Sové Lavi (Saving Lives)

12/27/2018

Dear Friends of Sové Lavi (Saving Lives),

As 2018 comes to a close, we wish to thank you for your thoughts, prayers, donations, time and professional expertise to help uplift the underserved in Haiti with healthcare, education, food and clean water.

Because of your compassion and generosity:

• Thousands of Haitians received eye examinations, prescription eye glasses and eye surgery. This year, the Eye Care Mission examined over 1300 patients and provided glasses to all those in need. In addition, over 100 patients were referred for surgery to our Haitian partner, Dr. Yves Decastro, for surgeries at no cost to the patients. We extend much gratitude to Dr. Mark Shust for leading the mission. And a big thank you also to the group of volunteers at VOSH-PA (Volunteer Optometrists Serving Humanity) for providing their hearts and hands for this benevolent cause.

• The 150 elementary students at Ecole Sacré Coeur receive a hot meal on school days and many were granted financial support for their education. Much gratitude to The Rotary of Sunnyvale, California and Les Faneurs for their continued support and dozens of individual donors who contributed to this cause.

• Many Haitians now have access to clean water because of the dozens of water wells that were drilled with the help of the Rotary Club, Hopital Albert Schweitzer and your generous donations.

Sové Lavi has worked with the underserved in Haiti for the past 18 years. As we enter a new year, our hope continues to be:

• All children at Ecole Sacré Coeur have an equal opportunity to receive a quality education to prepare them to be productive citizens and future leaders.
• People everywhere have access to at least 2 meals a day, clean water and healthcare.
• We all see the humanity and oneness in another and treat each other with dignity, respect, kindness and compassion.

As the beloved Anne Frank once said, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Your generosity, love and support has changed the lives of countless Haitians and for that we shall be eternally grateful.

On behalf of the staff and Board of Directors of Sové Lavi, Dumas and I wish to thank all of you for your continued support. We wish you and your loved ones a blessed holiday season and abundant 2019.

Mési Anpil! Bonne Année!

With heartfelt gratitude,

Kimberly Petersen Siméus
Sové Lavi
www.sovelavi.org
817-239-7298

P.S. If you wish to make a financial donation or have friends who may, donations can be made on-line via PayPal on our website at www.sovelavi.org. Or checks payable to Sové Lavi can be mailed to: 401 N. Carroll Box 124, Southlake, TX 76092. Sové Lavi is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, thus your donations are tax deductible per IRS guidelines. Mési Anpil ( Thank You in Haitian Creole) !

10/09/2018

The school luncheon program has begun at Ecole Sacré Coeur in Pont Sondé, Haiti because of so many generous donors. Thank you all for making this possible. Savor the nutritious meal and all the joy! Mési Anpil!

09/28/2018

Thank you to all who have donated to the school luncheon program for Ecole Sacré Coeur in Pont Sondé, Haiti! You are giving nourishment and hope to these children, helping them see the possibilities for their future.

With deepest gratitude...Mési Anpil!

09/13/2018

School has begun in Haiti. For the past several years, a 130 student elementary school in Pont Sondé, Haiti, Ecole Sacré Coeur, has sponsored a daily hot meal program for the students that is being subsidized largely by Sové Lavi. In years past, parents of the students contributed what food they could toward the program. Last week, we received a call from the Executive Director of the school informing us that the parents are mostly unable to contribute due to the rising food costs and damage to the rice fields due to rat infestation. He and others have told us it is the “worse they’ve seen in many years.”

The hot meal program costs 70 cents a meal for each student. This is often the only meal a child eats during the entire day. Without this nourishment, a child would find it difficult, if not impossible, to focus on their classroom activities and studies.

We are reaching out today to seek donations for this school luncheon program. One hundred percent of your donations will go directly to pay for food for the children. Sové Lavi is a 501c3, thus your donations are tax deductible per IRS regulations. Donations can be made online at www.sovelavi.org or mailed to: 401 N. Carroll, Southlake, TX 76092. Checks should be made payable to Sové Lavi. You will receive a letter to confirm receipt of your donation that can be used for tax purposes.

We thank you for uplifting a child in Haiti with food and nutrition. As Robert Ingersoll once said, “We rise by lifting others.” And as we each uplift one, all are uplifted.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Kimberly Petersen Siméus

09/03/2018

Wishing the students, teachers and staff at Ecole Sacré Coeur in Pont Sondé, Haiti a wonderful school year! Stay curious, learn, study, do your best, and have lots of fun!

Much gratitude to all of our supporters who have supported the school with educational scholarships and a hot lunch program. Mési Anpil!

07/13/2018

Fabulous opportunities are available with Beyond Borders! Take a look.

The staff of Beyond Borders (April 2016) We welcome your interest in advancing the mission and vision of Beyond Borders. Everyone who makes up the Beyond

06/01/2018

Sové Lavi recently partnered with VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity) for an Eye Care Mission in Haiti where they examined 1444 patients, dispensed 1145 prescription glasses, and referred 64 patients for surgery.

Many thanks to Dr. Mark Shust, team leader, Dr. Pierre-Yves Decastro a SEE certified ophthalmologist in Port-au-Prince and all the volunteers for their compassionate and generous service to the people of Haiti. We also extend gratitude to all of our donors who helped make this mission possible.

May you all be blessed in abundance as you are blessing the underserved in Haiti!

05/29/2018

A wonderful volunteer opportunity with Beyond Borders in Washington D.C.! Take a look and feel free to share with friends.

Consider joining our team as a part-time volunteer in our Washington, DC head office!

Visit the link to learn more about the position here:
http://bit.ly/GetInvolved-Volunteer

05/27/2018

Today is Mother's Day in Haiti! Bòn Fèt dè Mè! Thank you to all the women who nurture, nourish, educate, heal, protect and inspire the beautiful children of Haiti. We so appreciate you!