Gifts from the Heart

How it Works

Select a gift amount and program to support
Personalize a card by including a special message and choosing the header/occasion
Receive a free PDF of the card, and, if you’d like, have a physical card sent in the mail to the recipient of your choice

Funds will be directed to program leaders to determine where they are needed most, but below are examples of cards and what your donation could support.

Greatest Need

Each year the Mission in San Lucas Tolimán delivers life-changing services to over 25,000 people. From housing to fuel-efficient stoves and classes at the Women’s Center to education for 650 elementary students, and from affordable healthcare offered at the clinic to the health promoter teams in the communities, the Mission touches lives each and every day. By designating your gift to “the greatest need” you give the Mission maximum flexibility in responding to the people of the community.

Charity with Dignity

$1,000 – Completely furnish a house with furniture for a family of eight

$500 – One-month stipend for 30 elderly people

$250 – One bunk bed and five stools

$100 – Three small tables and stools for a family of eight

$50 – Five bags of food/essential supplies

Coffee

$1,000 – Two month’s salary for a Café Juan Ana staff member

$500 – Buys 1500 pounds of ripe coffee

$100 – Cost of propane for one month of coffee roasting

$50 – Buys 150 pounds of ripe coffee

Construction

$12,000 – Block house construction

$3,500 – Hybrid house construction

$1,700 – Wood house construction

$1,000 – 50% of tool budget

$500 – Creates safe access to a house (e.g. retaining wall or steps)

$250 – Fuel-efficient stove for one family

Education

$1,000 – Two classrooms full of desks (62 desks) or 15 guitars for music class

$500 – Computer for the computer lab

$250 – School scholarship for a child to attend school for one year

$100 – Textbooks for four students for one year

$50 – Curriculum and supplies

Healthcare

$1,000 – One month’s salary for a doctor

$500 – One week of laboratory supplies

$100 – Cost to treat someone in the Diabetes Program for one year

$50 – Cost of nutritional supplement for one family for one year

Women’s Center

$1,000 – Two month’s salary for an employee

$500 – Transportation for five weeks to bring women to classes

$250 – Three months of weaving workshops

$100 – Three months of internet service

$50 – Cost of thread for ten women in weaving class

Contact

Friends of San Lucas Office

Address
3459 Washington Drive, Suite 207
Eagan, MN 55122

Phone
651-508-1848

E-Mail
Shelby Schmidt
Director of Development

Tax ID Number
46-1321032