Heidy

Heidy!

2010-11-09T16:45:00.000-08:00

There has never been a greater smile than the one you will see on the face of little Heidy. Everyone loves her and she loves everyone! When we go to the park they love to play El Monstro, The Monster. All the little girls run around while we chase them and Heidy came up with the name!

July - Heidy!

2010-07-02T13:12:00.000-07:00

Hola! Wow, we've already into July and it feels like the summer has only just begun! Where has the time gone? We've been having such a great summer spending so much time with the kids from adding more days of classes, to adding new classes altogether, to expanding pre-existing classes, we've had a busy past month and a half! Everyone is really enjoying our new summer schedule and we're really excited to see what the future holds! Here is a picture of Heidy just hanging out at the club after class one day, hanging out with her friends! Happy summering!

October

2009-10-17T06:15:00.000-07:00

Heidy, working hard in the Club

Such a beautiful girl!

Here is Heidy, with some friends (Andrieli, Yaneli, Cristina, Camili, Meriledi, and Girls Club teacher Teresa) working on a craft called corking. They are learning to make hair pompoms. Heidy is in the front row, far left.

Top right

Summer Photos

2009-08-11T09:57:00.000-07:00

With volunteers Nikki and Melissa

Look at that smile! Wearing a dress recently donated by Dove.

Heidy and friends, Luis Antonio, Gustavo, and Jose Antonio.

Adriana receiving a new toy from volunteer, Jencen.

Adriana, always a little princess!

Hilda, always taking care of all of the kids

Heidy and Hilda with a little boy in their neighbourhood

Adorable Adriana

Beautiful Heidy

Heidy striking a pose

Adriana with a volunteer, Lauren.

Meeting Their Sponsor

2009-08-10T15:01:00.000-07:00

Melissa Bazely was volunteering in the DR for 2 months with Dove Missions. She was able to meet and get to know Hilda, Heidy, and Adriana, and decided to sponsor their family. Here is what Melissa had to say about Hilda, "She raises her two granddaughters, and is one of the most humble people I have ever met. She runs her school, which another missions group built for her, but is always short of funding. She tries to feed the kids, but is always using her last few pesos to make sure everyone gets fed. She is living in a house that has numerous holes in her roof and opens up her home to everyone. She knows everyone in her community and would do anything for them. She directed us to the homes that needed our help the most and is always at the club helping clean and run the class. On Thursday after the girls club, I had Cathy translate in Spanish to Hilda, that I, along with a friend in Canada would be sponsoring her family. She gave me a huge hug and burst into tears. I, of course started crying too, and then even Cathy started. Hilda was so happy and appreciative; it was one of the best moments of this entire trip."

*photos taken in June 2009

Pool Party!

2009-08-10T14:57:00.001-07:00

Liz, along with Jencen and Jenny (two Canadian volunteers in the DR for 2 weeks) took the girls of the Girls Club to a pool party! Heidy was happy to participate, and wore a bathing suit that had been given to her a few weeks prior by Dove in a bag of clothes donations.

*photos taken in July 2009

Their House

2009-08-10T14:48:00.000-07:00

The Family

2009-08-10T14:39:00.000-07:00

Heidy is in the top photo. Her little sister, Adriana, and her grandmother whom she lives with, Hilda, are in the second photo.

*photos taken in June 2009