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Moving Forward on Your Own Charitable Gift Fund

I established the Moving Forward On Your Own charitable gift fund in 2011 to benefit widows and their families. Proceeds from the sale of my financial guidebook for widows go to this fund to bless women who are surviving spouses and their children.

 

At this time all profits from the book are added to the gift fund. As a widow myself, this is a highly gratifying way to "invest" money in ways that help my widowed sisters.

The first grant from my Moving Forward on Your Own Fund will purchase three treadle sewing machines for widows in Africa. They will learn to use these machines to sew for themselves and their children. Plus, they will make items to sell, to support their families. Miriam Neff, the founder of Widow Connection (www.widowconnection.com) is shown in this picture above. Someday I hope to accompany Miriam on one of her trips.

A second grant will provide a partial scholarship for a new widow to attend Camp Widow (www.campwidow.com) in 2012.

A third grant was made to give partial scholarships for widows enrolled at Trinity Lutheran Seminary (www.tlsohio.edu) in Columbus, OH. These seminary students are preparing for ministry work, and some plan to specialize in helping other women in the communities they serve.