Sunday, March 10, 2013

GIVE SHADE

The Acacia Tree 



When trying to come up with a name for our foundation, we were stumped. What do you call something that encompasses so many things... things we feel deeply committed to, things we want to accomplish now, and things we dream of achieving someday? Nothing came to us until one night Hannah's husband Shane hit the "mother-lode" of inspiration and brought Acacia Shade, with its perfect symbolism to the table. The vote was unanimous, how could it not be? This was the perfect name... Not only can this incredible tree survive in the driest and bleakest of conditions,  but it also offers respite from the scorching African sun to any beneath it's shade giving branches. And....So for us it represents, not only the will these children have to survive against the challenges they face, but also our ability to comfort and shield them from the reality of their situation by offering them a safe haven to flourish in. Thank You Shane for finding us the perfect name.

-Holly

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