End of year festivities

In Luján Christmas parties for all the families who are part of HPHA were held before Christmas. A bring and share dinner was organized in the Catholic Parish of Santa Elena in Luján and an inflatable castle and table football in the church garden entertained kids, while parents talked together. The venue was decorated with balloons, colored posters and pictures of the year's activities. The institutional video and a presentation by the local office brought tears to the eyes of those present as they remembered important moments of 2008. Finally, as everyone enjoyed the home-made food, families wrote down their hopes for the coming year.

In Santa Fe, families from Recreo and Santa Fe, staff and volunteers from the National Office, members of the municipal government of Recreo and Santa Fe, the police band and the priest Scatizza, who gave the blessing to the homes, were present at the dedication of 19 homes. The dedication took place before a Christmas celebration with the traditional Argentine Christmas Cake (Pan Dulce). The children of the “Little Bricks” project performed a Nativity scene. Finally, the gift of a Bible was given to each home owner.

All these events, in both Lujan and Santa Fe, were organized and coordinated by the families from different HPHA projects, with the support of HPHA staff. Families from the newest families joined those who have now been living in their new or improved homes for several years.