Today I received an email from Scott Harrison, the founder of charity: water project whose mission is to bring clean water to impoverished communities around the world. The email thanked me for my $20 donation and provided the update on a project that is going on in Gasi Spring, Ethiopia. Scott was there at the [...]

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1.1 billion people on the planet do not have access to safe clean water. Water? This is the kind of thing we’ve been taking for granted. How many times a day we let the water run longer than it needs to be? Assuming two minutes of brushing your teeth twice a day, you are wasting [...]

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The 2007 Joefiro.com Christmas Donation Drive is officially over. It was a resounding success. What started as a small idea to celebrate Christmas with children at an orphanage has become a collaboration of over 100 donors and volunteers across 4 countries in 4 continents to help out the less-fortunate in Indonesia. In the process, we [...]

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This event was held on January 31, 2008. The Buddhist Temple, Vihara Avalokistesvara, where mum prays at organized a charity event to celebrate Chinese New Year by donating foods to the less fortunate. I didn’t attend this charity. I was out of town caring for my grieving aunt. Since mum was involved, I contributed money [...]

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Today is my last day at my hometown and I have one more place to visit for my charity. It’s Harapan Jaya Children Hospital and Rehabilitation Center. It’s located in an outskirt area of town. I called Sister Xaveria, the person in charge, to prepare for our visit. We arrived around 4.15 in the afternoon. [...]

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