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P.O. Box 36203 Phoenix, Arizona, 85067 ● www.tiafoundation.org

As the year wraps up, Tia

wants to take the

opportunity to thank all of

you for making these

projects possible. Just this

year alone, through your

contributions we have

given free, life-long health

care to enough people to

fill Fenway Park! These

deserving families often

have little to no access to medicine or doctors. We believe that it is important

that these people have to earn this privilege through hard work and education.

Distinctly, a hand up, not a hand out. Through education, the positive changes

can become permanent, passed down to future generations without further

donations because our program is self-sustaining.

This year Tia has done

projects in Cuatítlan de

García Barragán, San Juan

de los Lagos and Ciudad

Guzmán. Each of these

projects were meaningful

because of the hard work

the elected villagers put

in to study and master

the textbook and

practical skills to provide

health care to their

communities. This achievement is a great source of pride for our health workers

because most of them have only graduated from middle school and this

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End of Year Recap

December 15th, 2015

THANK YOU

FOR MAKING

THIS OUR

BEST YEAR!

REGISTER FOR

AMAZON

SMILE AND

GOODSHOP

WITH TIA!

WE SERVED

30,000 MORE

PEOPLE IN 2015

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may be the only diploma they have ever received. Each graduation is filled

with tears of honor, pride and a deep appreciation for the donors who have

given them this life changing

opportunity.

Tia’s President, Laura Libman is teaching

Culture of Evaluation: Building Capacity

for Social Impact Measurement, a class

at ASU for nonprofit and business

leaders. Laura is proud to share her

knowledge and experience with other

organizations and acts as a small

catalyst to another good cause.

We have now completed 2 projects with

our new education partner, UVM. This

University has a very comprehensive medical school, robust science programs

and talented students. With this school, we have been able to broaden our

scope of assistance to include mental and nutritional health; both are essential

to bolster the economic cultivation of the regions we serve and to ensure that

healthy choices stick. That and they are a lot of fun to have on a brigade

(singing on the bus and dancing to music videos in the hotel room)!

Tia’s charity

concert was a

wonderful night

and a huge

success thanks

your support and

the assistance of

local businesses,

artist, musicians

and food trucks.

The funds raised

were used to

TIA’S CHARITY

CONCERT WAS A

HUGE SUCCESS!

UVM GIVES A

BROADER SCOPE

OF CARE

LAURA IS

TEACHING

AT ASU!

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P.O. Box 36203 Phoenix, Arizona, 85067 ● www.tiafoundation.org

bring health care to Ciudad Guzmán. We came dressed in Halloween

costumes, we listened to some of the best bands in Phoenix and we brought

hope to those less

fortunate than us.

2016 will be an

important year for

Tia and for you as a

donor. We are

offering for the first

time, an opportunity

for you to assist us

on a project and see

where your

donations are going,

meet face-to-face the people whose lives you will change. You can also gift

this all-inclusive trip to a loved one and provide them with an experience

that will change their perspective forever and offer a new appreciation for

the life we are so fortunate to enjoy. If you or someone you know may be

interested in a volunteer trip, please contact Tia at 602-694-8100.

Our last project,

we had the

privilege to work

with an orphanage

for girls in Ciudad

Guzmán. We

were warmly

greeted by dozens

of cute little faces

at our meals. The

director of the orphanage is one of our newest Promotoras and she is now

able to provide health care to many young girls in great need. The girl in the

photo above is Luzma; she is a little shy but she is a wonderful breakfast

companion.

TIA HAS

GREAT

AMBITIONS

FOR THE NEXT

YEAR

THIS

CUTIE IS

LUZMA

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Tia’s first project in the

new year will be in

Tuxcueca. This town is

in Jalisco, Mexico close

to Lake Chapala. The

name of the town

literally translates to

“rabbit hair skirts” in

the language of the

natives of this region.

The town’s primary

economic drivers are

farming, livestock and mining for lime stone. We are looking forward to

working with these honest and friendly people. Please let us know if you

would care to join us on this project.

We do not take you

for granted as a

supporter. Your help

is the beating heart of

this organization and

there are more than

130,000 happy,

healthy people that

will never forget what

YOU have done for

them. This coming year will bring new projects and new hope for tens of

thousands of people. Tia has vast ambitions to bring health to the world, but

we need your continued support. Tell friends, colleagues and family about

how you feel when you give to our charity and the sensation you get when

you see the pictures of families that owe everything to you.

TELL

EVERYONE

ABOUT TIA

HAPPY

HOLIDAYS