Update 7/09

In May 2009 DeepBlueRipple collaborated with Negril Escape Resort & Spa and the Roth-Stephens wedding to create a service project and donation drive over Mother's Day weekend. Attendees of the Roth-Stephens wedding brought donations for West Haven Children's Home for the Disabled from a list DeepBlueRipple provided. A wonderful array of personal items, first aid supplies, recreational equipment & art supplied were collected. The Roth-Stephens party also donated money to cover the gas to transport the items to West Haven. Negril Escape Resort & Spa not only donated use of their Jungle Bus to transport the items, but also donated their grounds crew for the day! These incredible men once again worked all day tirelessly in the sun to clean up the garden and clear the playground area to once again make it wheelchair and kid accessible. This project is a perfect example of how love can generate even more love and radiate out. Thanks to Candace Roth for contacting DeepBlueRipple and asking us to design something to add even more meaning to her wedding day.

Update 2/23/09

West Haven Children's Home
We returned to West Haven twice during The Ripple Effect - once for our CHNY concert and the following week we returned to work on the garden, help out with the kids, and deliver donations. For more information visit our service projects page.

The 2nd Annual Friends of the West End Kids Fair Sunday January 25th, 2009
was a fantastic success! Over 200 children attended with their parents for an afternoon of hula hooping, soccer, frisbee, painting, music, and fun! Thanks to the generosity of The SeaStar Inn and DJ's Market, we were able to afford snacks and drinks for the kids. The most popular activities this year were the hula hoop maze, the painting, and the music. CHNY musicians allowed children to try their instruments, and many harmonicas were handed out for children to take home. There were fewer organized activities than last year yet more children and community involvement... proving that less often is more!