Monthly Newsletter

November 2009

Thoughts for Autumn

A message from Lowell Sheppard
 
Dear Friend,
 
I trust you are enjoying this beautiful time of year. The colors are changing and it is a time to enjoy beauty. I was reminded recently of the role of beauty in life. I met a woman who said that since she received her HOPE well and was able leave extreme poverty behind, she is now able to not only plant vegetables to eat and sell but also to enjoy the flowers in her garden. Five years ago she lived in despair, today her life is full of joy and promise made possible by people like you who care.
 
October was a busy month for HOPE in Chubu and Kansai with many successful events and gatherings. November will be busy for HOPE in Kanto. You find news of these events and upcoming events by following the links below. Please also check out the Gift Catalogue for your holiday shopping. You can give a gift in someone else's name knowing that your gift has changed a life.
 
Also, we are really pleased to launch our auction site this month with the theme of Snow. Burton has donated some great snowboarding gear for men and women and you will see various winter holidays that can be won including adventures at the popular Northstar in Norikura and Evergreen in Hakuba.
Check it out at www.hope-auction.com
 
Thanks for caring about the poor and doing something about it.
 
Lowell
 

News & Upcoming Events:

HOPE Night in Tokyo

Thurs., Nov. 12th – Cows for Cows! #1! at the popular Pink Cow in Tokyo.

Sponsor a Cow: the gift that keeps on giving.
Join us for a night of music, entertainment and frolicking fun and help buy a cow ta boot!
All in one night! All at one place! The Pink Cow!

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November is Snow Month

Check out www.hope-auction.com for incredible deals on cool stuff, like pension get-aways in the Japanese Alps and other Adventure Packs!

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HOPE Opera, Swissotel Nankai

Dec 4th, 2009 
For those of you who love Opera, and who enjoy great food and wine, this is a premium event not to be missed!

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Team Relay 24 hour Fitness Challenge at the Hilton Dec 5-6

Put together a team of 2-8 people and help 5 families get clean water for life.
 

Yokohama Dinner

Please note that this event has been rescheduled.
 
We are very pleased to announce Co-Chairs of the Yokohama Dinner Cruise are Patricia Bader Johnston of Silverbirch Associates and Rob England of Wall Street Associates.
 
If you are interested in sponsoring a table or attending as a guest of HOPE, please contact Patricia or Rob at yokohama@hope.or.jp or phone 052 204 0530.
 
 

HOPE Night in Nagoya

"PEACE is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."
- Baruch Spinoza
 
Join us for the next HOPE Night on November 3rd.
 
  

HOPE @ Nanzan

Since August 2009, 16 students from Nanzan Kokusai High School have signed up for a student group membership, calling themselves HOPE@Nanzan.
 
 

HOPE First Charity Golf Tournament

The first Golf Tournament organized by HOPE International on 21st October in Kansai (Osaka) and in Chubu (Nagoya) was a great success!
 

Gift Catalogue

Start your Chrismas Shopping early ... check out the great gifts in the HOPE Gift Catalogue