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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/11/2009 1:59:10 PM Home School Foundation Home School Foundation Report--November/December 2009 |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Home School Foundation Report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friends of the Home School Foundation, The holidays are upon us and the Home School Foundation is busier then ever reaching families with the meaning of the season. Thank you for helping us show God's faithfulness to His children this Christmas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Because You Helped We continually receive letters and notes from homeschooling families who have been blessed by our grants. Every year around Christmas, we send gifts specifically to the homeschool widows and single parents we have helped over the past year. Each one who has prayed and/or given is a part of the blessings. Here are just a few notes from grateful mothers that testify to the power of your gifts: I just wanted to write you today and encourage you that what you are doing does make a difference. It was a low day for me today and receiving your Christmas card and check was a reminder of just how much Jesus loves my family and I. --Corissa F. How do I find the words to say thank you, yet again? The check for Christmas arrived this week. Before I could voice my concerns in prayer, our needs have been met. One of the hard things I have found, in this most difficult journey of widowhood, is that friends and even family seem to forget or not think about our situation after a year or two. But your support is proof that God will always holds us in His hands. May God richly bless your organization and the generous benefactors who make these gifts possible. They are not just monetary help, really, they are a gift of hope. --Linda N. What a lovely Christmas card and message. Thank you for remembering us. You have no idea what an encouragement and blessing you have been to our family over the years. God has been faithful as I've raised my children these last 16 years since their father died. Your gift is a special provision this year as my daughter has been ill and we've had many medical bills. May the Lord bless your ministry as you bless so many. --Karen H. Our family is in awe of God's goodness to us. Thank you for being an instrument of God by blessing our family this season! --Susan G. Thank you for your generous gift! You are an encouragement to us that God is still watching and caring for us as we seek His continuous direction! May God bless you and all who gave! --Diane N. My children and I want to thank the Home School Foundation for all you are doing for us. We know this is a free gift to us, yet we also know it is not free. Some prayed, some gave financially, and all those who work on your staff. So much has been given for us and for so many other families. This care and effort is all done so that we can continue to homeschool. We want to thank each of you for your support in all aspects of HSF. Thank you for your labor and love for our family. Many of God's blessings to each of you and your families. --Brenda J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Give the Homeschool Cookbook! This Christmas you can get your very own Homeschool Cookbook! Filled with mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories from homeschooling cooks of all ages, this colorful cookbook will brighten your kitchen and delight your family for years to come. You can purchase the cookbook for yourself, and/or donate one to a homeschooling widow or single parent the Home School Foundation assists. For a limited time only (through December 18), order two or more cookbooks and receive $5 off each one! So order your book today at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7338 . Proceeds from the cookbook will go to the Foundation. So you can discover new dishes, enjoy the delightful stories, and help needy homeschoolers at the same time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Give to HSF while Christmas Shopping: CLICKS for Homeschooling Here's a great way to help homeschoolers any time you shop online: purchase materials online from a company that gives to the Home School Foundation. All you have to do is go to Clicks for Homeschooling at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7339 and click on the link to the store of your choice. Then you shop just like normal and the store will track that you came from the Clicks site and give a percentage of what you spend to the Foundation. You don't pay any extra--all you have to do is go to the Clicks site first, and the company you are buying from does the rest. The Foundation has this Clicks affiliate agreement with dozens of retailers including Amazon.com, Answers in Genesis, Family Christian Stores, Rosetta Stone, Barnes and Noble, National Geographic, Staples, and many, many others. The Clicks program annually generates over $30,000 in donations to the Foundation's Compassion Fund http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7340 . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HSF on Facebook The Home School Foundation is now on Facebook at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7341 . Join the growing number of supporters online and stay in touch with what HSF is doing and ways you can be involved. You can also now link to the Home School Foundation on your blog or website with our banners at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7342 . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Homeschoolopoly! Homeschoolopoly is the only homeschool board game in the world. Designed for and by homeschoolers, it combines all the fun and educational qualities of the old fashioned family favorite, while celebrating the best of homeschooling. Now HSLDA members can purchase the game for 25% off the retail price and $1.05 of every game purchased is donated to the Home School Foundation! Your entire family can have fun and give to other homeschooling families in need at the same time. Buy Homeschoolopoly now at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7343 . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Combined Federal Campaign Donations You may not know that the Home School Foundation is a qualified charity for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). If you are looking for a charity to designate donations for CFC, or perhaps know a military family who would be interested, we hope you will consider the Home School Foundation for the 2009-2010 campaign and even pass the word along to others. The number of families applying to us for help grows every year and it is only through donations from compassionate homeschooling families that we are able to help them. Thank you for considering the Home School Foundation for your designated CFC giving. Our CFC number is 10535. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christmas Card Contest Blesses Widows and Single Parents Every year the Home School Foundation sends Christmas Cards to the widows and single parents who have received assistance from the Foundation. This Christmas season, we hosted a special contest to give homeschoolers an opportunity to design the artwork for the Christmas greeting cards. We had three categories and many beautiful entries. Thank you everyone who participated. Go to our website to see the winners: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7344 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Art Contest to Help Special Needs Children Approaching As you may know, the proceeds from the contests HSLDA sponsors throughout the year go to help the Home School Foundation's Special Needs Fund. Consequently, we want to promote these opportunities for homeschool students to develop their skills and abilities. You can help us by encouraging your family and friends to participate and get the word out about the upcoming art contest for homeschool students. We greatly appreciate your partnership in this project that promotes excellence and blesses the needy! Submission dates are January 1 through February 1 2010. To see the guidelines and entry form, please go to: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Home School Foundation Report is a service of: Home School Foundation P.O. Box 1152 Purcellville, Virginia 20134-1152 Phone: (540) 338-8899 Email: info@homeschoolfoundation.org Web: http://www.homeschoolfoundation.org The Home School Foundation is a supporting organization of Home School Legal Defense Association ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the Home School Foundation Report at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the Home School Foundation Report as: ##ToAddress## - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, including unsubscribing, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide Home School Foundation Report subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@homeschoolfoundation.org or call HSF at 540-338-8899. Thank you for your cooperation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
