Usually, every other week I highlight a DC charity that should be on your radar and in your check book ledger. But I just became aware of an international organization that has ties to DC and on April 13 R&B singer Melky Jean from movie titled soundtrack “Love Jones”, and younger sister to international phenomenon Wyclef Jean, will lead a humanitarian mission of five women to her native country,
Through a partnership with SolesUnitedSM, a Crocs, Inc. humanitarian program dedicated to providing new recycled footwear to those in need, these women will be leaving their wigs and high heels in the hotel, to deliver over 10,000 pairs of shoes to needy Haitian children.
SolesUnited is the first-of-its-kind recycled footwear donation program where you give back your worn-out crocstm shoes to be recycled into new shoes and they will be donated to people in need around the world. As opposed to highlighting the horrors of poverty faced by most Haitians, the trip will highlight the beauty, resilience, pride, and strength of the Haitian women and children. All eyes will be on
This trip comes on the tail of one of the last humanitarian trips First Lady Laura Bush will be making during her husband's administration. Mrs. Bush will be in
The Carma Foundation is a non-profit organization classified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The mission of Carma is to measurably improve the health of poor and vulnerable women and children in
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