The Season of Giving

Paradise Empowers, the charity organization funded by the PEI companies, recently made a $10,000.00 donation to Living Water for Girls. Living Water is a therapeutic residential program developed to meet the specific needs of girls, 12-17 years of age who have been victimized by commercial sexual exploitation.

Lisa Williams, the founder of Living Water and a member of McDonough Christian Church, presented to a Sunday school class which was attended by PEI employee Gayle Smith. The presentation spoke about the young girls who were being forced into prostitution in the Atlanta metro area. Gayle was so moved by the presentation that she facilitated a meeting between the founders of Paradise Empowers and Living Water. Since both organizations were founded and operated by women who care strongly about the empowerment of women, a natural kinship was formed.

A federal credit union close by agreed to match every dollar raised by Living Water and at last count the total amount was $86,000.00.

We are so glad that we could help.

http://www.livingwaterforgirls.org/

http://www.paradiseempowers.org/