Donor Stories

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 portrait of Richard Wright by Steve Musgrave

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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