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Events & News
Want to keep up with the events we have happening at the Foundation as well as more details about what we do?
Scroll below to find our latest events & stories with the latest updates about how our work is helping make an impact. We invite you to learn more about our efforts and help spread the word about our important cause.
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Your Precious Gift of Time Makes All the Difference
For all those who have volunteered in the past few months, I would like to thank you from my heart for your time. On Saturday, our...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Bringing Hope Home: A Kick-Off for a New Community
There’s Hope brewing in the community, and the source of this hope flows from the newly formed group Hogar de la Esperanza. This newly...
Maria Jose Orellana
1 min read
Guardian Angels Needed: 2 Fun Ways to Volunteer
CETAP-Lucy Morning Volunteer Needed Spend a few mornings a week with the children from the rural community of Chilcabampa and help out by...
Maria Jose Orellana
2 min read
This Little Angel Is Melissa Pesantez & She Needs Your Help
Melissa is 11 years old. She is unable to speak, sit, or hold her own little body upright, so she spends most of her day laying down....
Maria Jose Orellana
1 min read
Thank You and Happy New Year! We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You
Hello Everyone, and Happy 2016 New Year! We hope you had a wonderful, healthy holiday season full of love and laughter! Thanks to you,...
Maria Jose Orellana
3 min read
MIKHUNA Food Bank, the First in Azuay!
Hearts of Gold has joined forces with the Social Pastorial of Turi and Equidar, a social service program that is part of the Azuay...
Maria Jose Orellana
1 min read
How to Change a Life of a Child; What We Actually Do
Rocío Illescas, CETAP-Lucy’s spirited Director, shared with me some inspiring accomplishments the children of CETAP-Lucy have had this...
Maria Jose Orellana
3 min read
Recap of Our 2nd Annual BBQ
You made our dreams come true! Thanks to all your support, our 2nd annual 4th of July celebration was a huge success. This year we are...
Maria Jose Orellana
2 min read
Your Sponsorship Dollars at Work: Juan Diego Japa
I met the Japas in July, 2014, at CETAP-Lucy. Two grubby little boys, wearing rags, were gleefully playing on the tiny swing set. Their...
Maria Jose Orellana
4 min read
The Partner Agency Program in Action
(Formally called The Community Agency Program) A Request from MIES (The Ministry of Social & Economic Inclusion) When you donate to the...
Maria Jose Orellana
3 min read
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Maria Jose Orellana
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Maria Jose Orellana
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Happy Endings Are Possible – Thanks to YOU!
Great News Everyone!! Thanks to your kindness and support, Maria Hidalgo has a new place to call home and has been reunited with her 5...
Maria Jose Orellana
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How This Woman’s Painstaking Choice Left Me Breathless
A Mothers Choice; The Maria Hidalgo* Story It starts the same way as many of the stories we’ve heard. A family moves from its rural...
Maria Jose Orellana
4 min read
A Time to Reflect While Looking to the Future
With the start of a new year, I find myself looking back over the last year’s ups and down’s. One season I keep finding myself being...
Maria Jose Orellana
4 min read
Your Caring Hearts Matter
When I came here 21 months ago, I thought my days of serving on boards and helping to fundraise were over. Never did I expect those...
Maria Jose Orellana
3 min read
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