The document provides an overview of humanitarian efforts in the Dominican Republic over time. It describes initial visits to an orphanage and poor areas, distributing gifts and clothing. It then details expanding efforts like building a school, helping flood victims, and ongoing community projects like a cleanup program. Photos show the conditions in poor communities and progress of foundation projects like building a distribution center, repairing a school, and planned construction of additional schools and homes.

3. Our first humanitarian efforts in the Dominican
Republic was at an orphanage. We, like many
others thought that was where the poor live.

4. • Working from home
• Working offsite
• Technology requirements
Next we started taking gifts to the staff at our reso

5. Everyone was so excited to take gifts home to their childr

6. Our first visit to a poor area

7. This woman lived in this tiny house with 6 very small
children. Our daughter gave her $10 and it was like
had given her the world.

8. Our first walk with “Papa”
(below) to an impoverished
area near our resort.

9. Handing out used clothing to the po

10. The bathrooms for the whole commun
of over 350 people.

11. The water
supply for the
community of
Maggiolo
Doing laundry

12. The
community
market

14. • Wow. I just had a most incredible experience. One of our
guides that we have know for a long time took us on a walk to
a poverty stricken area that is just minutes from our resort.
We didn't even know it existed. Unbelieveable experience. I
was in tears and couldn't help it. We gave away 20 peso bills
equal to 60 cents and people were fighting to get to us. We
had a suitcase of used cloths. I couldn't believe how they
were crowded around just to get a used t shirt. Please bring
lots if you can. West Jet allows one 50 lbs suitcase per
person that you can bring for free. I've been to orphanages,
schools, poor areas etc but I've never seen anything like what
I saw today. Wow. We brought 300 lbs of humanitarian. It is
almost gone already. I have saved some of it for other weeks
but it could be gone today! Toys, cloths, hats, shoes, treats---
anything.

15. Our return to
the community
to pass out
clothing.

16. Luis, who we met at our
resort, invited us to his home.

17. Luis and Kathy’s kitchen

18. A home in the area where Luis liv

19. Passing out clothing in
the
community of Javillar.

21. Hands held out for
mini chocolate bars.

22. Our friend Jose
Fernandez
who is pastor at three
churches and has
created
a free school where
all children can attend
including the Haitians.

23. The homes in the area whe
Jose is Pastor.

24. Our
first
visit
to
Jose’s
school

26. Where Jose told
us he would
build a

27. Jose’s kitchen
He spends the
money he earns
working at the
resort to pay
the teachers
at his school.

28. Jose’s dream was to feed the children in the sc
one meal a day. Now a group of us send money
every month to feed 165 children each day.

29. The school supplies donated
by Barry and Laura Webster
from Mountain View Fund-
Raiser
Uniforms and gifts
For the children

30. Luggage full of
school supplies
The playground before
and after.

32. Though poor herself, this
lady has been conducting a
Christian street ministry with
the very poor in this area for
over 20 years.

33. The children all lined
up to learn about
Jesus from their
teacher.

34. Louise,
sitting on the
sidewalk
with the
children.

35. Sandra with
the children

36. Buying food
packs at the
local
market to
deliver to the
needy.

37. Delivering food pack

38. Visiting the
hospital
Notice the
mattresses.
People are
required to bring
their own sheets.
Joan and Louise
giving
baby packs to new
mothers at the
hospital.

39. Assembling baby
packs at Louise’s
home

40. This baby was severely burned
Over 90 % of his body. Without
intensive medication and care,
he would have died.

41. With the help of
friends and family
in Canada and the USA,
we were able to raise
$4200 for medications,
doctor’s care and
surgery for the baby

42. The baby’s father is a
Bishop in a local congregat
in the Dominican Republic.
The family lives in very
humble circumstance.

43. Recovering
The miraculous
recovery. On the
left is Eliezer and
his father, Carlos
only
eight months
after the accident.

45. Passing out
clothing to the
workers at the
villa

46. Passing out clothing to
the restaurant staff.
Over 450 workers
received clothing for
their families.

47. VISTING IN THE
COMMUNITY
Former staff at the resort, now
unemployed. She is a single
Pictured above the
bathroon
For the community.

48. Left is outside and inside of a home we
visited on our way to the Santo Doming
Outdoor kitchen and laundry

49. Inside Jack and Louise’s
living-room, packed
to go January 2012

51. We paid for a pasta night
and our friend, Amarilis prepared
food for 300 children.

52. Four of Louise’s grandchildren give
away hundreds of their own toys and stuffies they broughtJack, Norma, Abi and Zach ZoBell from Magrath, donating their toys to the c

53. Passing out hygiene kits made b
Laura Webster and the
Mountain View School to the
people in Maggiolo

54. Bringing shoes
to the people in
Maggiolo

55. The lady in the window has no leg. Her
daughter, (holding the baby) asked our son,
Grant to get her a new leg.

57. Our return visit

58. Our new distribution
facility in the process
of being built. October
2012

59. WHAT THE FACILITY LOOKED LIKE WHE
ARRIVED ON OCTOBER 31

60. WHAT THE FACILITY LOOKED LIKE WHEN
WE
LEFT ON NOVEMER 20.

61. INSIDE OUR DISTRIBUTION FACIL
OUR DOMINICAN DIRECTORS,
AMARILIS AND JOSE LUIS
AMARILIS RUNS OUR DISTRIBUTI
FACILITY AND JOSE LUIS IS OUR
PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION
MANAGER.
THEY ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR
AT NO CHARGE TO THE FOUNDAT

62. In addition to our foundation projects, at our own expense,
each year we personally take about 5000 pounds of school
supplies, clothing, shoes, hygiene kits, toys and household
items to the needy in the Dominican Republic. In the past we
have gone to various communities and given these away.
Now our foundation has built a distribution center and we
have initiated a
“Pay-it-Forward” program. Now people volunteer at the

63. After seeing the very littered condition of the streets in almost every community, Louise
suggested
a community clean-up as a possible service project. Though she was told it would never
happen,
it has and continues to happen twice a week in the community of Javillar. Our Dominican
director will
be taking the program to other local communities. We participated in and witnessed the
first clean-up.

64. What the streets look like now.
The people clean twice a week.

67. Flooding in Javillar

68. Buying food packs for
people who were flooded
from their homes November 9th 2012.
We delivered 80 vouchers for these.

69. We also
purchased and
delivered 100
hot meals.

70. I was not prepared
for what we saw. I
had to be mentally
tough to get this
project completed.

73. People lined up to redeem the food
vouchers for the food packs we purchased.

75. For the first time,
we took someone
with us that could
translate for us.

76. We learned that the condition of the school had
become dangerous for the children. The floor h
fallen in and the walls were in risk of falling dow

77. We determined that
doing the much needed
repair on the school would
become our next major
project for our foundation

78. On November 14, when we returned to bring Christmas to the children we
brought our foundation directors with us to make assessments. The children had
never seen a Christmas tree and each got a decoration to put on it. They were so
excited.

79. Permits were acquired, supplies were
purchased, workers were hired and only 10
days after the initial assessment, work
began on the project, November 24, 2012.
Little did we know when we
brought Christmas decorations,
just to bring a little joy to the
children, that the real gift would
come with the rebuilding of their
school.
Our project manager saw the
immediate necessity of repairing
the school.

80. Soon the many children who also wish that they could attend
school will have that opportunity!

81. Ground-breaking for
the school was
November 24, 2012.
Work progressed quickly

83. December 7, 2012
December 10, 2012
December 28, 2012

85. January 8, 2013

86. Grand Opening of the School January 23, 2013

87. Passing out gifts to the peop
of Maggiolo on the evening
of the Grand Opening of the
school.

89. The cistern built for the school and community—donated by Sandra Nelson and fam

90. OUR CURRENT
PROJECTS IN
THE DOMINICAN

91. The land we
recently
purchased to build
a school near
Javillar. This land
was kindly
donated by
Sandra Nelson
from Stirling.
This school will be in operation from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm six
days a week. Here we will be having classes for children
from age 3 through grade 4 during the daytime. In the
evenings it will be a vocational school where we will teach
trades, life skills and English.

92. After taking shoes to this baseball
team,
the children asked if we could help
them get a back-stop. Because of
the great initiative they have shown,
(even using their meager lunch
money to help) we have agreed to
help them with this project.
We have received a few donations
to help with this and will be sending

93. This lady asked for help in
rebuilding her home. Community
leaders concurred that the home
is in dangerously bad condition and
that the woman is in dire need.
Work started on this project
April 3rd 2013. If we raise sufficient
funds, the home could be finished
as early as April 24, 2013.
She confided in our director that
she has been praying for 11 years
for
someone to help her with her home.

94. We are rebuilding a tiny home fo
this family. Initial funds for this
were donated by Donella Sewell
from Cochrane (pictured above)
We are raising additional funds
to complete this project.

95. We will be rebuilding
the home of Carlos
and Elizabeth Gardner
and adding to it a grocery
store so they can earn
a living and a distribution
center for our foundation
The car wreck you see below was his friend’s ca
His friend was seriously injured and Carlos has
been doing his job as well as his own for 5 mont
working 16 hour days.