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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/16/2010 1:39:37 PM Home School Foundation Home School Foundation Report--May/June 2010 |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Home School Foundation Report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friends of the Home School Foundation, As summer gets underway, the Foundation is busier than ever finding ways to reach more families. We have recently had several opportunities to help homeschoolers located outside the United States, such as in Mexico, Hungary, and the Netherlands. You can read how we helped fund a homeschool conference in Mexico below. Homeschooling is growing, and the needs are growing with it. Every day we are blessed to be able to reach more families and bring encouragement and support to their homeschool journey. Thank you for your prayers and support for us in this mission. It makes all the difference in these precious families' lives we are able to touch. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Because You Helped We serve families who readily express their gratitude. Here are just a few of the notes that testify to the power of your gifts and prayers: "We are so grateful for the scholarship we received from the Special Needs Children's Fund. This has indeed given us cause to continue to hope in the Lord. He has done exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think." --Lynn S., Special Needs Children's Fund "I just received my grant in the mail from the Children of Single Parents Fund, and I just cried tears of joy and thanksgiving. I just praise the Lord and thank you for this generous gift. I can now have peace that my children's homeschool curriculum expenses will be taken care of for the next school year. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. We have been going through such difficult times with my Mom's cancer, the break up of our family, and all the changes that go with it. This gift helped to relieve some of the stress. All I can say is God has done exceedingly abundantly beyond what I asked. Thank you!" --Cindy E., Children of Single Parents Fund "I know firsthand what a blessing your organization is to widows who would like to continue homeschooling, as I was in that situation a number of years ago. I am now blessed to be able to give a little back." --Margaret M., Widows Fund "Thank you all so very much! We just received HSF's very generous educational grant. This is such a huge blessing to our family and enables us to continue on homeschooling. Truly God is our loving Father and the body of Christ our caring family." --Eileen T., Curriculum Relief Fund "I want to thank you all so very much for the assistance that you sent me for my boys' homeschool. It has really helped me with paying for their books, supplies, etc. I did not realize how expensive it was until after the fact. Both of my boys have made a lot of improvement since I made this decision to homeschool. I would not have them back in public school for anything." --Claudia S., Widows Fund ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ News: Helping Homeschoolers in Mexico This past spring HSF helped the homeschool group El Hogar Educador fund a homeschool conference in central Mexico--the first ever held in that part of Mexico. Over 640 families attended from five different countries. "Homeschooling in Mexico now is similar to what it was in the States 30 years ago," one of the leaders said. "People feel very isolated. They believe this is what God wants them to do for their family, but they don't have a lot of support. They are very hungry for knowledge and support." Read the whole story http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8477 of how hundreds of Mexican homeschoolers were encouraged and supported through the conference. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ News: Testimony Video The Home School Foundation has been helping families homeschool through hard times for over 15 years. Here's a short glimpse http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8478 into some of the lives that have been touched. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ News: Cookbook Winners Announced Congratulations to the winners of HSF's recent national cookbook drawing! Celebrating the revamp of our website, the Home School Foundation drew three names from those who signed up for this Foundation Report newsletter, each to receive his or her very own Family Favorites from the Homeschool Kitchen http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8479 cookbook. The winners were Mr. & Mrs. Van Campen in Kentucky, Mr. & Mrs. Reis in South Carolina, and Mr. & Mrs. Styrd in Michigan. The winners have been contacted and will be receiving their cookbooks in the mail. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Share Your Story Tell how HSF has impacted your family's life or why you decided to get involved in the Foundation's work. Send your stories and pictures (optional, but encouraged) to info@homeschoolfoundation.org with "Share Your Story" in the subject line.* A selection of stories received will be put on our new website's testimonies page! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8480 *By emailing your story and/or pictures in this manner, you are giving your permission for HSF to post them on our website. Identity will only be by first name and state. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stay Updated: Facebook & Twitter Join the growing number of supporters of HSF on Facebook http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8481 & Twitter http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8482 to stay in touch with what HSF is doing and ways you can be involved. Invite your friends so they too can learn about the Foundation's work. You can also link to the Home School Foundation on your blog or website with our banners http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8483 . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Featured Fund: Children of Single Parents Homeschooling is difficult enough without adding abandonment, abuse, and other hard family circumstances to the mix. Single parents and their children trying to homeschool face enormous difficulties. HSF is dedicated to helping single parents who are committed to their children, to homeschooling, and to the Lord. One such mother we helped wrote us recently. "I have always felt that it was God's will for me to homeschool my children. However, as a single parent, I have faced many challenges and opposition," she said. "Now Mamma can buy the homeschool curriculum we need," her girls wrote in their own note. "Mamma says one day when we are famous authors we can thank the Home School Foundation for helping us!" Read the notes from both the mother http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8484 and daughters http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8485. To find out more about the Home School Foundation's Children of Single Parent fund, visit our website http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8486 . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contests: New Video Contest Helps Special Needs Children HSLDA launched a new video contest this year to help raise revenue for the Foundation's Special Needs Children Fund. Students must team up to produce a short video demonstrating generosity or sacrifice. Submission dates are June 1 through July, and all profits from the contest go to the Foundation to help special needs children. Read all rules and guidelines http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8487 . Please help us by encouraging your family and friends to participate and get the word out about upcoming contests for homeschool students. We greatly appreciate your partnership in this project that promotes excellence and blesses the needy! You can find information about upcoming contests on HSLDA's contest webpage: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=8488. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Home School Foundation Report is a service of: Home School Foundation P.O. 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