CHARITY: Happy Hearts Fund - September Highlights

Accomplishments to date... 55 Schools Built 34,330 Children Helped 337,450 Community Members Benefited The generous support of people like YOU has made these numbers a reality. This last month we visited our recently completed schools located in earthquake-affected areas of Peru.

The festivities began as HHF joined AFP Integra president Jorge Ramos and Ofelia Rodriguez Larrain with their team at the grand opening of the Maria Auxiliadora School in Ica Peru. With the help of Architecture for Humanity, this school was built through the generous support of Gerry Cardinale, Enrico Gaglioti, Tim Ingrassia, Jeffrey Nedelman, Dina Powell and the Goldman Sachs Foundation. The wonderful students, their families, and the faculty arranged a special celebration that included music, dance, and special food.  "The community is very proud of their new school and feel that it not only looks very nice and welcoming, but that it serves as an inspiration that is full of promises of hope for their children", said Diego Collazos of Architecture for Humanity.  Maria Auxiliadora School  Location: Ica, Peru  Disaster: The school was left heavily  damaged  after the 2007 earthquake in  the region.  Students were forced to cross  a major highway  and attend class in a  temporary structure for the  past four  years.  Number of Students: 78  State-of-the-art Computer Lab

The celebration continued as the team of delegates from HHF and AFP Integra visited the Francisco Perez Anampa School in nearby Tate, made possible by the generosity of The Radcliffe Foundation. Filled with joy, the students presented the group with samples of their class work and gifts. Finally, the big moment came as the students were given a first hand look at the new state of the art computer lab containing ten magnificent Hewlett Packard computers.  Francisco Perez Anampa School  Location: Tate, Peru  Disaster: The school was damaged beyond  repair after the 2007 earthquake.  For the  past four years classes were held in a  modular container, leaving the kids  exposed to the extreme weather  conditions of Peru.  Number of Students: 160  State-of-the-art HP Computer Lab

Students at the Francisco Perez Anampa School gather in their new computer lab while students at the Maria Auxiliadora School celebrate their school's grand opening.

We would like to say a special thank you to everyone who made the opening of these two new schools possible through the contribution of your resources and volunteer efforts. Your generosity has paved the way for a future of hope for so many! To learn more about how Happy Hearts Fund helps children in natural disaster areas around the world, click here!

HHF receives specific donations to underwrite all administrative and fundraising expenses, allowing all public donations to support our programs. HHF is extremely grateful to our corporate partners - Continental Airlines, DLA Piper, HP and ING - for their philanthropic commitment to help build a future for children affected by natural disasters.

HHF is committed to help accomplish the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MGD's).

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