We’ve had THREE TONS of children’s vitamins donated to Just Like My Child Foundation. That’s nearly ONE MILLION nutrition packed capsules and almost 4000 BOTTLES of vitamins. Amazing!

The children of the 600,000-person Ugandan community we serve are ready and waiting for this huge investment in their brain, health, and physical development.

But there’s a catch: The least expensive way we can ship these vitamins to Uganda will cost $15,000. All of our other shipping estimates were for TWICE that amount of money, so we’re certain we’re getting a very fair rate.

It’s hard to overstate how desperately children in Uganda need additional nutrients. In a recent article in the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof writes:

…malnutrition last year may have caused an additional 44 million children to suffer permanent physical or mental impairment.

Yet one of the great Western misconceptions is that severe malnutrition is simply about not getting enough to eat. Often it’s about not getting the right micronutrients — iron, zinc, vitamin A, iodine — and one of the most cost-effective ways outsiders can combat poverty is to fight this “hidden hunger.”

…malnutrition is implicated in one-third to one-half of all child deaths each year; the immediate cause may be diarrhea, but lurking behind it is a deficiency of zinc. view the full article here: http://tinyurl.com/oxv8gl

If you’re looking for a way to make a direct, tangible difference in the life of a child, you can do it right now, IMMEDIATELY. Just by opening your heart, you’ll change the destiny and direction of YOUR life.

If we all pull together, we can do it. We need your help right now. It’s an urgent situation. We need to ship the vitamins from San Diego to Uganda by July and prior to the expiration date on the vitamins.

Even if this economic recession has affected you, please know that the smallest amount will make a huge difference. Please pledge $25, $50, $100. Whatever you can do will make a huge difference and we’ll post our progress ever few days at www.JustLikeMyChild.org.

Sometimes I think that my small gift won’t make a difference. Now I’ve learned FIRST HAND that it’s just not true. YOUR GIFT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND THE LIFE OF A CHILD IMMEDIATELY.  Your gift, no matter how modest, can make that difference. Before you move onto the next email or close this window, PLEASE take the step that will change everything!

Thank you for everything you have done to support the Just Like My Child  Foundation.

With warmest wishes,

Vivian Glyck

Founder and Executive Director
Just Like My Child Foundation

P.S. Make a 100% tax-deductible Donation NOW and bring desperately needed nutrition supplements to our children today.

P.P.S. If you would like to donate shipping services, have great shipping contacts, or would like to make a larger gift, please send us a note and I’ll make sure we get in touch with you right away.