleague Terry Kirk, Associate Professor of Architectural History at The American University of Rome who passed away this week unexpectedly.
    You were an inspiration to many, a vibrant and valued teacher, a gifted orator, and had a wonderful sense of service. You will be sorely missed. This donation will go towards finishing the project for Joselin and her family in Guatemala who will now be able to have a safe electricity source, supplies, and the ability to generate more income for their family’s daily needs.

  • Anne in MN said:

    This is my second donation to Diego. Since I am a teacher, this $161 should go to pay Diego’s school tuition for May-November.

  • Mike Epler said:

    I await the day when Aura will begin her teaching and helping the village children learn see there is a future for them too. I will submit my Bank of America Matching and help Diego’s project when the matching funds come thru….

    Mike

  • Heather said:

    Here’s $5.00 towards Aura’s schooling. :)

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Thank you so much Heather and Mike!

  • Chelsea K said:

    Every little bit counts!

  • Eva said:

    Happy Holidays Aura’s House Team, and thank you for your hard work with Aura’s House web.

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Happy Holidays! Here’s a little something for Maria’s Income Generation Project.

  • Kristen (author) said:

    This $25 donation will send one child to school in India and was made in loving memory of Baby Nico Neri who was born and also passed away on February 6, 2010 in Rome, Italy.

  • KTB said:

    It’s a amazing to think $24.50 will send a child to school for a year… So next week’s latte money becomes next year’s education for someone–and a great incentive for me to stay out of Starbucks :)

  • American University of Rome said:

    $150 donated from the American University of Rome from the 2010 Bakesale!!

  • Michael Hemling said:

    Happy to sent one child to school in India!

  • American University of Rome said:

    $150 – American University of Rome from the 2010 Bakesale!

  • Dee said:

    The wall will be a great help. Good luck!

  • Mike Epler said:

    Happy to start off Jessabel Bajada’s project with a good donation, but maybe we can do a little more on this one….

    Mike

  • Heather said:

    Here’s $5.00 towards Jessabel’s project. :)

  • Shana said:

    A donation made for Jessabel, Susan’s child. Thank you, Susan, for this opportunity to be a part of Jessabel’s fundraiser. She is very blessed to have you as a sponsor. God bless.

  • Michael said:

    Happy Mothers day Kristen – a donation for John in the Phillipines.

  • Amber Shannon said:

    Got your tweet the other day! Been wanting to donate to you guys for a while now, so thanks for the reminder! :D Love you guys!!! XOXOXOXOXOXO

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Thanks Amber! Hope life is treating you well.
    xo

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Here’s a donation to help three more kids in India go to school. Namaste.

  • maria Guido said:

    Being independent is very important.I hoppe that my small donation
    will help. God Luck to John and his mother. God bless.

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Forza Diego! Diego’s project is now complete.

  • Kristen (author) said:

    In honor of Anastasia and Mike’s birthdays, I am donating $25 to help another child in India attend school. Auguri!

  • Heather said:

    Here is $15.00 towards Joey’s project in honor of Kristen, Mike and Ana’s b-days! Happy Birthday! Sorry it can’t be more- we are tight on funds right now.

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Thanks Heather! You’re the best, mama!

  • Barbara said:

    Just a little to bring up the fund to a round $100.00. Good Luck Maria every child should have a bed. Cheers Barbara

  • Kristen (author) said:

    This $25 will send another child to school in India. Word.

  • Aaryn said:

    I wasn’t sure how else to contact the owner’s of this site.

  • Heather said:

    Here is $6.50 towards Kristen’s double donations for the India project
    today! Wish it could be more but finances are tight. :)

  • Heather said:

    Here is $6 towards Eloina’s project:)

  • Heather said:

    Here is $6 towards Ana’s emergency project. What a tragedy. Hope her family gets the assistance they need!

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Thanks Heather! I’ll triple it to make an even 13. 13 is a lucky number here in Italy. :-)

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Here’s another $25 to send child #59 to school.

  • LindaC said:

    I just saw the project for tuition in Kolkata on Facebook and we sent $50. I have visited our sponsored child in Kolkata 3 times and really a part of my heart is there…Just wanting to help any child who wants to go to school. Thanks for doing a project like this!

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Hi Linda!

    Thank you so much for your generous donation that will send 2 children to school! I’m sure their parents and families would thank you as well. As soon as Children International sends us the latest spreadsheet we will update the totals and you’ll see your donation represented. It should happen by the end of today. 1/22/2011 EDIT: CI didn’t send the spreadsheet Friday, so it should be early next week.

    Best wishes and thanks again,
    Kristen

  • Inga said:

    Here’s a little something for Ana’s emergency project. I wish I could do more.

  • Lisa said:

    Best wishes to Ana and her family. I know losing her Father was hard and I hope this will help.

  • Nicole said:

    I donated a small amount to both projects that are currently being funded. I wish that i could donate more at this time, but I figured even a little bit would help. I am proud to be part of a community that does such wonderful work.

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Here is $5 for Mercy and $15 for the India Tuition project. Every little bit helps.

  • Liza said:

    Thank you for the fantastic opportunity to join in a collaborative venture to make a difference in the lives of children. Your website is lovely and your efforts impressive and commendable and everything “nice.”

  • heatherlabonteefthymiou said:

    Here is $5 towards our USA project! I really wish it could be more but finances are tight. Every little bit adds up though!

  • Brooke_OR said:

    Good luck with Jenelyn’s project!

  • Barbara said:

    Just a little towards a very worthy project. And should I be the lucky winner the prize would go towards yet another worthy project to built a room for Francisco and Eveleyn’s family. Cheers Barbara

  • Liza said:

    Happy Birthday, Aura, and to the site, Aura’s House.

  • Heather said:

    Here is $25 towards our USA project! Hope this one picks up and funds soon!

  • Melissa/Sheraqueen said:

    Hope this helps Ella with the funds I put in a couple of weeks ago. Good luck to all the fundraisers

  • Brooke_OR said:

    A love bomb for Jenelyn – hope she gets the help she needs soon!

  • Michael McGhie said:

    Love Bombs Away!!! I pray that Jenelyn and her sponsor make their goal. With all the love here I’m sure that they will be well taken care of. God bless Aura’s house for all they do.

  • Barbara said:

    Wishing the very best of luck to this worthy family with hopes that their new room can be built before the next torrential rains. Best wishes from Barbara’s friend Marieke.

  • Heather said:

    Money is tight so this is the best that I can do, $10 towards Christopher and Judy’s tuition. I am hoping this funds fast as these children are in dire need of the funds to keep them in school!

  • Barbara said:

    Just a little to help Christopher and Judy attend school next year as education is so important. Barbara

  • Lindsey R said:

    One semester taken care of for Christopher or Judy… education is important and I hope they can soon go to school..!

  • Inga said:

    Thank you so much, Lindsey, Barbara, Heather and others for donating towards Christopher’s and Judy’s Education! I’m so blessed to have many wonderful friends who are helping these children to go back to school next year! Together many good things can be accomplished. Thank you so much! :)

  • Heather said:

    Lovebomb #2 for the day! $1.00 donation towards Room Construction Project for Evelyn and Francisco of Colombia: $260 Raised So Far

  • Inga said:

    Love Bomb donation for Evelyn and Pancho! ♥

  • Brooke said:

    Love bomb for Pancho & Evelyn! – this makes 12 total between the 2 sites so far! Way to go guys!

  • Sabrina said:

    Best wishes to Abraham and his whole family!

  • Sabrina said:

    early love bomb for Abraham!

  • Anne in MN said:

    I haven’t contributed in a while, so here is $200 to buy the 15 roofing sheets for Francisco and Evelyn’s home. My donation, as always, is made in the memory of my dad, Henry Uhde, who died September 12th, 2005 on the day after his 75th birthday. He had a loving heart for children in need.

  • Inga said:

    Thanks so much Anne! That is such a huge help for Evelyn, Francisco, their little brother Samy and baby Valentine! :)

  • Heather said:

    Here’s a little ‘Love Bomb’ of $1.00 for Abraham’s Medical and Income Generation Project

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Hi Anne. Thank you for your generous donation! As soon as we get the spreadsheet from Children International (usually Fridays) we will update the totals and thank you more formally.

    Best,
    Kristen

  • Melissa/Sheraqueen said:

    An early love bomb for Abraham’s Medical and Income Generation Project. ($5)

  • Sabrina said:

    Love bomb — I hope this gets fully funded this week!

  • Inga said:

    A love bomb for my little hero Abraham! ♥ :)

  • Barbara said:

    Happy birthday to us Pancho – getting closer to building you a safer and more comfortable room. Love Barbara

  • Heather said:

    THIS WEEK’S LOVEBOMB ON LIFTONE IS OUR USA PROJECT AT AURA’S HOUSE! Here is a little LoveBomb of $1.08 towards the project! Hope this funds soon!

  • Liza said:

    Off to school you go, sweet Jeiny.

  • Victor said:

    $25 for Abraham and his family. Always love to help boys in Honduras!

  • Inga said:

    Thank you so much Victor on behalf of Abraham and family! Your donation will help Abraham return back to health and his mother to increase their income which currently is extremely low.
    And as a bonus you get five entries to our Holiday Raffle for a chance to win a $100 or $50 Amazon gift card or Donation to the Charity/cause of your choice!

  • Barbara said:

    Here is a small ThanksGiving Love Bomb to help Abraham. Cheers

    Barbara

  • Julia A. said:

    Thank you, Liza, for your generosity! :)

  • Julia A. said:

    Thank you to Zaine V. (an awesome boss) – for his donation of $20.00! :)

  • Julia A. said:

    Thank yo to Jason K. and Vidula S. for their generous donation of $10 each for Jeinny!

  • heatherlabonteefthymiou said:

    Just donated a tiny lovebomb for Jeinny! Hope this funds fast! :)

  • Anonymous said:

    Thank you, Heather!

  • Inga said:

    Sweet Jeinny will soon go back to school! Hope that the project funds this week. Sent $5 earlier and a little Love bomb now! :)

  • Julia A. said:

    Thank you, Inga!

  • Barbara said:

    So sorry for the confusion Julia I hope my small Love Bomb donation will help any harm done.I cannot blame anybody else for my stupid mistake – particularly to a fellow Canuck. I obviously misread Inga’s comment when she said Jeinny will go to school and I thought that meant your project was complete. I do hope that it will be completed this week. Good Luck Barbara

  • Julia A. said:

    Barbara, please don’t worry! And thank youso much for the Love Bomb! :)

  • Julia A. said:

    A donation from Sandra K. (Toronto)for Jeinny’s fundraiser – $5.00. Thank you so much!

  • Julia A. said:

    A little something for Abraham. :)

  • Inga said:

    Thank you so much, Julia! :)

  • Inga said:

    Here’s little something for Daniela to get the fundraiser off to a good start! :)

  • Victor said:

    $41 for Abraham – trying to round off the number needed. From his picture, I can tell he’s in the same project area as two of my boys and is even the same age as one of them. Might even be classmates!

  • Inga said:

    I can’t thank you enough for your generosity, Victor! That would be so cool if our boys were classmates and friends. :)

  • Mike Epler said:

    Happy New Years Eve….hopefully we can get Daniela’s project closed off quickly along with others as my employer’s corporate matching comes through in the new year! – Mike

  • Inga said:

    THANK YOU so much Mike, for being so kind and generous! Daniela will be forever grateful to you! :)

  • Heather said:

    Here’s a late little LoveBomb for Abraham’s project! Hope it closes soon! :)

  • Inga said:

    Thank you Heather! :) xoxo

  • heatherlabonteefthymiou said:

    Here’s $10 towards Nsenzeni’s project! :)

  • Anastasia said:

    I hope the extra tutoring gets Nsenzeni a Hope Scholarship! Go Nsenzeni, go Aura’s House!! :-)

  • Inga said:

    For sweet boy Eber Danilo! Hope he and his family have a new room built soon, the children deserve a little more comfort and privacy. He’s so cute!

  • Dave Epler said:

    Ok Mike, you’ve guilted your brother into donating LOL
    Donation made to the “Aura’s House Dental Project”!!

  • heatherlabonteefthymiou said:

    Little loveBomb of $3 for Ada and Jenifer! Best of luck!

  • Heather said:

    Here’s a tiny lovebomb (late one) towards Eber’s project! Best of luck!

  • Heather said:

    Here’s a little LoveBomb towards The USA Dental project!

  • Liza said:

    Love bomb for the dental project.

  • David said:

    Happy to chip in for Eber Danilo’s project. :-)

  • Kristen (author) said:

    Love Bomb for Eber!

  • howard said:

    Mike Epler… You finished the Gobi March. Awesome job out there… Very proud of what you accomplished to get to he starting line and then the finish line… woop woop

  • Paul said:

    A love bomb of $8 for Ada and Jenifer! God bless!!

  • Melissa said:

    I’m so excited for this project to come to life!

  • Sabrina Priebe said:

    Good luck–love these matching gift fundraisers!

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