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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/18/2011 2:48:20 PM Home School Foundation Home School Foundation Report March/April 2011 |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Home School Foundation Report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Friends of the Home School Foundation, We are excited about the new growth of spring. This spring has brought some staff transitions as Tracy Klicka joins our team, as well as opportunities for new growth in our widows scholarships and Ambassador Program. Thank you for your continued prayer and support. Even in this time of economic hardship, God is blessing the Foundation and using us to bless families all over the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Because You Helped: Thank You from 2010 We help some of the most amazing families at HSF. For everyone who has prayed or given to help support our mission, here are thank-yous from some of the families you have reached: "I was completely overwhelmed with the generosity of the scholarship that was granted to my two special sons. I have wanted to get the diagnostic testing done for a very long time, but it was never in the budget. We contacted the facility and they took another $500 off the fees so that we could get all the evaluations available! I am looking forward to the next few weeks in which they will get all the testing and evaluations done and I get the results. It will be a welcomed gift to know where they are in cognitive development, attention, memory and comprehension. I will finally be able to tailor their studies to truly accommodate each of their abilities. Thank you really just doesn't seem enough." --Renee H., Special Needs Children Fund "For many years, I thought I was the only one! It's been a tough and lonely road. Since being single, I haven't really 'fit' in anywhere. It most Christian churches, even in small groups, I've found single mothers are treated quite 'differently.' Families tend to fellowship with other 'normal families' that include both a husband and a wife. I do not 'fit' in 'normal homeschool groups,' again primarily made of Christian families. And I definitely do NOT 'fit' with secular single mothers. So, for the most part, it's been God, myself and my children. Yet God has been faithful. I'm now a recent grandmother to my first beautiful grandson whose parents (my eldest son) plan to continue this homeschooling trend through the next generation! ALL praise and glory goes to GOD for making this possible! God bless your marvelous work! What a godsend this gift is to single mothers!" --Claudia S., Children of Single Parents Fund News: Tracy Klicka New Director of Development Elizabeth Smith, our director of development, has felt led to focus her gifts and talents in other worthy ventures, and Tracy Klicka will be taking her place at the Foundation. Elizabeth has been with us for over six years--sharing her grace, love, and expertise with our donors, friends, and staff. We are sorry to see her leave, but excited about the new adventures God is calling her to and the new ideas and talents that Tracy is bringing to our organization. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ News: Widows Fund Enrollment Open Do you know a widow who is struggling to afford homeschooling? If so, please invite her to contact the Foundation. We want to help. Direct her to our website http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10623 or have her contact us online http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10624 or by phone at 540-338-8688. We yearly help hundreds of homeschooling widows and are always trying to reach more with support and encouragement so they can continue their conviction to homeschool. The deadline for the spring enrollment period is May 1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ News: Patrick Henry College Scholarship Enrollment Open HSF's Patrick Henry College Scholarship for HSLDA Members rewards academic excellence and exemplary leadership through tuition scholarships to Patrick Henry College http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10625 , a Christian liberal arts school in Purcellville, Virginia. Applications must be postmarked on or before May 1 for the 2011-2012 school year. Eligible students must be full-time freshmen at PHC who are part of an HSLDA member family (members for at least 4 years), have a high school record of outstanding academic achievement and community service, and need financial assistance. Apply for a PHC Scholarship: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10626 Donate to the PHC Scholarship Fund: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10627 News: HSF Ambassador Program Growing The HSF Ambassador Program is continuing to expand across the country with new ambassadors in California, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, and we are so excited and grateful. New applications come in almost every day, but there are many more openings. We especially need community ambassadors in homeschool neighborhoods who will be the eyes and ears of HSF, attentive to those in need and looking for those who would like to join in meeting the needs of struggling homeschool families by rallying the resources of the benevolent homeschool community and by conducting HSF-approved fundraisers. Look for an announcement coming soon of a new way you may donate funds so that they will be used to benefit homeschoolers in your state through the HSF Ambassador Program. Visit the HSF Ambassador Program Facebook page for weekly progress updates. See Where Ambassadors Are Volunteering: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10628 Learn More about the Ambassador Program: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10629 News: Homeschool Contests Help Special Needs Children HSLDA sponsors contests for homeschool kids all year round: essay, art, photo, video, poetry, etc. And the profits from these contests 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 and give to needy homeschoolers at the same time. You can help us by encouraging your family and friends to participate and get the word out about upcoming contests. Find out what contest is coming next: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10630 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HSF Prayer Needs Please keep the Foundation and those we help in your prayers. We cannot function without God's help and guidance, and the people we help need His grace and comfort far beyond what we can give. A few ways you can be purposeful about prayer for HSF: > We post a Prayer Family of the Week on our Facebook page at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10631 . Please check regularly to "meet" the family and pray for them throughout the week. > Make HSF's website your homepage so that every time you get online you are reminded of your fellow homeschoolers in need and to pray for them. > Look for prayer needs listed in this bi-monthly Foundation Report e-newsletter. A few specific prayer needs for the Foundation: > Widows: Please pray for our Widows Fund enrollment period, from now until May 1. We want to reach more homeschooling widows this spring than ever before! > Curriculum Relief: We are still low in funds for our Curriculum Relief and want to be able to process the applications we already have in the office for this program. Please pray that we will be able to meet the needs of these families who have come to us for help. > Staff Transitions: Please be in prayer for Tracy Klicka taking over the development duties of Elizabeth Smith. Also be in prayer for Elizabeth as she moves on to where the Lord leads her next. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Give in Honor or Memory of a Loved One The Foundation welcomes love gifts given in honor or memory of an individual. The following gifts have recently been given: Mrs. Rachel Sheffield in memory of Mrs. Ernestine Nichols To give in honor or memory of an individual, please visit our donation page http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10632 and click the "donate in memory/honor of an individual" dropdown. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Featured Fund: Special Needs The Special Needs Children's Fund enables financially struggling homeschooling families to provide a quality education for their children with special learning needs. It provides assistance to HSLDA member families to help with special therapies, equipment, testing, and specialized materials. Here is a letter we received from a family we helped recently with their special needs child: "My family is very pleased to have received an HSF scholarship. My husband is in full-time ministry and we have not been able to seek the program plans for our son David (8-year-old Down syndrome) as we have in the past. "I was so energized and excited after visiting with the oral motor therapist. She gave me the specifics I need to make the progress we need to achieve our goal of clear speech for David. This was truly what I needed, as I have been feeling burned out by the repetition of this program and my perceived lack of progress. I now have hope. "We have been using a neurodevelopmental program for David for a couple of years. We have seen some great progress in all areas. This therapist is in Georgia and is typically a two-day trip for our family. Now she comes to our state at a satellite site and we will be able to get what we need in a half-day. "I thank the Home School Foundation for the opportunity to continue working with our son on the things we feel are going to help him be all he can be. Sincerely, Marilyn W." Learn more about the Special Needs Children's Fund: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10633 Donate to the Special Needs Children's Fund: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10634 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stay Updated: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Join the growing number of supporters of HSF on Facebook http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10631 & Twitter http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10635 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. 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