New Child
at
Sunflower Home:
Darwin Huaman Sutta
Date of birth--July 30 1998
9 years old
Darwin is our newest child at our Sunflower home. Darwin's mother died when he was just 6 months old. With other children in the house, his father was unable to care for him and he was sent to live in an orphanage.
At the age of 5, Darwin's father took him out of the orphanage, but with problems at home, Darwin lived mostly on his own in the streets until last year when the state took custody of him. Southern Cross was granted custody of Darwin on the 28th of July, just 2 days before his 9th birthday.
Darwin is very inquisitive, bright, and full of energy. He knows his alphabet better in English than he does in Spanish! Darwin's favorite foods are oranges, apples, chocolate ice cream, cake, cookies, suckers and rice with milk. His favorite sport is soccer.
We're excited to have Darwin in our home. If you'd like to be a team or patron sponsor for Darwin, please let us know.
You can sponsor a child by going to our website at www.sxhu.org.
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Spotlight:
My Life
by Joel
(Dictated to & translated by 2007 Summer School Teacher Colleen Burns)
Who am I?
I am Joel. I am eleven years old. I like to travel in airplanes, in cars, and in motorbikes. My favorite foods are rice with egg, rice with chicken, and I also like to eat eggs with bread, cake, and ice cream. I also like to drink soda and eat cookies, chocolate, candy, and turkey. I like to work, study math and English, and ride bikes. I tell stories, make jokes, laugh, and play soccer. I play hiding games with my friends. I also like to play with tops.
Before The Sunflower
I don't know where I was born or where my family is now, but I was born Joel on December 25 in 1995 to a family, my mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa. I was very happy. Then my mom brought me and my brothers here and we stayed at the Sunflower. We are very happy because we like this home for children.
Now
Now I live at The Sunflower and I'm happy. We have a mother and father who care for us every day. We get to do things, like today we will play soccer at the stadium. I have a bed, clothes, table, and chair for meals. We also have bathrooms. We clean and work in this home. We also play and attend classes. We read after lunch and also learn English.
What is The Sunflower?
The Sunflower is a home for orphaned children. It helps the orphaned children and the poor. In this home, there is a mother and father to care for us. We also have our beds, our clothes, and our bathrooms. We also have healthy food. People from the United States bring us good shoes, clothes, and make us study. The Sunflower is important because it helps the orphans and I like living in this home for children. It is wonderful for everyone. I would like The Sunflower to have water and light. I like living here for it is very beautiful.
My Future
After high school, I want to work and go visit my friends, brothers, and family. I want to find my family in Puerto Maldonado and go to the zoo to see the animals. I want to be a professional and I want to be a doctor, police officer, or an engineer because I want to be a professional and work and help my family. I want to travel to Puerto Maldonado and Bolivia.
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Thank you for being part of the Southern Cross Humanitarian Family. Bridging cultures, awakening hopes and dreams-one child at a time- we will make the world a better place.
Sincerely,
Laura Mabbott-President
Van Evans-Chairman
website: www.sxhu.org
email: laura@sxhu.org
Office:2607 E. Casto Lane,
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
For copies of newsletter, you can go to www.sxhu.org. All past issues are archived.
Tax Information (If you have a tax advisor, it's best to check with them regarding your personal tax situation)
Expedition:
·If over half the time is spent at the orphanage (which our expeditions do), the entire airfare is deductible.
·Cost of side trips should be deducted from the expedition total, since only expenses related to the voluntary portion are deductible.
·For Machu Picchu the cost is about $400.
·For Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca, the cost is about $300.
General Donations:
·For donations to Southern Cross Humanitarian, you can use your thank you letters or cancelled checks for your tax files.
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Greetings,
We're rounding the corner to self-sufficiency. We're excited to see all our Southern Cross Friends, old and new, at our upcoming Banquet to tell you first hand! See you there!
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Rejoicing, reunions, & reaching out at the Fall Banquet!
Celebrate the past two year's achievements with family, friends, and fellow expedition members at the fall Southern Cross Humanitarian Banquet on Friday, September 28th at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City. (Click invitation for full size photo).
Children at the sunflower have embroidered quilt squares and painted pictures to be a part of the banquet. Our South American director Leo Gavancho, and his wife Eunice, are going to be at the banquet and want to see all of you! This is their first trip out of South America, so let's make them feel the same sense of "welcome" they so graciously have given to so many of us when we've come to their home.
You can reserve your table and/or seats now by going to our website - www.sxhu.org - and downloading then mailing in your registration form. Individual seats are $85, tables of 10 are $800. Corporate tables are welcome! The majority of your ticket is a tax deducible donation going to finish the last set of dorms!
Auction items such as front row seats at a Jazz game, Disneyland tickets, Singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, airline tickets, and one week accommodations in Hawaii or Mexico are just some of the fantastic auction opportunities the evening will provide. The auction, lively entertainment and a sit down dinner will make available an enjoyable evening for all.
If you have any questions please contact either elena_clark@msn.com, ken@sxhu.org or Laura@sxhu.org. |
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August Expedition: Inaugaration of the Farm!
Inaugaration day saw Leonidas offering a prayer, dedicating the farm to the poor, that it would bring forth produce to feed the hungry.
Besides vegetables and crops, something wonderfully fishy was going on during the August expedition and Brooke Wirtz was right in the middle of it! This courageous expeditioner from Indianapolis, IN, caught the first fish out of our new trout farm. Besides a good source of protein for our own children and important rotation on "chores", local restaurants and hotels in the area will be buying fish from our farm. We are leasing about 12 acres, (a 25 minute walk up river) for $700 per year. Engineers have projected we could have as many as 50,000 fish with our four ponds.
 August Expedition projects also included newborn training and painting a school in Huaylle. The head of the village told the group his people were ashamed they had nothing to give, so they searched the countryside for flowers, presented by this little boy from the village, as their gift thank you.
 
Dams, wide enough to double as animal crossings, were built at our farm and the first Sunflower Donkey races were held. Proud winners stand with their human riders.
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Southern Cross
Happenings:
· Goodsearch Shopping! Earn money for Southern Cross using Goodsearch as your search engine, as well as while shopping on-line! Just scroll the stores on the Goodsearch Shopping page, click your favorite store, then the retailer donates a percentage of your sale to Southern Cross Humanitarian!Yes, it's that easy!
· Southern Cross is now registered with the "SHARES" program of Save-Mart, Lucky, FoodMaxx and S-Mart grocery stores. By showing the "SHARES" card each time you shop, Southern Cross will receive 3% of your purchase total. Save-Mart has stores from Fresno to Sacramento and recently purchased the California Albertsons stores. To receive your "SHARES" card, send your name, address and phone number to ken@sxhu.org. We'll register you and mail your card to you. Then just show it each time you shop!
· Alumni Website is up and running! All expedition members are encouraged to post their expedition pictures on this easy site for everyone to enjoy. Best expedition picture posted will receive a complimentary seat at our fall banquet. The winner will be contacted on Sept. 8th. To share your photos, just go to the link below and follow the friendly directions:
http://www.easysite.com/SouthernCrossHumanitarian
· Sept 29th-30th is National Alpaca Day! To celebrate,
Ashwood Alpaca Farms, in Oriental N.C., is having their grand opening! For every Alpaca they sell, they will buy one for the Sunflower home. You can find moreinformation at: www.alpacanation.com
· Harvest Festival in Idaho Falls, ID, on Oct. 13th, has designated Southern Cross Humanitarian as their charity! Booths, crafts, music, food and more are all on board for this festive day. If you're in the area, stop on by the Southern Cross Booth, buy a finger puppet, our new SXHU DVD and say "hi"!
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"When people donate
their time, they are
giving of their valuable heartbeats"
· Happy Birthday to Juan Carlos! 29 going on 13! His employment with Southern Cross is a gift to us all. That smile on his face is consistent and exemplifies the love and kindness he bestows up the children at the Sunflower home. No one can "light up the place" like Juan Carlos!
· Michael Benjamin, of Caldwell, ID, is a man who believes in giving back. Check out this great news coverage of how, and why, he is going on a Humanitarian Expedition to Peru to work for the Sunflower children: http://www.2news.tv/features/helpmepaul/8120247.html
· A cement mixer was recently purchased by an anonymous donor for Southern Cross. This not only saves us money during construction, it is a fantastic source of income for our home. Thank you!
· Southern Cross treasurer, Ken Mano, can often be found at the Pleasanton, CA, summer street fare. His church has a booth used to promote family values, home evenings, service, etc. He sets up SXHU posters, brochures, newsletter sign-up sheets and Albertson's registration forms. THANKS Ken!
· This is the 3rd year in a row Sherry Swinnerton's level III Spanish students, at Overlea High School in Baltimore, Maryland, have decided to raise money for the orphanage in Peru. Thank you teacher & students!
Please let us know how we can help you help Southern Cross. We would love to give you lots of support. For more info email laura@sxhu.org. |
WE'RE OVER $220 AND CLIMBING!
Putting in your 2 cents can make a big difference! Bookmarking and using GoodSearch, an internet search engine powered by Yahoo, is a great no cost way to help SXHU! Just enter Southern Cross Humanitarian for your donation in the messages field and you're ready to search. It costs you nothing, but each time you search they pay SXHU a penny. It may not seem like much, but 200 searches a day will help us earn enough to support a child at the Sunflower.
Email everyone in your address book and ask them to use goodsearch to benefit the orphans in Peru. Remember to enter "Southern Cross Humanitarian" as your charity of choice.
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Make a HUGE Difference
with No Cost to You!
Register your Albertsons Preferred Customer card with Southern Cross Humanitarian as your charity.
By doing so, Albertsons will donate 1-3% of all your purchases to Southern Cross. This is a fundraiser where small amounts by many people can truly make a big difference!
All you need to do is email your name, address, phone# & Preferred Card#, to
Ken@sxhu.org
We also have a registration form on our website on our "How Can I Help" page. Registering Albertson's cards of friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers is an easy, no cost way to support Southern Cross and spread the word.
Currently we have 257 completed registrations, so that would figure to about $2,500 per year.
This is also a great service opportunity for high school & church youth groups as well as a qualifying Eagle Scout project: register people in front of a local Albertsons store - for more information contact
Ken@sxhu.org
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