Casa de Esperanza
   P. O. Box 66581
   Houston, TX  77266-6581
   (713) 529-0639

Fall/Winter 2004 Newsletter

Please Join the Fun at the
Casa de Esperanza Birthday Party
In Celebration of Our 22^nd Year of
Caring for Children
Sunday, November 7, 2004 ~ 2 – 5 pm
 

Sisters of the Presentation of Mary Provide
Care for the Caregivers
In 1995, a small group of the Sisters left their Mother House in Manchester,
New Hampshire, and moved to Houston to establish their own ministry
to support the Casa caregivers.
 

Students from Eight Schools Come Together to Form
Casa  Teen Board
The Teen Board provides a connection for teens from the community to plan
activities for the children of Casa and to assist in various
volunteer capacities to support Casa.
 

The Power of Kids
Get Children Involved Early in Charitable Giving
There is very little in the world that is more grown-up than putting another person's needs first
 

Casa Loses a Mainstay as Mary McDonnell Retires
 

Monthly Casa Staff Brunch
More than any structured program possibly could, the monthly brunch provides
 the setting where the values and traditions of the Casa community are shared and reinforced.
 

Hoglund Foundation Funds Higher Education
for Casa Graduates
The children who have been adopted through Casa, have grown up and graduated
 from high school are eligible for financial help through the Hoglund Foundation.
 

One Teen Finds His Own Way to Help Children With AIDS
Rich Shook, a 10th grader in Pittsburgh and nephew of long-term Casa staff
member Sister Peg Markey, raises money for Casa.

 

Casa Night at Ten Thousand Villages
“Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income to Third World people by marketing
their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America.”

Tuesday, November 30 is Casa night at Ten Thousand Villages in their new store
 at 2424 1/2 Rice Boulevard. That evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Casa will receive
15% of all sales. This will be a great opportunity to do holiday shopping
and help Casa at the same time.

The Casa Pantry is Suffering from
a scarcity, dearth, deficiency, shortage, paucity,
insufficiency, lack, absence, want and need of

diapers
formula
non-perishable food
 and household items

If you can help please call the Casa office at 713.529.0639

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