There are a lot of excellent programs being highlighted on the Alongside Hope website this month. We have partnerships with a housing project for adults with special needs in the Ukraine, partnerships in Uganda as Ebola threatens vulnerable communities and partnerships with St. Luke’s hospital in the West Bank.
The last story leads us to the upcoming Wild Ride in the fall. This year we’re raising funds to provide solar panels for St. Luke’s Hospital. St. Luke’s serves about 455,000 people in the West Bank, but unreliable power makes health care precarious. An article by Janice Biehn is available on Alongside Hope's website can be accessed here: The power of community health care in the West Bank©
Last year we raised money for Madagascar and Mozambique, providing 34 solar suitcases. This year the plan is to raise funds to provide 407 solar panels for the West Bank. It is estimated 80% of the electricity needed can be supplied by these panels.
Please join us at this year’s Wild Ride, which will be held on Saturday, September 19th at 10:00 am. We will be travelling the same route as last year, at Bayfront Park. You can walk, run or bike. Thank you everyone for your support. Please follow this link to join or donate to Alongsidehope Wild Ride. Please note that the link will take you to the Wild Ride Donation page. Scroll to where it says Donate Now and once you've completed your donation details, please scroll down a bit more and in the Assign to a Team field type Cathedral Crusaders, then go to the very bottom and click on Continue with my donation. PLEASE NOTE: Do not to be confused with Alongside Hope - Christ Church Cathedral (there’s more than one), only use Cathedral Crusaders.