Amity/Altrusa Projects at the Gao'an Orphanage Include:

Schooling for six children ranging from kindergarten to middle high school.

A child with congenital heart disease will soon have open heart surgery.

Medical exams for children with other physical handicaps.

Fifteen new cribs, five new children’s beds and new quilts for 20 children.

A heater/air conditioner unit for the babies’ room. 

A clothes washer and dryer.

You can mail your tax deductible donation to help the Gao'an orphanage to:

           Altrusa Foundation
           Attention: Peggy Gurrad
           P.O. Box 1354
           Longview, WA  98632

Just include a note that the donation is to be used "wherever most needed" at Gao'an.  For more detailed information visit http://http://www.altrusa.ws

Or send your online donation through Network for Good:

NetworkForGood.org is a major non-profit organization that provides a safe, secure and private method of making a donation.  100% of your donation will be passed through to us.  You can use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover card to make a donation.

Using Network for Good is easy. Just visit the above mentioned web site.  In the upper left corner of their home page you'll find a Quick Search facility for making a donation to a particular organization. 

In the Enter Keywords text box type "Altrusa".

In the State text box type "Washington".

Click on Search.

You'll see a list of several Altrusa chapters in Washington.

IMPORTANT:  Choose "Altrusa International Foundation, Inc. Longview, Washington".

Choose Click Here to Donate Now and follow the online instructions.

Please e-mail me at peggy@gurrad.com if you have any questions.