Women and young women aged 12-18 years gathered from three LDS wards in the Menlo Park Stake, Palo Alto 1st, Palo Alto 2nd, and Stanford 2nd, for a joint Relief Society Service Project.  Close to 200 women came from 9am-12pm to work on their choice of 8 different service projects.

One of the projects was making t-shirt dresses for Foyer de Sion.  All of the t-shirts and most of the fabric were donated by members of the three wards.  In that short time, we were able to complete a total of 80 dresses for the orphanage.  Many of the women commented how wonderful it felt to work together to complete such a worthwhile project.

Thank you ladies for such a wonderful gift your talents and time that will truly benefit the girls of Foyer de Sion.

Groups of students from across South Dakota came together to help the children of Foyer De Sion.  These students are members of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).  They did many different types of projects; from penny wars to “Hoops for Haiti”.  These students raised over $7000.

The money was used to purchase 4 large wall tents that will be set up for the children.  South Dakota FCCLA members joined together to make this happen with the help of a local adoption agency All About U Adoptions, inc.

We appreciate your efforts!

If you have a group that would like to get involved in something similar please reach out to Judie Sedrick at donations@foyerdesion.org or visit our “Getting Involved” page for ideas to get you started http://www.foyerdesion.org/donations-GiftsOfHope.php

You will be inspired by this incredible story.

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On March 22 the Rollerdome in Nampa, we will be hosting a fund raiser from 6 to 8 pm to help Foyer de Sion. All you have to do is pay 5 dollars at the door, bring your skates, or rent them and help the Rollerdome raise some money! Invite everyone you know to join us for a great evening of fun.

There will also be a silent auction. If you have items you’d like to donate please call Alyssa Walker at 887-5406. Special Thanks to the Rollerdome for sponsoring this event. We hope you’ll join the fun.

We’ve been making some major progress on the construction of the new orphanage. We thought we’d share some pics of the digging of the septic tank and general construction.

Back breaking work. We’re so grateful for all the local workers that are doing such a great job.

We still have a long way to go. But look how far we are progressing

Through a great effort of the Foyer de Sion team, Sage Middle School, Hands of Hope, World Concern donations of many of you and MAF we’ve been able to deliver via Air Freight some food supplies to the orphanage. It’s important to note that while Haiti has lost attention in the media. But the need is still great for the people of Haiti. Please stay involved and continue to help us in our efforts to keep supplies going to Haiti. http://www.foyerdesion.org/donations-GiftsOfHope.php