HEART OF GOLD FOR NEPAL

The members of the Pennsylvania Chapter of WFWP aspire to be involved in national and international concerns through extending help and donations. Thus, a neighborhood health fair was organized as a show of compassion and solidarity for the lives lost in the recent earthquake in Nepal. Despite the rainy weather, WFWP rallied enthusiastically to host the program on May 26 in the newly inaugurated WFWP office in Aldan, Pennsylvania.

The guest speaker was Mrs. Bonnee B. Bentum, a wife, mother, English teacher, and global education resource consultant. She is the founder, owner, and organizer of A Matter of Xpression, AMX, which, according to their website "is an international communication and educational organization promoting equitable access and resources, most notably for girls, but also for schoolchildren who most need our services. The AMX Team helps people take educational ideas from paper to action in parts of the US, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania."

Her speech brought both inspiration and edification to the attendees as she affirmed that women of this age can contribute to transforming the world through unity and cooperation as leaders, and make a prominent and promising future of peace for generations to come.

As Dr. Hak Ja Han, founder of WFWP has said, the key to that transformation is not politics, money, or religion. It is the logic of love that can unlock historic trauma of the past and bring lasting peace.

Whenever a disaster on the scale seen in Nepal occurs, WFWP Pennsylvania responds by holding programs to raise awareness as well as money for those afflicted by the disaster. In the spirit of community awareness and action, everyone enjoyed lively BINGO games, with the proceeds going to those in deep need in faraway Nepal. Participants revealed responsive hearts of gold, and brought encouragement to the community by opening their hearts and showing loving support.

WFWP on parade