Important Esperanza Street Update……

Hi Everyone,

Well, we are really happy to announce that the foundation is now fully official and "up & running"!!  We finally received our fiscal identification codes and now have the bank accounts opened so we are ready to receive donations and so on.  For the record, the CIF number is G54254164.  We already raised €430.00 from the kind people who came to the show in Apeldoorn last year and this helped to off-set the start-up legal fees of €700.00.  Many thanks……

Our first project is to raise money to buy the land we need to build the shelter homes for people in dangerous or life-threatening situations as well as a really nice shelter for abandoned animals.
We have so many volunteers on board now that we know we can help in many ways, sometimes by helping people to find the kind of expert assistance that they need.  This kind of voluntary consultation doesn’t involve money but it will still be very valuable.

We are still looking for a location in the village to place the "shop" which will be staffed by handicapped people and we'll keep you posted on that.

If you would like to help us immediately, we have a little four-legged project we are working on!  Her name is Cati, a very cute dog whose owner cannot spend time with her anymore because of his own poor health.  Salvador, our volunteer veterinarian will cover most of the costs to vaccinate, neuter her and clean her up, we will mainly need money to buy the materials for the shelter.  Volunteers will build it and then Cati will become the first resident!!  Next week we will send you a picture of her woofing "thank you"!

If you want to help with any of this we would be grateful and here's how you can do it through Internet banking… it’s really easy and any amount would be gratefully received.

Account Name: Asociacion Esperanza Street de Agost
Bank Name: La Caixa
Address: Av. Consell Del Pais Valencia 31
Agost (Alicante)
03698
SPAIN
IBAN Code: ES90 2100 59576102 0001 3012
(This is the international banking code and the account number is embedded in it)
BIC Code: CAIXESBBXXX
(This is the bank identification code which the computers recognise)

Thanks to Membran, soon we will announce an auction for number 0001 of the limited edition boxed set and all of that money will go to the foundation.  The box will contain…

CD Blood On The Highway
DVD Making of the CD…. all the footage from the studio
DVD “Live Fire” concert and documentary footage
Blood On The Highway T-Shirt
Autographed guitar pick
Personalised autograph card
Personal letter

So it's all finally happening and we are very excited.  If you decide to help us you will be identified as a donor in our "honours" list.
 Matt Filippini will now be able to get to work on the website http://www.esperanzastreet.org and the e-mail address is esperanzastreet@yahoo.com .

Thanks in advance for the help we know you will provide and if you want to participate in any other way please let us know.  We are always open to new ideas on how we can expand our outreach and we'll keep you posted as we work to activate the "musicians in need" part of the program.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and God bless you all,
Ken & Monica