Give Hope This Christmas!

Thank You!

As 2022 draws to a close, we want to say thank you for your loyal support to our office and the kindness that you have shown us this year.  Our mission statement at [Core] is to see the Roanoke Valley become healthier than it has ever been. With your help, we are seeing that happen each day. As we look forward to 2023, we are excited to see this goal become more of a reality.

 

[Core] Cares

For the past 18 years we have chosen a charity or cause in which to donate.  In years past, we have dug several water wells in India with Global Partners in Peace and Development. We had a diaper and wipes drive for the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center. We have supported children and orphans in Haiti through Until The Whole World Knows. You have donated personal items for Straight Street and the Lampstand to help provide the necessities of teen moms and other women in need. You have also partnered with us to help start a coffee shop in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The Rev Cafe employs young adult Haitians with meaningful jobs. This cafe is now fully operational and helping to provide income for these young Haitian adults to further their college education.

It has been so exciting to see how our patients have responded in giving to these wonderful causes and the thousands of dollars of needed donations that have been provided. We thank you for your support of these local charities that are helping others here in Roanoke and abroad.

 

[Core] Cares 2022

This season our office is offering an opportunity for you to be able to directly bless a family or child in an impoverished country thousands of miles away. Through our local charity partner Global Partners for Peace and Development, you can choose from a multitude of gifts that can change lives with their “Ornament of Hope” campaign. You can choose an ornament on our tree to gift everything from shoes, a goat, a cow, medical supplies, or even a college education to children, widows, and the most needy.

Global Partners is a Roanoke based charity that works directly with national partners in 5 different countries. Their direct link to those on the ground in Haiti, Jordan, Uganda, Slovakia, and India means that your donation has an immediate and powerful impact on those in need. In fact, 95% of your donation goes directly to its intended cause due to their low administration costs and direct contact with their national partners.

 

Give A Chicken Or A Cow

Global Partners explain how the gift of livestock can change so many things for families in the impoverished world: “For many families suffering from malnutrition and poverty, livestock is a desirable asset. Many people living in rural Indian villages are field laborers, where the work is only seasonal. These laborers work long, dangerous hours in the hot sun with little pay. Many times, children have to look after themselves for much of the day as the parents try to earn enough for food and shelter.

Animals such as chickens, goats, sheep, pigs, cows and water buffaloes can be used to supply food like eggs, milk and butter during the off season. Offspring from the livestock can be sold for income, and breeding can become a primary income source in some cases. Each family provided with livestock is encouraged to use the first offspring to bless another person in need. This is truly a gift that keeps on giving.”

Global Partners does so much more than just give a chicken to families. They have now dug over 500 clean water wells in India and Uganda since 2011. In fact, two of these wells were donated with funds by the patients of this office and have the [Core] logo on them in India. A fully functional hand pumped well can cost $2500-$3200. You can choose to donate an entire well or part of a well through their well fundraising campaigns.

Global Partners also offers refugee aid to Syrian and Iraqi refugees fleeing war and genocide in Amman, Jordan. Jordan continues to have one of the highest shares of refugees per capita in the world. The majority of the refugees are from Syria and almost half of them are children. While Jordan has generously welcomed refugees in recent years, the stress placed on their economy and infrastructure leaves little opportunity for many who live there. Global Partners has the opportunity to impact hundreds of refugees in Jordan by showing and sharing real love. They strive to bring hope to this chapter of their stories before they are accepted by a new country or return to their homeland. You can sponsor a family or give to meet the needs of these refugees through Global Partners’ website or by finding an ornament on our tree.

 

Get Personal

If you want to get even more personal with your gift this Christmas, consider sponsoring a child in Haiti or India through Globalrtners. In India alone, Global Partners is responsible for over 250 children in 8 different locations. You can sponsor one of these children to help to provide not only basic necessities but also an education, job training, and skills needed to end the cycle of poverty. Plus, with child sponsorship you can correspond with your sponsored child with letters and special care packages if desired.

 

Find Out More About Global Partners

You can read more about Global Partners on their website at GPartners.org.

 

Have a Merry Christmas

We hope that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas. We are thankful that you have chosen our office to help lead you in your health journey. We pray that your 2023 will be a year filled with joy and that you will find yourself healthier than you have ever been.