Local Photographer Donates $5,000 to Women's Center
by Linda Drummond
Apr 02, 2009
2009 Hope Calendar Project Brings in Large Donation
THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- This year marks the second annual Hope Calendar project created by Life’s Images Photography. The 2009 Hope Calendar project proudly donated $5,000 to its beneficiary, Montgomery County Women's Center last week.
Two years ago, Debi Gomez of Life’s Images Photography created a fundraiser for local family charities using her skill photographing children. With the support of local businesses, she photographed local kids aged newborn to nine years (all volunteers) and created a calendar, which was sold to benefit the charity.
“I wanted to create an annual event that would inspire hope and that the community could participate in to support organizations focused on the family,” Gomez said. “The Hope Calendar blends an innate love for children with the desire to do charitable work in a really fun way and has gathered an outpouring of support. I am excited to have such a great response to the project.”
Local organizations underwrote the calendar production, allowing 100 percent of the proceeds to be donated to this year’s recipient. Orders for the calendar were taken from October 2008 through February 2009, giving participants a good feeling about starting the New Year.
“I plan for the calendar to be an annual fundraiser that motivates families in the greater Houston area to support family-oriented charities each year,” Gomez said. “With good fortune, we've been able to utilize something as simple as a calendar to make a big difference in our community.”
To learn more about the Hope Calendar and to apply to have your children be photographed for the 2010 calendar, visit hopecalendar.com. Debi Gomez can be reached at 832 257-3880.
