2025 News & Updates
January 2025
January 15th update - back in August of last year, in honor of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the start of FOH, the decision was made by the FOH Board to try to raise sufficient funds for the provision of Christmas Food Hampers and for new textbooks, workbooks & school supplies for the start of the new school year in February 2025. Costs estimates for these items were obtained and a goal was set of raising $35,000.....$18,000 by Dec 15, 2024 for the Christmas Food Hampers and a further $17,000 by Jan 15, 2025 for the text/work books & the school supplies. It seemed a daunting task 5 months ago but FOH is pleased to announce that through the continued support of a wide range of very generous and faithful donors, the goal of raising $35,000 by today has been reached! Donations are continuing to arrive such that it would appear that there will may be some funds available for additional items needed at the school......repair & maintenance of the school buildings & grounds, maintenance of the bathrooms & the water system, replacement of old, dilapidated desks & chalk/white boards, etc. A couple of FOH Board members will be at the school in mid-February to get a good idea of what is needed and what would be the best use of any extra funds that are on hand. Many thanks to everyone who has participated in this project so far. Your support, monetary contributions and encouragement are making a very positive difference in the lives of the students at the school!
January 9th update - plans are being finalized for two FOH board members to travel to Honduras in February to visit the schools and the medical clinic. Stay tuned....further details will be posted here as they become available.
January 6th update - two of the three goals of the FOH fundraiser that started back in September 2024 have been met....1. the purchase of Christmas food hampers for the student's families at the two schools ($18.000) has been fully funded (the food hampers have been delivered to the two schools) and....2. the $11,000 needed for the purchase of new textbooks & workbooks for the school in Retiro for the start of the school year in February has also been fully funded (the books are on order). The last goal of the fundraiser is the $6000 needed for the purchase of packages of new school supplies for each student plus supplies for the teachers at the school in Retiro (ie. notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, etc). The fundraising total for this project is now just over $5000 so we are within $1000 of what is needed to fully fund this project. The target date for this part of the fundraiser is January 15th so there is still time to contribute to this if you would like to. Please click on the "Donate Now" button at the bottom right corner of the main page of this website for information on how you can donate. FOH is a registered charity so charitable donation receipts are available for donations from Canadian sources. Thanks everyone for your faithful support of the work being done at the schools and the medical clinic!
