President's Message
Hope Foundation continues to strive despite many challenges but your continued support remains the reason why we exist.
We relocated last year to ‘Warleigh’ Lovell’s Drive, Welches, St. Michael. The surroundings are uplifting and we have begun backyard gardening, (it is already bearing fruit), with the kind help of the group Victory Gardens. Support meetings have always been a key component of the Foundation and we are pleased that the facilities are very suitable and allow information to be a lot more visible and accessible.
Throughout this year there will be opportunities to train in areas such as volunteering and support facilitating. Also, we are trying to tell the story of Lupus in Barbados through the Lupus Diary. You can contribute by sharing your experience and what you absolutely should not miss is the annual Seminar for Newly Diagnosed Lupus Patients. One of our longstanding members Sheryll Griffith has recently chosen Hope to benefit from a donation that will be dedicated to Sickle Cell.
Of course, we have to raise funds to achieve these objectives and we have some innovative ways: Your Birthday Pledge; Walk for Lupus and the Voices for Lupus Concert. In all that we do we ensure to have fun. Come and be a part of it!!!!
Full details of the activities will be published soon and I hope that there is something there that will grab your interest. Let’s make 2020 the most exciting year in the life of Hope Foundation. With your help we can do it.
Looking forward to seeing and hearing from you.
It is with pleasure that I wish all success, health and many blessings for 2020.
Kind regards
Shelley
President