The Results Are In!!!!

On Friday, November 5, we had our 2^nd Annual Women Helping Women – Ethiopian Project 2010 Auction to raise money to fund the Prolapsed Uterus Fund at the Gimbie Adventist Hospital in Ethiopia. The hospital’s goal is to provide 2-3 prolapsed uterus surgeries a week which would make it about 150 surgeries for the entire year. We not only want to raise the money for these 150 surgeries, but also money to provide the women with transportation home after their surgery. This year with your help and generosity we raised approximately $14,000! These funds will provide 80 women with not only life altering surgery, but also a ride home!!!!

We want to thank all of the people who helped us with donations for the auctions with a special thanks to Marless Fellows for the series of beautiful paintings she painted of the Ethiopian women who had the surgeries this past February. Also, to Felicia Anderson from Dining in AZ Catering who provided the food, members of GedaLife who provided the live music, and Jeff Nicholson from McDowell Mtn. Auctioneering for managing the live auction. None of this would have come together without the gifts and talents of Anna Ingram and the amazing group of volunteers who helped put on this event. And, of course, we would like to thank all of you for your interest and generosity at our silent and live auction. None of this could have happened without all of your support!

Anna and I were not only encouraged with the number of women that we are able to help, but also with the new level of awareness and commitment to support these women from people who attended this event. It is hard to imagine that by helping one woman with this surgery we can be helping their children, their extended families and their communities.

Many of you have also requested a way to automatically donate on a monthly basis and we are going to incorporate this in the updating of the Deneke’s Hope Foundation website, www.ethiopianhope.org, in the next few months. Not only will the website have enhanced ways to donate, but it will also have updates on our fund raising efforts for the number of surgeries covered in the Gimbie Adventist’s Hospital Prolapsed Uterus Fund. We are also hoping to provide you with the pictures and testimonies of the women who have had the surgery and how your generosity has helped change their lives

We also want to encourage you to follow the progress of the Prolapsed Uterus Project, please sign up as a follower of our blog www.ethiopianproject2010.blogspot.com. This way we can keep you updated on not only the number of surgeries completed, but also any news related to this project.

Thanks again for your support and generosity in helping us raise the funds to help change the lives of 80 women, their families, extended families and their communities!