Well, it has been a lot longer that a week! Irene and school delays have hindered my progress! I am posting a sample of the jars so that you may see what they look like. This is the chocolate chip cookie mix. Each jar will be decorated with fabric and ribbon of your choice: Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Birthday, Teacher's gift, ect. Within the next week I will have the types of mixes that will be available and the pricing. Then, ready for orders!
A little bit about Julia's Jars. I decided to name the jars "Julia's Jars of Hope" in honor of my daughter, Julia. I adopted Julia from Guatemala when she was three and a half. Julia was born in a small, remote village in Jalapa. Like so many other families in Guatemala, Julia's birth family lived in extreme poverty. After Julia's birth mother passed away, her extended birth family could not feed Julia. They placed Julia on the road and prayed someone would find her. Their prayers were answered. A kind woman found Julia and took her to the hospital. From the hospital Julia was taken to Forever Changed International in Guatemala City where she received loving care until the day I took her home. Julia has been such a Blessing to our family. I would like to give back to my daughter's birth country. With the purchase of Julia's Jars you will be giving hope to a hungry child, hope to a desperate mother, wondering how she will feed her family their next meal. The proceeds from the sales of Julia's Jars will go to three non-profit organizations. The first will be Forever Changed International (FCI), where Julia lived for 18 months. FCI takes in abandoned children in need of a safe loving, place to stay. The special mothers there give excellent care to these children. Many children stay there for years. The second non profit will be Finding Freedom Through Friendship (FFF). FFF is very dear to me as they help struggling, single mothers. FFF has built 7 houses for single women with children in the 20 months that they have been in existence. FFF also helps these women to become self sufficient by helping then find sustainable employment. The third non profit will be Mayan Families (MF). MF is a wonderful organization working in the highlands of Guatemala. MF has school sponsorships, family aid, preschools, and many more programs. The program that Julia's Jars proceeds will go to is the Christmas Tamale Basket. Each year MF makes wonderful baskets. Each basket is $35.00 and includes all the fixings for a traditional Christmas. This year more than ever these baskets will be needed. I hope that you enjoy the jars. My daughters and I make the jars here, in my kitchen.
The links for the three non profits are:
www.foreverchangedinternational.org
www.freedomthroughfriendship.blogspot.com
www.mayanfamilies.org
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