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| Learning to Garden |
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This year, Founders Tim and Penelope Eicher of Dammeron Valley will join with supporters and friends in an evening of raising funds for schools, greenhouses, and trout farms for a people abandoned by their own government.
“High in the Andes Mountains, the Q’ero tribes had been living off of potatoes for centuries,” Penelope Eicher says. “Our central effort is to help them gain nourishment, education and services to help increase quality of life for a people once desperate to survive.”
This year, a special effort will be made to purchase solar lanterns for the Q’ero families that live in dark, stone-wall huts. “They are very excited about the idea of having light in their homes that will allow their children to do homework,” Penelope Eicher says.
Last May, tribal leaders requested assistance from Heart Walk Foundation to build durable greenhouses for growing protected gardens – one for every family. Living high above the tree line, never before has this indigenous community had access to a regular supply of vegetation. Since Feb. 2013, supporters have provided for the construction of 8 full greenhouses with fund raising efforts diligently underway. “Our goal is to help them build 100 greenhouses so every family has a garden,” Penelope Eicher said.
Heart Walk Foundation is supported by a national board of directors and more than 700 supporters internationally. Janice Brooks, former CEO of Green Valley Spa and public speaker, will serve as emcee of the Feb. 22 event titled “Light the Night: A benefit to bring light the remote Q’ero tribes of the Andes.”
The mission of HWF is to support the preservation of the Q’ero people and their native culture and traditional community living through improved agriculture, education, and health initiatives. To become involved, call (435) 619-0797.
For more information about the Feb. 22 Heart Walk Foundation Dinner & Auction, or to purchase tickets, go to www.heartwalkfoundation.org or call (435) 619-0797. Reservations are required and can be made at www.heartwalkfoundation.org.The event will be held at The Garden Room, Dixie Convention Center and will run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Additional Quote:
“Before we arrived, the children had never held a pencil or book. Now there are three Heart Walk Funded schoolhouses with dedicated teachers and more than 100 Q’ero youth writing stories and calculating mathematical equations with pencils each day.” – Penelope Eicher, Heart Walk Foundation co-founder (435) 773-0781
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