One week in Destin — condo and meals — $5

September 17, 2009

Pam Griffin
(850) 654-8444
pam_griffin@link.freedom.com
Not one, but four lucky winners will receive one-week stays in a Destin condo at the end of Mission Love Seeds current fundraiser — and it only costs $5.
Each prize package includes a week stay in a condo plus dinners, lunches and other gift certificates.
The drawing will be held Sept. 30.
Mission Love Seeds [...]

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Ace Hardware helps those in need

September 17, 2009

Pam Griffin
(850) 654-8444
pam_griffin@link.freedom.com
The children in the Philippines love hot dogs — so Mike Richardson, owner of Ace Hardware in Miramar Beach, wants you to enjoy a free one.
Mission Love Seeds helps these children and their families living in poverty, so Anderson will have free hot dogs   from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 [...]

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Give a child a smile — and a meal — for Christmas

September 17, 2009

By Pam Griffin
(850) 654-8444
Pam_Griffin@link.freedom.com
Christmas will soon be here, and Destin-based Mission Love Seeds will once again provide Christmas meals — and smiles — for as many children in the Philippines as they can.
Most had never even seen a Christmas tree until last year (2007) — when Destin residents adopted 298 families through MLS.
They hope [...]

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Second church built in the Philippines

September 17, 2009

By Barbi Carroll
Special to The Log
Mission Love Seeds is excited to announce it has built a second church in the Philippines. The Pantay Church was dedicated during a mission trip in March 2009.
Hundreds of children and their families attended the dedication. Calison Foundation of Alexander City, Ala., contributed to the building of both churches. The [...]

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Hilton Sandestin donates medical supplies for Philippines charity outreach

September 17, 2009

April 11, 2008
Like most big resorts, the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa hosts a number of conferences and trade shows every year for a variety of different organizations. As such, the hotel is often the recipient of any of the conferences’ leftover handouts and giveaways once the events end.
However, unlike most big resorts, [...]

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Help Mission Love Seeds help those in need

September 17, 2009

May 30, 2008
Barbi Carroll, president, and John Hawbaker, vice-president, formed Mission Love Seeds in 2004 to help feed and clothe children living in poverty in the Philippines.
The year 2007 was very exciting with the development of the Sponsor a Child Program, the building of the worship center and the installation of two water purification systems [...]

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Lip service: Carmex donates 2,500 cases for cause

September 16, 2009

Keri Holt
Carmex should be the official lip balm of Destin. No other company deserves the title more, says Lisa Snuggs of Destin.
After just one phone call to CARMA Laboratories Inc., 2,500 tubes of Carmex were on their way to Destin in support of local charitable organization Mission Love Seeds.
“I told them who I was and [...]

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Plant a seed, change the world

September 16, 2009

By Charla Baumgardner
Special to The Log
Earl and I became involved with Mission Love Seeds a couple of years ago. I was blown away at the level of poverty I saw in four of the villages in the Philippines. The people there are very poor and typically live in a 10 by 10 foot home made [...]

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Mission trip brings fulfillment and joy to Destin resident

September 16, 2009

Robin Collins
Special to The Log
Life here in the USA is easy.
I know what you must be thinking.
Times are tough. The falling housing market. The biggest government bailout in our history. Businesses are in trouble and optimism is in short supply.
But did you have to think about where you got water today? Or do you make [...]

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Mission Love Seeds, Grace build foundation for the future

September 16, 2009

By Pam Griffin
(850) 654-8444
Pam_Griffin@link.freedom.com
Money and supplies donated in Destin made their way to the Philippines this summer.
Thanks to a grant from the Grace Foundation at Grace Lutheran Church, Mission Love Seeds was able to install a water purification system in the village of Galilee and hold three medical/dental clinics, treating approximately 570 patients with hundreds [...]

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