Upcoming Events	Help us help the children of Africa!
Join us at the next Santa Cruz Cares meeting on Monday, August 2, 2010, 7 p.m. at Twin Lakes Church in Room 703.	Did you know? Southern Africa is one of the regions hardest hit by disease and poverty. In the areas where the orphan centers have been built, unemployment rate is 65% and the HIV infection rate is as high as 30%. The majority of those dying from AIDS are between the ages of 15-49, orphaning millions of children. In the next five years there will be 2 million orphans in South Africa alone. South African law discourages resident orphanages and/or adopting their children out of the country. Orphan centers are desperately needed.
Past Events
On May 8, 2010, Santa Cruz Cares Joined The Human Race! We netted $3,363.59 from this event! Click here to view photos and information on this event!

Santa Cruz DOES Care!

Purpose Statement: Santa Cruz Cares' focus is to raise funds for the building, and operational and material support of Orphan Day Care Centers in Southern Africa. So far we have paid for the construction and support of the Tsakelani Orphan Day Care Center in Soshanguve. We find monthly sponsors for each child the center serves. We have also committed to find sponsors for the children at ICB (Icisub ilo Ca Bana, which means "Hope for the Children") Center in Mansa, Zambia.

 

Big News! The acquisition of a new Van!

This isn’t “the one”, but it is like the one that the AFnet staff is positioning to purchase with the $51,685.20 vehicle fund that Santa Cruz Cares has helped AFnet to save up over the last 3 years. Finally there is enough money in the bank to make the purchase, as soon as the exchange rate of American dollars to the South African rand tips in our favor. Johan Combrinck, founder and president of AFnet/ AFnetAid is carefully monitoring the money exchange and is working with a dealer in South Africa to “close the deal.” Amazingly, this money will purchase the basic vehicle, and not the other needed components like a trailer for transporting luggage and/or goods, but will certainly purchase a good and reliable vehicle – and we are thrilled to see the completion of this fund raising drive coming to a close. Next steps and next goals – will be developed over the next few months as Dr. Combrinck and his wife, Christa, spend time with us this fall – including the annual Golf Marathon on November 5. Other activities will be planned for their visit – please stay tuned.