See A Life…Impact A Life Dinner Event
There are more than 8,000 children in foster care in Tennessee. In our state, like many others, children entering foster care are given a black garbage bag to gather their belongings. Through its Helping Hands Ministry, Tennessee Action Council (TAC) donors address this issue by providing large new duffle bags to children entering foster care. Since beginning this ministry, a little more than five years ago, Helping Hands has donated more than 3,000 bags to DCS in Williamson and six surrounding counties. TAC leaders are pleased to announce that the ministry is now expanding to cover the entire state of Tennessee!
The mission of Helping Hands Division is simple – to provide dignity and respect for foster children during a most vulnerable time, when they move into foster care, by replacing garbage bags with beautiful new duffle bags that signify value and worth. TAC’s fundraising goal is straightforward: Each bag costs a little over $10, and five thousand bags are needed in Tennessee for 2022-23. So, the goal is to raise $50,000.
Funding for Helping Hands comes from tax-deductible donations from generous people like you. Tennessee Action Council has no paid staff—all work is accomplished through volunteers, allowing 100% of the funds to be applied directly to the mission.
To support expansion of the Helping Hands ministry, you are invited to the inaugural dinner event:
“See A Life, Impact A Life” at the Old Natchez Country Club on Thursday, September 29th, from 6PM to 9PM with Dr. Ming Wang as the keynote speaker.
Dr. Wang, a Harvard and MIT graduate (MD, magna cum laude), is one of the few laser eye surgeons in the world today who holds a doctorate degree in laser physics. He is co- founder of the non-profit Common Ground Network. The film “Sight” is based on Dr. Wang’s autobiography “From Darkness to Sight,” co-starring Greg Kinnear. As a teenager, Ming fought valiantly to escape China’s Cultural Revolution – during which millions of innocent youth were deported to remote areas to face a life sentence of hard labor and poverty. He came to America with only $50 and earned two doctorate degrees, one in laser physics and one in medicine, and graduated with the highest honors from Harvard Medical School and MIT. Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration has helped patients from over 40 states in the U.S. and 55 countries, with all sight restoration surgeries performed free-of-charge. Dr. Wang was named the Kiwanis Nashvillian of the Year for his lifelong dedication to help blind orphaned children from around the world, and he understands the importance of work, such as that of Helping Hands, aimed at providing dignity for children.
On-line registration for this opportunity to help some of the most vulnerable members of our community is available at www.projectlife4tn.org/2022-Dinner-Event/