GE Commercial Leadership Program Sponsor FINCA Jordan Village Bank
GE's Commercial Leadership Program (CLP) Middle East & Africa team recently came together through FINCA’s Friends Asking Friends Program to reach out across the GE organization to raise funds to sponsor a FINCA Village Bank in Jordan.
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Coffee Break Funds Support FINCA
Christine, a loyal supporter from suburban Boston, recently wrote us that she has placed a postcard of FINCA Tanzania client Sherida Mkama on her refrigerator to remind her every day of the transformative power of FINCA loans. Inspired by Sherida’s story,
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People of All Ages Digging Deep for Haiti
A proud mother wrote us awhile ago that her 13-year-old son Dante “handed me $20 today and said that he wanted to find a good organization to give money to for Haiti. Dante told me that he had looked up the exchange rate and figured this would be really worth something for people in Haiti.”
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Bar Mitzvah Gift Helps Transform Lives
A generous young man from Illinois recently wrote us that his grandfather told him, “whatever I gave, he would match it plus add 50% more. I really like how you help people that can’t help themselves.
To the left is the card we received from our young donor.
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Yoga Class Stretches to Give
Suzanne W. wrote recently to tell us that “all proceeds” from the bi-weekly yoga class she teaches in Monsey, NY “are being donated to you"...
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Happy Birthday Jo Ann…and Many More
Jo Ann Field of Kansas City, a long-time member of FINCA’s Board of Directors, and the first chair of its Advisory Board, recently celebrated her birthday in a fun and unique fashion. In honor of her 75th birthday, Jo Ann asked family and friends to make donations to FINCA in lieu of birthday presents. More than $5,000 was raised in Jo Ann’s honor.
On the photo, R to L: Laura Welch, Jo Ann Field, Debbie Starke, Patty Garney, and Roxie Jerde - responsible for successfully launching KCWGG with Stacey Lorence's help
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Mahalo Nui, Wise Old Women
In August of 2009, we received a letter that started “Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii” and a money order for $135 from the WOW (Wise Old Women) of Puna, Hawaii.
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A 13-Year Old Pays It Forward for FINCA
A couple of weeks ago, we received a letter from an obviously proud father in Minnesota, who told us about his son Paul, a seventh grader at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights. His letter said, “Paul received a $100 grant of seed money from the Pay It Forward Foundation with the general mandate to do something good that would keep doing good.”
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Seventh Grader’s Basketball Tournament Scores for Village Banking Campaign
While opening the mail recently, we were startled when—along with a check for $3,335.50—out tumbled a photograph of one of our most amazing new supporters: a seventh grader from New Jersey named Daniel, cradling a basketball in one hand and a Village Banking Campaign brochure in the other.
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Jewelry Sales Support FINCA Jordan Village Bank
Alyson D., mother and daugther |
"Enclosed please find checks totaling $5,000 (plus a few cents) for a Village Bank in Jordan," started a wonderful letter we received from Alyson D. of Bedford, PA. Alyson joined with her mother and daughter to create and sell jewelry to support FINCA Jordan...
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GE Commercial Leadership Program Sponsor FINCA Jordan Village Bank
Coffee Break Funds Support FINCA
People of All Ages Digging Deep for Haiti
Bar Mitzvah Gift Helps Transform Lives
Yoga Class Stretches to Give
Happy Birthday Jo Ann…and Many More
Mahalo Nui, Wise Old Women
A 13-Year Old Pays It Forward for FINCA
Seventh Grader’s Basketball Tournament Scores for Village Banking Campaign
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