Special Reports
Who is truly handicapped?     Working with disabled children for the first time... One young man's experience.
Summer Camp     A young volunteer shares his concerns, discoveries, and conclusions
LA Times
Feb 18 2001
    Do Western Countries have the wrong idea about Romanian children and orphans?

John’s Journal
Mar 2003   Romanian Business involvement needed in Orphan Crisis?
Feb 2003   Many Insurance Companies In Romania Insure that they get your money only!
Feb 2003   Dacia's
Mar 2001   Understanding the Romanian Cross-"An Educational Journey"

Newsletters
Mailed
Spring 2003     ·  Jog-a-thon May 10 to support Center for Education 7 Integration
·  Honoring Friends of SOH  ·  Putting Legs to a Dream
·  News from the field of SOH Romania
Jan 2003     ·  Trip to USA in Nov  ·  Help them to fill their cup!
·  2002 Financial Update  ·  Christmas in Romania
·  Center for Education & Intergration update
Winter 2002     ·  Trip to USA Sep 28 to Nov 12  ·  Costache Ionut
·  Buchetel Computer Program  ·  Internet Cafe fundraising project
·  Jucu: Orphanage visitation & poor families project
Spring 2002     ·  "To be or not to be a big brother" Visitation Program
·  Buchetel Computer Program  ·  Jucu Orphanage visitation
·  Life in Romania  ·  Updates on Alin & Marcel
Emailed
2003
Sep/Oct 2003     Monthly Campaign4Hope Gazette Sponsorship Appeal
·  Georgiana Tomos  ·  Costinel Lungu  ·  Robie Otvos
·  Alin Tosu  ·  Marcel Jucan  ·  Ambrus Family
·  SOH needs to purchase a small car for transport in the city
·  We are purchasing a cabin for summer camps & fundraising
July 2003     Monthly Campaign4Hope Gazette
·  Costinel Lungu and Aurel & Florine Grancea stay at SOH
·  Tragedy! Marin dies, Fane commits suicide
·  Redesigned Center for Education & Integration
July 2003
Versiunea
romānă
    Campanie Lunara Pentru Speranta
·  Costinel Lungu şi Aurel & Florine Grancea locuiesc la SOH
·  Tragedie! Marin moare, Fane se sinucide
·  Noul design al Centrului pentru Educare & Integrare
Mar 31 2003     Campaign4Hope Gazette - 2nd Edition
·  Boys' bios  ·  Foreign and Domestic Business Involvement
Feb 15 2003     Campaign4Hope Gazette - 1st Edition
·  We've moved!  ·  Center for Education & Integration is under way
2002
Aug 27 2002     ·  Transylvania Cup  ·  Summer Camps
·  Trip to Germany: Fundraising for the "Center for Education"
Jul 31 2002     ·  Brothers Grancia  ·  Camp Belish #1 & #2 on July 3 to 14
·  Fundraising trip to Germany  ·  Slideshow: July images
Jun 01 2002     ·  Buchasel Orphanage  ·  Jucu-Central de Placement
·  American Visitors  ·  Foundation Residents
Mar 17 2002     ·  Trip to Vilcea  ·  Jucu Children's Visit to the Foundation
·  Costache Ionu  ·  Dragomir Marian  ·  The Ambrus Family
Feb 07 2002     ·  Jucu Visitation  ·  After Graduation
·  Internet Cafe  ·  Marcel's Disability Pension  ·  Romanian Life
2001
Christmas 2001     ·  US Trip Sep 28 - Nov 12  ·  Buchetel-Computer Training
·  Jucu Visitation  ·  Christmas Parties
Sep 05 2001     ·  A busy month of Camps and Retreats  ·  Internet Cafe
·  Hospital Visitation  ·  Summer at the Foundation
July 22 2001     ·  We have a very unique household with some pretty awesome
   young people living here  ·  Open House: Samanta de Speranta
June 17 2001     ·  We have found a home to accommodate our disabled orphans
·  Special thanks to Monica, Shaun, Steven
May 25 2001     ·  We must search for another location
·  We have been asked to do a camp for the abandoned children
   of the Central de Minor facility
April 18 2001     ·  The beautiful Easter traditions of the Romanian people
March 18 2001     ·  SOH Chairman  ·  Music Inspires Souls Everywhere!
·  Jucu Orphanage  ·  Central de Minor  ·  Renting A Home?
·  Understanding the Romanian Cross-"An Educational Journey"
March 3 2001     ·  After paying two months in advance on our new residence
   we discover the previous tenants aren't leaving until June!
Feb 19 2001     ·  Still looking for a location for our Center for disable orphans
·  Has society abandoned the children or the parents?
Feb 5 2001     ·  Central de Minor  ·  Central Office & Activity Center
·  Jucu Orphanage  ·  Visit to Arad  ·  Abuse of street children!
2000
December 2000     ·  Christmas party: Jucu children   ·  Volunteer Christmas Party
·  Trip to USA, Spain and return to Romania
October 2000     ·  Parker, Colorado Springs Banquets
·  California Harvest Fest and Board Meeting
September 2000     ·  Jucu Orphanage  ·  Central De Minor  ·  Computer Center
·  Jucu Farm  ·  Orphan Youth In Cluj  ·  Summer Camp
August (2) 2000     ·  We have our Diesel Transporter Van!  ·  Central De Minor
·  Summer Camp for disabled children
August (1) 2000     ·  Senator Mary Landrieu  ·  Centrul De Minori (Street Chidren)
·  Jucu Orphanage  ·  Centrul De Calculatoare-(Computer Center)
·  Visit to Sr. Rose Marie Christy
July 2000     ·  Jucu-Scoala Camin  ·  Computer Center  ·  Dinner & Movie Night  ·  Summer Camp  ·  Diesel Van Search
June 2000     ·  Jucu Orphanage changes directors  ·  Jucu Farm
·  Street Children - Cantina Program  ·  State Facility-Prichindel
·  Dinner and Movie Night  ·  Computer Center
May 2000     ·  Disabled Person's March  ·  A day at the Jucu Orphanage
April 2000     ·  Romanian Easter traditions  ·  Street Children Program
·  Easter with the children of the Jucu Orphanage  ·  Village Project
February 2000     ·  Police take 2/3rds of the street children residing at the Train
   Station to a special State facility
·  We have 6 disabled orphans for our Dinner & Movie night
January 2000     ·  We take 7 street kids to a public shower and then to the cantina
   for soup, meat balls, potatoes and vegetables
·  Jucu: we take 50 children sledding
1999
December 1999     ·  US trip a success!  ·  Christmas program
·  We are moving from the combined office to a separate office
   and apartment in the center of Cluj