Got empty bottles and cans? Turn them in for a good cause!
Sweethearts For a Cause will be conducting a month-long bottle drive this January. One hundred percent (100%) of funds collected from the drive will be donated to local organizations in the Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire), West Africa; working to rebuild the country after its civil war.
Email us at Sweetheartsforacause@gmail.com to schedule a pick-up and help us reach our $1,000 goal!
Stay tuned for information about our next fundraiser: a bottle drive in early 2012…
Sweethearts For a Cause Elephant T-shirts are still available!
They come in size Small, Medium and Large in White or Black. Please email us at sweetheartsforacause@gmail.com if you would like to purchase one.
As of August 26, 2011, Sweethearts For a Cause, Inc. is an official not-for-profit corporation… Now, our real work begins!
Sweethearts For a Cause attended the Interfaith Prayer Service for the Ivory Coast on June 26th, organized by Mr Innocent Ake.
The event, sponsored by The Commission on Peace & Justice of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, The African Jubilee Association and the Ivorian community of Albany, took place at the College of Saint Rose Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary.
Ivorians and friends of the Ivory Coast all gathered for the good cause. Muslims, Catholics, Jews and Baptists each took turns saying a prayer as a symbol of peace and unity, followed by a brief description of the situation in the Ivory Coast.
The prayer was then followed by a very moving testimony shared by a lady from Cameroon who lived in the Ivory Coast and who still has family there. She first described the Ivory Coast she knew: how beautiful it was, then talked about what her family went through during the war.
A man from the Ivory Coast also made an evaluation of the atmosphere there to let us know how much help was needed.
The service ended with two young men from the Ivory Coast who performed a couple of religious songs and a closing speech by Mr. Ake.
