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"How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world."

-Shakespeare
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Volunteers at the site are students and faculty from the William Paterson University of New Jersey, students and faculty from The American University of Rome, and Children international representatives and interested people from all over the world. Join us! Names listed below are past and current volunteers.


Aura's House Creative Partners:
Kristen Palana -Rome, Italy
Anastasia Yecke -Miami, FL
Mike Epler -Simi Valley, CA
Christina Sidoti -Rutherford, NJ
Heather LaBonte -Bristol, United Kingdom

Head of Promotions:
Heather LaBonte -United Kingdom

Graphic Art and Graphic Design:
Tiffany Brooks -FL
Tom Uhlein -NJ
Nancy Fischer -NJ
Amanda Snyder -NY
Courtenay Honeycutt -TX
Maggie Fridman -NJ
Ozzie Rodriguez - NJ
Dorota Migdal - NJ
Diego Alvarenga -NJ
Carly Minardo -NJ
Daniel Abruzzesi -NJ
Mike Felber -NJ
Sam Abdallah -NJ
Lauren Razzore -NJ
Lakshmi Ganapathy -IN
Kristen Palana -Rome, Italy


Small Project Fundraisers:
Elizabeth King -Sydney, Australia
Amalia Marshall -United Kingdom
Kate Rarick -TN
Cindy W. -WI
Sharon Clyburn -NC
Mary M. -Toulouse, France
Susan H. -OR
Ellen Brown -New Zealand
Christiane Relvas - IL
Alex Epler - CA
Autumn Teeter - CA
Janice Wilkinson - IL
Steve Krumholz - PA
Claire Rioux - Québec City, Canada
Heather LaBonte -United Kingdom




Web Design and Maintenance:
Kristen Palana -Rome, Italy
Christina Sidoti -Rutherford, NJ

Web Help
Jennifer Sharps -Rome, Italy
Josephine Kukla -NJ
Christina Vermeal -NJ
Mike Epler -CA
Kevin Nix -MO
Rick Thiede -MO
Tina Palcher -MO

Translations:
Mariana Gil Sir -Venezuela

Fundraising and Promotions Help:
Alessandro Signorini -Rome, Italy
The Students at The American University of Rome -Rome, Italy
Tina Giraldi -NJ
Maria Villar -NJ
Michael Hemling -NJ
Amber Vasquez -FL
Lauren Razzore -NY
Courtenay Honeycutt -TX
Kristin Isakson -NJ
Carina Wise -NJ
Michele Catalano -NJ

Special Thanks:
Kevin Nix -MO
Rick Thiede -MO
Tina Palcher -MO
Alessandro Signorini -Rome, Italy
Christiane Relvas - IL
Rebecca Spitzmiller -Rome, Italy
Pete Easton -NY
Susan Aviner -NJ
Lori Kays -MO
Damon Guinn -MO
Dolores Kitchen -MO
Vickie Wiedenmann -MO
Greg Jones -MO
Kerry Duvall -FL

 

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© Kristen Palana 2003-2008.
This website is for nonprofit, charitable purposes only.
Well, because we've been working in conjunction with the well respected charitable organization, Children International since February of 2003. 100% of proceeds go to our projects. All persons working at Aura's House do so on a strictly volunteer basis only.

In addition to CI, we have also worked with Kenya Kids in Need, a California 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the Galilee School as well as Child Focus Fund, an Illinois 501(c)(3) organization that helped us with our recent Ghana Project. Aura’s House, KKIN, and CFF are all 100% volunteer organizations. 100% of the money donated goes to each project. 

We pledge to update donors on our progress with weekly updates to the website and via our quarterly newsletters. All projects on the Aura's House site are 100% US tax deductible. After donating, your official tax deduction receipt from Children International will be mailed to you within a few weeks. You can also sign our Donors List after donating. If you would like to contact us for any reason, please email us: info@aurashouse.com.

About the Site's Author
Kristen Palana is an Assistant Professor of Communication at The American University of Rome in Rome, Italy. She is Aura's sponsor through Children International. Kristen is currently working with Aura's House Partners, Anastasia Yecke of Miami, Florida, Mike Epler of Simi Valley, California, Christina Sidoti of Rutherford, New Jersey, Heather LaBonte of Bristol, UK. and our Small Project Fundraisers. Other interested volunteers, donors, alumni, and students from William Paterson University of New Jersey and The American University of Rome also participate in running the site.

Kristen has a proven record of volunteering in developing countries. Feel free to check out photos from her volunteer experiences in India (2000) and Tanzania (2005) through Cross Cultural Solutions.

This Site's History
This site originally began in February 2003 when Kristen was learning PHP programming and adding dynamic content to websites. She decided to create this site that combined her two biggest interests; art/multimedia and helping people in developing countries. The site has changed a lot since then, both in design and function. After waiting over a year for all the required permissions, finally on June 30, 2004 the site was ready to launch.