Ciao! My name is Betty Mattei and I am a new volunteer here at Aura’s House. I’m currently a junior at The American University of Rome majoring in Film and Digital Media.
I am an Italian-American originally from Philadelphia who traveled to Rome looking for a little bit of adventure, but I’ve found so much more! I am a lifelong lover of good books, good food, and good laughs—three things I wish to bring to people all around the world.
For a long time I have been eager to become a volunteer, …

Seven month-old Nico Hemling chose the raffle winner today.
 
Thanks to all who entered our 8th Birthday Raffle. Baby Nico chose a winner, and she is repeat Aura’s House donor, Lori Hartwick!
Congratulations Lori! We’ll be in touch soon so you can choose either a $100 Amazon Gift Card or $100 to your favorite charity or cause.
Thanks to all who entered for making a difference in the lives of needy children and their families.
Best,
Kristen and The Aura’s House Team
 

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The USA Education Project – Mentor Resource Library was Aura’s House’s very first project to benefit children in the USA. We raised $507 to help create a Mentor Resource Library for UALR Children International in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Mentor Resource Library is in full swing and is sure to help develop strong relationships between the mentors and the students!

Aura’s House Partner, Mike Epler has become quite the endurance and distance runner over the past few years. His latest and most challenging race is fast approaching! The Gobi March (China) is part of the 4 Deserts series (RacingThePlanet) which was again named by TIME magazine as the #1 footrace in the world, and as one of the world’s top 10 endurance events.
Mike will be raising funds for our UALR Dental Project (USA) by running/walking 250K (that’s not a typo!) across the Gobi Desert from June 10-16, 2012. All …

Hi Everyone,
Kristen Here. I’m the founder of Aura’s House and one of the people who keep the site going and the projects rolling on a daily basis. Things have been quiet at the site for a little while. I’m sorry and I can explain…
First, I have two babies.
Aren’t they cute?
In fact, I just put them both to bed about a half hour ago. In a nutshell, I am happy but exhausted and exhaustion and running a website don’t go so great together. In perfect world I’d be writing more posts, …