Nancy

The New Year lies before you, like a spotless tract of snow. Be careful how you tread on it, for every mark will show….
Happy New Year 2012!!!
Thank you volunteers, donors and supporters for making 2011 wondrous and unforgettable!

Hands of Light in Action is thankful to all of the amazing volunteers that have given their hearts, souls and hands to Katrina, Iowa flood, Minot flood and Haitian earthquake! You have all made a difference in someones life!
Hands of Light in Action is thankful to all the incredible people we have been able to

Betsy Murphy and Gina Epifano were interviewed. Betsy gave up her job in the USA and ran HOLIA in Haiti for 3 months. It didn’t end there for Betsy and Josh both have helped HOLIA in the background with so many duties. Without Betsy’s generous sacrifice, HOLIA would have had a great difficulty obtaining the

‘Bobby just got back from Miracle Village where there was a crowd of more than 2000 people watching a “soccer game.” Thanks to Nancy, Hands of Light in Action, for doing such a great job of organizing these soccer and basketball games for the community! Blessings, Sherry’
I sure hope all you volunteers are proud–you sure

Love A Child wrote—
‘Last evening, Miracle Village had a huge soccer game. People came from everywhere to attend! We want to give a special thank you to “Hands of Light” for getting soccer started a few months ago. Thank you, Nancy, President of “Hands of Light.” The kids are having a ball! Bobby’

We heard from another organization that 10 volunteers take 3-4 days to gut a home. Well, Emily Davis, Soumya Sidana and I just finished 90 percent of home in 2 days! We are a well oiled machine together. Emily and I would not have been able to do it without the major demolition work and

Anyone going to the NCPT convention on May 21 and 22–i will be collecting canned goods, bedding and snack bars for Lee County

My thoughts and prayers go out to all 12 states in tornado alley. Be safe! Join me May 21 and 22 in helping with the clean up in Raleigh, NC.

Just FYI to June volunteers—Booked our flights tonight and noticed Detroit planes are becoming pretty full…. Will send the known June volunteers an email this weekend with my flight details and other information. Notice trip date change. All volunteers trip dates should be planned between June 9-25.

Our thoughts go out to North Carolina residents…. I have no doubt that many NC HOLIA volunteers will be out there assisting with clean up! I will be there May 20-22 and would like to help May 21afternoon-May 22. Anybody interested in forming a group of Hellers during that weekend, let me know. Please share

HOLIA volunteer, Megan Brock, PT, has accepted a position to be Rehabilitation Program Coordinator with Partners in Health in Haiti. She will be work in the Central Plateau, full-time for the next few years as a part of the team working to expand and develop the rehabilitation services of that region. She is going to

Our basketball hoops are getting constant use from Camp Hope and all the organizations that come to help build! Everyone that contributed to those hoops should be so proud! Jessi–Thank you and your team for all the trouble you went through to pick them up at Dicks and haul them down… So many organizations are

Status Update:
Donation for 1 Solar Hot Pot–need 4 more $120/pot.
Tennis shoes are being collected by Detroit Catholic Central thanks to Mrs. Wardle
We might have a donation of 500 t shirts from a sports equipment company!
We still need balls-basketballs, soccer and volleyballs
We still need seeds
We still need volunteers! This June trip will be our last organized