2012 winter sower

8/3/2019 2012 Winter Sower

1/8

winter 2012

Features

Investing in the Dreams of the Poor

Most Successful Gala Yet!

Plant With Purpose Saved My Life

Departments

Directors Corner

Breaking News

Gifts With a Purpose

2

4

7

3

5

6

in this issue

Formerly known as Floresta Usa


2/8

ForMerLY kNoWN aS FLoreSta uSa2

Sometimes I wished that my

children ailed their fnal school

exams because I was unable to

pay or their school ees.~Elikao Lyamuya

eli is m ig m vil-

lg Msii in tnzni. Li ny m,

eli my v nc wisd dcin,

l, nd pspiy cildn, b

dspin dsyd dms.

S wisd il n cildn n b-

cs s didn lv m, b bcs

pying scl s wld mn

mily wldn v ng . Wn

cd cs bwn ding nd d-

cing cildn, is n wnd s s-

cly wisd yd n scl.

Pln Wi Pps xiss vs im-

pc bjc pvy nd indl nd

invs in dms pns li eli

nd wld.

Mn nd wmn vcming pvy,

pviding i milis, nd ning i

dms in liy in nmb din

wys. on wy is g min

villg svings nd ln gps.

In tnzni, cmmniy mmbs jin-

ing villg svings gps nd gining c-

css n nly cdi nd fnncil in-

ing, b ls n ni spp sysm.

ab ys g, wi lil cnfdnc

in sl nd n p milys -

, eli jind villg svings nd

ln gp.

Wi ccing m Pln Wi Pps

ins, gp ms wly pl

i svings, ln smll bsinss sills,

nd m lns. eli is nw bl sp-

p ig cildns dcin nd bsic

nds, aND mily is ing bl-

ncd mls dy!! a sl vn g

n elis wilds dms.

as w invs in livs p, w s

n nly cng in incm nd ppni-

is milis, b ls nsmin

s nd livs s individls bgin

dm gin.

rcnly in oxc, Mxic, wv wi-

nssd is incdibl nsmin in n n

lily plc: wi gp yng ppl m

smll villg Lm Cimdi. ts 11

yng ngs cmpis fs-v y

svings nd ln gp. In i fs sving cy

cl, y svd l $300!

ty v bn s ncgd by i sccss

y v cid vn m yng p

pl, nd y js bgn scnd cycl wi 21

cildn, nly dbl fs cycl. W cn

wi i sccsss s y

cnin dm nd xpnd i visin.

Y cn lp dwing ms nd cildn

li eli nd y m Lm Cimdi

s y llw i dms nd giv i mi

lis gi l, ppinss, nd p

big . tg w cn mpw cm

mniis bgin dm gin, nd invs in

s dms by pviding ls, ining

nd mns n i dms in liy.

Y cn invs in dms p.

For just $1 a day, you can Sponsor a Village and giv

farmers the tools they need to feed their families

raise their incomes, restore health to thei r commun

ties, and accomplish their dreams. Visit our websi

www.plantwithpurpose.org to learn more.

InvestIng In theDreams oF the poorBy Aly lewis, Grant Writer


3/8

WWW.PLaNtWIthPurPoSe.orG

In ocb Plning

hp Gl, w nnncd

w d cnly pln-

d 7 millin .

I is signiicn mil-

sn, nd ws jsifbly

cgnizd wi ppls. I sill mmb

vy clly nmb ys g, wn

wll-nwn sp, w ws ing

yn n vns, sd m w

mny s w d plnd s in is-

y. I ms b millins nd millins!

sid, nsisiclly. I ld im nmb

ws 600,000. Nicbly dd, mm-

bld, Wll s sill l s, I gss. I

ws wi sm siscin I nicd

is y ln, w plnd nly wic

nmb.

hwv, wnv I mnin nmbs

s plnd, I cn cn n lil ps-

bc m pgm nd cnicl s.

ts w spnsibl vling

pgms qic pin plning

s is n civiy, n n cm. In

wds, plning s is n lim gl

nd cning s ds n ll y w

w ming pgss wds s gls.

I mig b lpl in dinc

is wy: i y gl is ls wig, x-

cising mig b n impn civiy

cld ld lsing wig, b js cn-

ing nmb ims y xcisd wld

giv y n indicin s w y

w clly lsing wig.

I is sill impn ms civiis, nd

i is wndl s w mc lvl

civiy s gwn, ns pnsip

s mny gns dns nd silld fld

s. B i wld b mis slly m-

s civiis.

In cs, msing cng in s

cv wld giv mc b indicin

pgss wds gls, b i is mc d-

ms. Wi sm nw c-

nlgy vilbl, i is ging si, b i

is msmn w d lss -

n. Nnlss, s cv is incsing.

eli is y I wld g plsn

sd yng ss d bn plnd

in ls svn ys in Mxic, nd sw li

ning lnd.

o mmbs m qic -

scott sabin

excutiv Dirctor

DIrectors cornerBy sCOTT sABiN, Executive Director

mind m vn sin is n n

nd in isl, nd vy plnd p-

sns s mc m is n cpd in

sisic. I is smll p sming

lisic - n dzn cs in n-

ing li nd l b ppl nd lnd.

ec psns nw cnmic pp-

niis, sin ilnss ms

nd wsds, livs nsmd, nd

ppniy s lv Jss in

b wd nd dd.

ec gv cd psns s-

is ppl li eli, gp

Mxicn ngs m Lm Cimdi,

b wm y will m lsw in

is diin t Sw. Wn I in 7

millin s i is s sis nd s mny

s cm mind.


4/8

4 ForMerLY kNoWN aS FLoreSta uSa4

2011 plantIng hope galamost successFul Yet!W xcid nnnc is ysPlning hp Gl ws ms sccss-

l y! tns vyns incdibl

gnsiy, Pln Wi Pps pgms

civd $380,236! tis xcds p-

vis cd $317,000 in 2009.

tn y vyn w ndd nd

sppd is ys Plning hp Gl,

inclding ddicd cmmi nd

vlns. W vwlmd wi

y spp nd ly ppci y

pnsip.

t nig ws flld wi lg, xci-

mn, nd gnsiy. on gs cm-

mnd, I ws pc vning flld

wi Ld nd clbin ll

Pln Wi Pps s bcm. Cis

ws clly b. t vning

icd Pdis Pin rs wi

n xciing siln cin, llwd by dlicis dinn, liv cin, inspiing

sps, nv-b-sn vid ig-

liging xpnding Villg Svings

nd Ln pgm, nd Fnd Nd

cin. t nig cncldd wi cl-

by pmnc by lcl hiin

bnd, Lng Di.

all pcds m gl will g -

wd mpwing snds ppl

s nd nsm i livs nd lnd.

as sl is incdibly sccssl

vning, Pln Wi Pps will:

- Launch 20 new village savings and loan

groups, enabling poor amilies to start

businesses and send their children to

school.

- Provide 200 amilies with water purifca-

tion systems in the Dominican Republic

and Haiti to treat water contaminated bybacteria and other water-borne disease

carriers.

- Plant 14,060 trees to reorest and revive

the land and create opportunities or the

rural poor.

- Build 833 uel-efcient stoves to improve

the health o amilies and reduce deor-

estation.

- And much more!

tn y gin vyn w md

Plning hp Gl sc wndl

sccss, nd y pnsip in ns-ming livs l p.

Pleae save the Date f next yea

Planting Hpe Gala, which will be at

Paadie Pint ret n satuday,

octbe 13th, 2012.


5/8


the amazIng envIronmental

meDIa awarDsLigs, cm, cin! on Sdy, oc-

b 15, Pln Wi Pps sppd

in splig envinmnl

Mdi awds (eMa) Wn Bs

Sdis in Bbn. Pln Wi Pps

s mmbs id vid ssc

syndm s y mingld wi clbs

sc s Nicl rici, amy Sm, D-

yl hnn, Micll kwn, olivi Wild,

Mdlin Sw, Py rvs, ed Bg-

ly J., nd Fncs Fis. (Jsin timb-

l ws n, b y didn g

m im, dn!)

tis ws n incdibl ppniy g

wd b Pln Wi Ppss

vil w sing nvinmnnd livs l p. W w

blssd b p is vn ns

mzing cp pn, kl-

lgg Gdn Pdcs, w is cnsidd

eMas g cmpny gdning in-

min nd is ls i pn in d-

cing cildn b gdning.

kllgg gcisly llwd s sw-

cs Pln Wi Pps pmi

b. W w md nd dy nd

oxc pin ndl bss flld wi

edn Vlly ping sil, m sds,

nd iliz pcs 1,000 gss inndnc. Gdn nd Blm, pd-

c kllgg, is dning $1.00 p bg

sld Pln Wi Pps pln .

(t sil will b vilbl in ms ns-

is s Jny 1, 2012. Visi llggg-

dn.cm fnd m.)

Thank you so much to Kellogg or your in-

valuable partnership, and or allowing us to

be a part o this spectacular event!

IntroDuce plant wIth purpose to

Your sunDaY servIce

Pln Wi Ppss exciv Dic,

Sc Sbin, wld lv ppniy

sp y cc m llwsip.

W nw bing ppinmns ll nd win. Pssibl pics incld:

undsnding Cnncin Bwn

Pvy nd envinmn, Bibli-

cl Bsis Cin C, W ws

nd W Dsn Wn hlping P

(idl s-m missin ms), hw

N t B a h (w w y b

svi wld ldy s svi),

nd tnding edn: envinmnl Sw-

dsip Gds Ppl (n vviw

Scs b).

F m inmin nd b d,

pls cnc Dg S dg@

plnwipps.g cll fc

(800) 633-5319.

waYs to get InvolveD

Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter

civ pds n w.

Sbscib blg: plnwipps.

g/blg p p wi blg bzz.

Bcm n dvc. Visi plnwip-

ps.g/-cin nd fnd wys lp

s spd wd in y cmmniy.

Inn vln Pln Wi Pps.

Cnc [email protected].

vIsIt a vIllageevy y Pln Wi Pps spps

v ppniy vl cm-

mniis w w w s li-cnging

w fsnd. upcming ip ds s

llws:

Haiti:

February 5-11, 2012

Dominican republic:

april 26 - may 2, 2012

Pls cnc Dg S dg@

plnwipps.g cll (800) 633-5319

i y insd in piciping in vi-

sin ip.

help us senD extreme global

povertY Into the hIstorY booksending xm pvy is

g nding. B w

bliv i is pssibl. W

xcid nnnc

w v md p wi

Cmpssin Inninl, Wld rli, In-

ninl Jsic Missin (IJM), hp In-

ninl, nd wld-clss nn-p-

is m 58: n npcdnd llinc

glbl Cisins, ccs, nd i-

bsd pvy-fging gnizins w-

ing g nd xm, glbl pvy

by 2035. t c is iniiiv is bsd

Isi 58, p wic sys: and i

y spnd yslvs n bl n-

gy nd sisy nds ppssd,

n y lig will is in dnss, nd

y nig will bcm li nndy.

t ln m nd jin cs, visi

liv58.g nd jin p w g

s-wd nd pvy.

the sower Issue #91The Soweris pblisd qly

by Pln Wi Pps.

edi-In-Ci: aly Lwis

[email protected]

Please consider including Plant With

Purpose in your wills and bequests.

4903 Mn Blvd. S 1215

Sn Dig, Ca 92117

P: (800) 633-5319

Fx: (858) 274-3728

emil: [email protected]

www. plnwipps.g

breakIng

news


6/8

ForMerLY kNoWN aS FLoreSta uSa6

gIFts wIth a purposeDs czinss lidy spping lly g y g? a y ling gi

will bd jy li bbis? W i ws wy g ll y spping dn wi

nning nd li cicn wi is d c ?

Wll, l n ! Pln Wi Ppss nlin hlidy Villg M Gi Clg s

mngi lniv gis will l y cc y lidy spping lis wi

w ss lmbs il.

Y cn sp nimls, s, c-ims sc s svs, cisns, lins, mily g-

dns, miccdi lns, nd scs cmmniy Bibl sdy gps. Find pc

lniv gi y mily nd inds by visiing www.plnwipps.g/gis. o,

cc gi bx n nclsd mi nvlp nd cc wic ims y wld li

dn. tn g www.plnwipps.g dwnld ging cd y cn

pin nd snd s spcil ppl in y li.

t fnd pc psn y lvd ns (ys, vn blc sp in y mily),

cc Pln Wi Ppss gis www.plnwipps.g/gis. avid lidy

spping z nd giv lsingnd n--mnin-dblgi wi vn lving s!

Provide Animals: You can buy a brood o

10 chicks, a breeding pair o rabbits, goats

and sheep in honor o your loved ones th

Christmas.

Plant Trees:

$10

$25

$50

$100

Buy a Fuel-efcient Stove or $30Plant a Nutritious Family Garden or $50

goat treesstove

here are some examples oF

alternatIve gIFts anD theIr lIFe-

changIng beneFIts For rural

communItIes:

t nd 2011 is lms pn s! I y plnning n ming dnin nd

ving i cn wd y 2011 incm

x n, IrS Pblicin 526 ss

iming y dnin ms b s llws:

Check: The envelope in which the check is

mild ms b PoStMarkeD by n

Dcmb 31s.

Credit Card: Your card must be PRO-CeSSeD by n Dcmb 31s, vn i

y dn py y bill nil Jny.

Stock and Securities: When electronically

nsing ppcid sc sci-

is, d dnin is d Pln

Wi Pps reCeIVeS sc in

ccn. Pls llw ls 5 dys

m im y inii ns.

F m inmin n w dnsc nd/ bnfs dning

sc, pls l cll -

fcs mil kisn tc, Dic

Finnc & adminisin, isn@

plnwipps.g.

I y v ny qsins, pls cnc

fcs by i clling (800) 633-5319

miling [email protected]. ofc

s 9 .m.5 p.m. Pcifc tim.

Important tax DeDuctIon remInDer

Plant an orchard (10 trees)

Plant a hillside (25 trees)

Plant a grove (50 trees)

Plant a orest (100 trees)


7/8


M. Visnl Dlv is cmmniy gp ld

m C Lmp, hii. a fs ws spi-

cl b jining gp, b is nw d-

mn i ws bs dcisin s v

md. In c, vn sys Pln Wi P-

ps s svd is li ims, lilly.

t fs im ws ding icns

2008 wn civd spp m Pln

Wi Pps pln is ls vs, wic

p im nd is mily m sving in

mns llwd sms.

t scnd im Pln Wi Pps svd

is li ws q in 2010, wn

nc gin is mily ws in dsp nd

sds nd d, wic Pln Wi Pps

pvidd.

t id im ws js w mns g

wn Visnl cncd cl nd ws n-

bl div spil. Lcily, ws

bl cll rbcc, is Pln Wi Pps

pm, w cm is sc. By

im rbcc nd div ivd Visnls

s, ws ldy ncnscis. ty im lcl l cn, w s

sd im fs. rbcc bggd

m sbiliz im bcs spil ws

m n w s wy. a insising y

p im n n IV, gind cnscisnss

nd is nw ding vy wll.

Visnl nds iving gsy pl, nd

sys is cp yilds v dmiclly

incsd sinc bgn sing Pln Wi

Ppss innviv cniqs. his cn

incsd m 40 80 pnds, is bns

m 15 25 pnds, nd is s

gwing sdily.

Visnl is smn mny wys Pln

Wi Ppss innviv pgms nd

cing s mmbs nsmingndvn svinglivs.

Visi wbsi, www.plnwipps.

g, fll cd mi slip ln

w y cn Spns a Villg in hii

js $1 dy.

Plant With PurPosesaved My life three tiMes!

vIllage spotlIght:Caf loMPre, haitiBy Aly lewis, Grant Writer


8/8

Plant with Purpose

4903 Morn Blvd. Suit 1215Sn Digo, Ca 92117

Ph: (800) 633-5319

Fx: (858) 274-3728

emil: [email protected]

www.plntwithpurpos.org

NoN-Profit org

U.S. PoStage

Paid

Permit 751

SaN diego Ca

InvestIng In the Dreams oF the poor

plant wIth purpose saveD mY

lIFe-three tImes!read the inCredible story inside...

2011 plantIng hope gala most

successFul Yet!

2012 winter sower

Documents