Our foundation takes the time to make a difference one child at a time this year we delivered over 75 book bags all over Miami-Dade county to different homes and schools. Students, teachers, & administrators were delighted and thankful that we had taken the time to make a difference in these children’s life, some of them had no supplies for school. We thank our supporters for the contribution to our foundation we are making a difference one child at a time. Each book bag had paper, pencils, composition note books, glue, colors, scissors, folders, and a set of clothes for the children.

THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN

Our foundation visited 35 different Public schools in Miami Dade County and asked the principal and the Community Involvement Specialist (CIS) to identify (5) families from their schools that would benefit from a food drive. Theyre information was submitted to our foundation and we set up the date for June 7th, 2014. Thanks to the help of the principals and CIS we help feed 150 children and families. We would like to thank our sponsors who helped us and that without them this wouldn’t have been possible. FARM SHARE, NOoo que barato, State Representative Eddy Gonzalez, Councilwoman Vivian Casals-Muñoz, GFWC Woman’s Club of Hialeah, The Hialeah Fire Department and Bobby Williams, and my husband Rolando Prieto from Roly’s Forklift for always supporting our cause and driving, loading, unloading and sorting the food to put in boxes for the families. And all our special friends that they always stand by me and help with this beautiful cause to help the children in our community.

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I want to thank each and everyone that made this event possible we a had a huge turned out 72 players on the green, were they had to choose Pork sandwiches, Ham & Cheese Sandwich, chicken wings & meatballs, Thanks to Zoe el Palacio de Los Jugos, Turkey rolls, Chips, Granola Bars, Sodas & Water, Thanks to Costco, for lunch, beer Thanks to Anheuser-Busch, cigars roller Thanks to Oliva Cigars, café Cubano thanks to Wheels and more, Mixed drinks by Ron Barceló, to begin their day before heading out, and our wonderful and supporting Sponsors, Hole-in-One Sponsor Gus Machado Ford,  Mayor Yioset De La Cruz, Miami Children Hospital Foundation, Florida Health Care Association, The Professional Firefighters and Paramedics of Palm Beach County Inc. I.A.F.F., Local 2928, Florida Crystals, The Miami Dolphins, The Brunetti Foundation, Hialeah Park & Casino, State Rep Eddy Gonzalez, Vital Graphics, Rock International, Oliva Cigars, El Dollarazo, Mayor Carlos Hernandez, Santo Domingo Travel, CAC Florida, AATI, State Rep Erik Fresen, Dade Medical College, Roly’s Forklift, Millennium Awards, Hialeah Chamber of Commerce, AJ Signs, Sandy Pines, United States Sugar Corp, Councilwoman Vivian Casals-Muñoz.

Our foundation along with the GFWC Woman’s Club of Hialeah support and help those ladies that are being abused by their spouses and they have to pick up and leave to go to a shelter alone sometimes many with underage children. Our foundation collects from supporters hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, shampoo, conditioner, combs, and clothing and we donate it to a shelter locally in Miami that houses them to get them the safe heaven they so deserve. The director of the center meets with us and picks up all the donations were she takes them back and gives them to these ladies. The clothing that is donated and the toys they have a warehouse were they can go shopping for their clothes for free.

We thank the Ladies from the

GFWC Womans for their donation.

Our foundation purchased 35 complete meals from Publix for 35 different families in our community. We would like to thank our sponsors because of them we were able to do this Hialeah Park & Casino. State Representative Eddy Gonzalez is always there helping and working with us to make these special events happen for those families going through hard time, thanks to his help we did this event at his office were parents or the CIS from the schools came out to pick up the meals for these families, the families that couldn’t make it we went to them and delivered the thanksgiving meal to their jobs, schools or home.

Our foundation was able to give to

This Church serves over 200 children. The building itself its in shambles. The roof is completely full of holes, the walls are make shift and unstable. When it rains it is impossible for them to gather with the children for service or give them any shelter. On a weekly basis this church strives against incredible odds to bring these children the word of God; help them with their studies; and supply them with many basic needed items that are provided by the NCA and  donated by many of you that make it possible for the church Uncion y Poder to continue helping this neighborhood.

The beginning of this year we gave the Pastor Natividad De La Rosa the first deposit to start purchasing the building supplies to get this church up and running.

Pastor Natividad with her Husband Andres are both the Pastor’s that bring the word of God to over 200 children at the Church Uncion y Poder, this church is located in a small suburb called Palave about 45 minutes from the capital of Santo Domingo. They go walking down the street to bring these less fortunate children center. Their they give aid, supplying them with much needy items like food, shoes, clothing, and many other things that we send from Miami via containers.

We thank God for all the volunteers that help this organization. Their efforts keeps this foundation running and growing.  We thank every contributor that in one way or another,  in small or big way helps us achieve all that we have been able to accomplish.

We will continue to work for the children to ensure that they continue to receive the invaluable aid that we can provide for them.

WE ARE ALMOST THERE, Over the past 2 years we have been working to fund the building for these children, here are the new pictures to show our progress. Stay tune for more updates

The Finish Product, We thank God and all our sponsors through all these years, the children of the Dominican Republic now have a safe Space to learn, receive help and stay out of trouble. 

AND THE FINISH PRODUCT

We would like to thank Violines Banquet Hall http://www.violinesbanquethalls.com/

For their support at our first Fundraising Gala a place to host your wedding, Quinceañera party or any other special gathering you are planning  great service and incredibly delicious food with an amazing one to one personalized service. We raised

Our First Charity Golf Tournament was held March 1st, 2013 at Miami Shore Country Club it was a great success everyone had a great time and 100% of the proceeds went to the less fortunate children locally and abroad. We want to thank our sponsors for believing in us and supporting our cause. Miami Dolphins, SDK, Hialeah Park & Casino, State Rep Eddy Gonzalez, Mayor Yioset De La Cruz, State Rep Jose Oliva, Vital Graphics, Hialeah Chamber of Commerce, Robert Levy P.A., AJ Signs, United States Sugar, Rock International, Roly’s Forklift, Millennium Awards, Sandy Pines, River Point, Ft. Lauderdale Hospital, Atlantic Shores Hospital, Dade Medical College, Link Construction, River Point Behavior Center, National Death Association, Central Florida BH, High Point Treatment Center, EGSC Consulting, Realm Consulting, Unlimited Senior Solution,

BEFORE THE EVENT GOD GIVES US A COOKIE IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART

Team ready to work before the event

Laura & Zoe                             Laura, Alessandro, Roger, Susan

BEAUTIFUL ART DISPLAY AND READY FOR SALE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR N.C.A.

Laura & Alessandro         proclamation for Laura         Three kings day                    Baby Jesus

Nativity Scene                                       A happy Buyer

LET THE PARTY BEGIN, FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHER TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE

   Children with Cancer

NCA strives that on every mission trip and every container that goes to the D.R. the children that are being treated for this horrible disease find at least some comfort with the coloring books, colors, reading books and stuff animals for their entertainment. In every container we send from Miami bound to the D.R. we supply them with wheel chairs, walkers, mattresses, oxygen machines. etc.

Mattress that arrive from the container

El Meson De Dios is a Rehab center that is run by a beautiful couple Nilo & Marielena with the love for God in there heart, their mission is to help those that have gone a stray and have lost their way bringing them back and help them recover. They have one center that has 26 young adults male that have been in their care and are finding there way with the word of God and with a new look in life for them to become better citizens and help others that have taken the wrong turn. Nilo with two other young men that have recovered for over four years go to their second center that brings food, clothes, rest, and the most important the Word of God to other that are living on the streets to lure them in and saved them. These program receives very little help from the government of the D.R. and their support is organization like us and some families that contribute to this project.

NCA

All the children deserve and opportunity to succeed, it doesn’t matter where they come from, what language they speak, or what they look like, All the children are beautiful in God’s Eyes.

Three Kings/Mission Trip January 2010

Coming out of Surgery                                                              We stopped crying

the team from Niños en Accion                                            Baby Girl

These children’s were extremely happy when they receive the gifts from what they thought was the three kings, three kings day is like Santa arriving in his sled to the house and placing the gifts underneath the Christmas tree, It is so rewarding to put a  smile on their faces this is a moment that is priceless. These children are hospitalized either recently operated, in intensive care, or ready to go to surgery. Two of these children through a wonderful gentleman by the name of Lazaro with a heart of Gold received the medicine for the infection that there little body was combating, he also gave money for a blood transfusion for a child in the burn unit who needed to get a surgery but required blood, and his heart kept melting and donate to another child who’s parents were killed in their home and she was the only survivor. May God continue to bless him and his family for the kindness of his heart towards this foundation and to these children.

Helping Children around the world.

We in the USA are so fortunate to find and get what we want when ever we want sometimes we have to restrain ourselves from items that we really don’t need. As I got involved 15 years ago with this organization I was impressed by what I could give my children and what these children from the Dominican Republic can get. My heart went out to the parents that didn’t have milk, pampers, food, medicine, shoes, clothing, and many other everyday items that we take for granted. As I got more involved with this mission I realized that our children take things for granted and it was easy for them to give things away, because they would get something new, or had so many they didn’t know any more were to put them. I feel that we can help others with just a little bit we take from ourselves sometimes we don’t even miss it cause we haven’t seen what’s in our closet for such a long time. When you see the children smiles as they receive something that some of us will throw out anyway your heart will be go out to help those who are less fortunate than us.

Vacation Bible School 2011

This is the neighborhood, from Palave that we help over 250 children, we take the love of learning, spiritual, and academic so that the children can learn and maybe one day have a better future. This is one of the events that we support for them to have an activity in the summer,

Mission Trip December 2011

December 2011 we visited the DR with the Caring Canvas Organization whom is lead by Mrs. Laura Brunetti, We went with the Goal of giving the children the gift of art, taking 250 white T-Shirt for them to experiment painting on them, also Mrs. Brunetti whom is a renown artist here in the states showed them how to make Christmas Decorations out of a Coconut and palm tree stems. These children’s faces lighted up as soon as we got there they were so happy an anxious to see us and to start working on their projects. They continuously asked us if it was ok for them to keep their projects, as soon as they were told it was theirs they express to us how they were going to hang them up as Christmas decorations.

Here are some of those pictures we were able to accommodate 250 children and teach them how to paint. After the 6 hours with the children Mrs. Brunetti did a fashion show with them with many of the clothing she had taken for them, the children had a wonderful time.

Laura Caring Canvas       Zoe Prieto & Laura              Susan Belfer                  Roger (Lobo Loco)          Painted coconuts   Child Showing off her work

 

Laura with the children        Children and Mom with              Children painting            Child with her prize           FASHION    SHOW

After the art event we were able to feed 325 children below you can see the pictures the moms from the neighborhood that cook for them, the children in line waiting for their turn to eat

COOKING CHICKEN            BLACK BEANS & RICE         MORE CHICKEN                       LETTUCE                               COLE SLAW

CARROTS                     CHILDREN  IN LINE

MORE CHILDREN           GETTING THEIR FOOD    HELPERS SERVING       MORE BEING SERVED         MORE EATING

 

Susan, Laura, & Zoe           AlreadyFinished                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          With Melanie