Day 138 - Happy Hearts Fund

Petra Nemcova is a supermodel and the founder and chair of the Happy Hearts Fund.  After surviving the 2004 Indonesian tsunami with a broken pelvis - and losing her partner in the tragedy - Petra helped create a non-profit foundation for children, helping them get back to normalcy after disasters.  Rebuilding schools, 47 to date and more in the process, and giving life and happy hearts back to the kids are the goals of the organization. Petra stresses that immediate help during disasters is wonderful but a sustained response months later is just as important.   Get this - "All Happy Hearts Fund administrative expenses are underwritten by its board allowing 100% of all public donations to go directly toward building a future for children affected by natural disasters."  That's their exact mission statement.  I donated to their Japan Rebuilding Campaign.