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Help for Hurricane Katrina & Rita Victims


I would like to thank all who have donated. You have helped us send over 2,000 caring bags, over 10,000 pairs of shoes and over 4,000 stuffed animals in school bags, to help the hurricane victims get reestablished. We are still accepting donations. We especially still need toothpaste, deodorant, socks and children shoes. You can also send financial donations as well. All donations are tax deductible. Thank you. Send donations to...

Connecting With Africa----I would like to thank all who donated to our Connecting With Africa programs. We have filled two 40 foot containers, one sent fall of 2005 to Kenya and one sent recently, May 2006 to Liberia, filled with caring bags, clothes, toys, books, household items, furniture, computers, appliances, and even a vehicle. We hope to have another container ready to send by the end of the year. Right now we are collecting school supplies and books for an orphanage and school in Kenya. If you would like to donate items or help with the cost of sending these items, send donations Send donations to...
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“If you put your mind to it, anything can happen.” —Ashlee Kephart
List of current programs...
Music From the Heart Caring Bags
for the Homeless
M.U.S.I.C.
Walk in My Shoes Children of the
World United
Nurse Nancy's
Wish List
Books to Share,
Books to Read
Kids Sending HUGS Buddy Bear
Bring 'em Home
Music from the Heart

Music From The Heart for Ronald McDonald House has provided over $3,000 in music related items so that patients, families and staff, can experience the healing aspects of music. The house has developed a whole music program around the items donated. Another $300 worth of items have recently been delivered to the house, including 6 CD personal players, a second Karaoke machine and CD music.

Please check our current needs by checking the wish list...

Caring Bags for the Homeless

Caring Bags for the Homeless has distributed over 10,000 bags. Bags are filled with hygiene items, 2 pairs of warm socks, warm scarf, snacks and a card saying "I CARE ABOUT YOU".

We can always use any donation, yarn for scarfs, travel or trial size hygiene items, socks, snacks... but feel free to check our current needs by checking the wish list...

M.U.S.I.C

Music Uniting Service In Communities uses music to respond to the growing needs of senior citizens and hospital patients who exhibit high levels of inactivity. I have shared more than 2,500 hours of music's healing power, playing my violin and piano at nursing homes, senior centers, veteran hospitals, churches and benefits within my community. Recently, I purchased $300 worth of music related items for the Teen Center.

Please check our current needs by checking the wish list...

Walk in My Shoes

Walk In My Shoes provides shoes to underprivileged children and families, locally and internationally. This program started in September 2004 and over 45,000 pairs of shoes have already been donated locally and internationally.

Please check our current needs by checking the wish list...

Children of the World United

Children Of The World United is a response to the terrorist attack in Russia at the school in Beslan. Around 3,000 responses of encouragement along with 1,000 bracelets to show unity, were delivered to the Russian Embassy in Washington with the help of a State Representative. Another 1,000 bracelets were made for Soldiers to give to the children in Iraq.

Share your own message of encouragement... download, print, color and add your own message on artwork designed by Ashlee, download now (749K)... Make your own "One Heart" Bracelet... download instructions now (917K). Then mail them back to me and I'll pass them along! See my contact page for instructions or if you'd like, send this to anyone to brighten a day :o)

Nurse Nancy's Wish List

Nurse Nancy's Wish List at the Elementary level, provides medical supplies, hygiene items, snacks and clothing for the nurse to distribute to underprivileged children when the need arises. Over $3,000 in medical supplies and $2,000 in hygiene and warm clothes have been donated. In September 2004 I added a program at the Junior High level, "Nurse Pam's Wish List" and have distributed over $1,000 in medical supplies, hygiene items, warm socks and snacks.

Please check our current needs by checking the wish list...

Books to Share, Books to Read

Books To Share, Books To Read distributes books to children's hospitals, third world orphanages, neighborhood reading programs and shelters. Over 8,000 books have been distributed and over 800 hours reading to neighborhood children and senior citizens.

Please check our current needs by checking the wish list...

KIDS SENDING HUGS

I am collecting new stuffed animals and sending them along with this poem put on the children united heart to all the children of the Hurricane.

I'm here to wipe away your tears
and be your special friend.
When you can't sleep and feeling scared
I'm here to hold your hand.
I'm sent from Kids and filled with Love
a million hugs for you.
I'll keep you safe and when you're sad
I'll take away the blues.

Please check our current needs by checking the wish list...

BUDDY BEAR BRING 'EM HOME

NEW PROGRAM STARTING SOON
Teddy bears along with a jelly wrist band for families of deployed soldiers. For this program we are currently looking for supporters to help with the cost of the jelly wristbands and teddy bears. My goal is to have every family with a soldier deployed have one.

Please contact us if you have any ideas or a connection to a jelly wristband manufacturer that might help us with the cost and or production of this item.


Below are links to my most current donation efforts. Please take the time to help others in need
through this website or in your own community. “If you put your mind to it, anything can happen.”
—Ashlee Kephart


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