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If you have time to offer, we'll take it! Corazon a Corazon welcomes volunteers of all ages, genders, and backgrounds willing to support a good cause. Opportunities abound both here in Dalton, Georgia and in Honduras... or wherever else Corazon a Corazon volunteers are called to go!

Because we collect donations (clothing, shoes, glasses, wheelchairs, tools, non-perishable foods... and the list goes on) year round, there is ALWAYS work to do in our warehouse. There are plenty of items to be sorted and boxed at any given time.

Are you good at public speaking? We'll train you to go out in the community and lecture at churches, civic clubs and organizations, or in classrooms.  After you are trained, we'll set up the engagement; all you have to do is shine!

Perhaps you've always dreamt of adventure on the high sea and in lands far away? We ship several containers of relief items annually. Corazon a Corazon volunteers travel to Honduras (or where ever) to deliver these supplies in person and offer man power where needed.

Can you work on bicycles? We have plenty of bikes in need of repair.

Do your talents lie in fundraising? Do you have medical experience? Are you a seasoned volunteer or a first timer itching to make a difference?

Whatever the case, we need you! Call 706-218-5194 to find out how you can help us help others.

Greg Harris, an original member of GRUPO CORAZON (Hurricane Mitch, 1998), and wife Andrea welcome the arrival of their new son - Isaac Ashton Harris this month. The baby is the couple's first child. Congratulations Greg and Andrea!

CAN THIS SEASON BE DIFFERENT?  

The life of a lobsterman used to be a good one. Most lobsters were trapped close to shore and injuries were few. But with no regulations in place, overfishing has become rampant and the reefs are wiped clean. Now the lobster search has shifted to deeper water, and lobster boat captains push inexperienced, ill-equiped divers to probe greater depths and risk their lives for bigger catches. The results are gruesome.

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Caring Hearts THRIFT STORE is now open from 10 a.m. 'til 5 p.m. on FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS. Clothing for men, women, and children; toys, home decorative items, a wide variety of CDs, DVDs, VHS, shoes, tons of jeans, baby items, and lots more can be found at low prices at 106 Airport Road - in the MedNow, Inc. complex, Dalton, Georgia - across from Walnut Square Mall.

All proceeds support Corazon a Corazon activities.

Visit Kathy Jaco, Jamie Coulter or any of the other Arm of God Pantry ladies there - and pick up free ministry CDs.

If anyone has any of the following items to donate (tax deductible!) please call Connie Scott at 706-218-5194. The items are needed for ongoing efforts in Honduras.

1. Tools.

2. Gardening Tools. 

3. Lawn mowers.

4. 671 diesel engine.

5. Diesel generator. 

6. floor type (chest down) freezers. 

7. service of a person willing to check out a ski boat  (donation of time).

8. bicycle repair service (donation of time).

9. non-perishable food. 

10. bicycles. 

11. sporting equipment. 

12. eye glasses. 

13. wheelchairs. 

14. walkers. 

15. walking canes.

NEW LIST ADDITIONS:  

16. three large chainsaws. 

17. a few small manual winches.

18. log chains.

Corazon a Corazon packed a Dole container full of relief supplies from the MedNow, Inc. warehouse today. Among the contents are hospital supplies for the flood stricken Bayan Hospital of Palacios, Honduras. Hospital beds, x-ray machines and various other items are now in route. 

Also on the truck are 30 special-made wheelchairs for paralyzed lobster divers living in the Moskito Coast. The wheelchairs, products of 'The PET Project' are sturdy - in order to provide services for the rider for many years; simple - to be easily maintained in outdoor conditions; and are constucted at a cost of $250 each. The hand-cranked, or lever powered, model has proven successful in most field conditions. The tires are non-puncture, perfect for outdoor mobility. PET stands for 'Personal Energy Transportation.' To learn more about 'The Pet Project' visit www.giftofmobility.org.

Heart felt thanks are extended to everyone who helped make this shipment a reality. They are Buddy Hitt of Lift Truck Specalties, Blake Bagley of Dye Systems Inc., Rick Eaton, PET of Tampa, Florida, and The Arm of God Pantry. Complete list to come.

This summer Corazon a Corazon will conduct a case study of injured lobster divers populating the Honduran Moskito Coast. The Georgia-based humanitarian organization is currently looking for volunteers interested in traveling to Honduras to participate.

For centuries the Moskito Indians of Honduras and Nicaragua have relied on the sea to survive. Historically they have harvested lobster for their own consumption. Now, functioning as foot soliders in the $40 million lobster export industry, the Moskito Indians are too often being killed or disabled in the race to place cheap lobster tails on U.S. and Canadian tables.

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Hace unas semanas, la organizacion local sin fines de lucro Corazon a Corazona saco a relucir su mision de rescate a la region de Puerto Castilla en Honduras. La mision ayudara al unico hospital en servicio para la poblacion de La Mosquitia, que fue inundado a cuatro pies de altura (1.3 metros), arruinado completamente todo el equip medico que hace posible la operacion del hospital.

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