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Sweet Dreams Program Welcome to our most cherished page on our website. The Sweet Dreams Program was conceived early in 2008 as a way of reaching kids in need in remote areas in Peru. These are forgotten children that receive very little help who live in hard to access areas outside the city where basic needs like clean water, sewer systems and many basic services that we take for granted are unavailable or unaffordable. These are families with children that live in shacks made out of cardboard, tin and scrap wood. The fortunate ones have some mud, rock or brick construction mixed in. Inside their homes, there is very little furniture. Just the barest of necessities. Something as basic as a bed is often missing for these children because their parents after spending money for food, can't buy anything else. Most all of the homes have dirt floors and that is where the kids sleep when there are no beds available. The lucky ones will have some kind of bedding material or an old mattress. The weather in these areas is also very harsh with extreme heat in the Summer and freezing temperatures in the Winter. These conditions contribute to many heath problems, including respiratory illnesses. We want to help alleviate the discomfort and suffering that these children experience. We believe that a warm bed is important for a healthy child. It not only keeps them dry and warm, protecting them from sicknesses, but it gives them a safe place to rest and a sense of security. This is a gift for them from us that we want them to have throughout their childhood. A percentage of each heat pump sale goes to purchase these beds. Our goal is for each child to receive a complete bed with a wood base, mattress, sheets, blanket and a pillow. Some of these poor kids have never put their heads on a pillow, and it touches our hearts to see them trying them for the first time. This dream is possible thanks to the help of our friends in Peru, "Grupo Peruanitos". They receive the donations, have the beds built, purchase the rest of the bedding and deliver them on a monthly basis to the most needy of children. We want to deeply thank them for all their hard work and dedication to these children in need. We have posted more information about their organization below with a link to their web site. Besides helping us with the Sweet Dreams Program, they also have different philanthropic programs running throughout the year.
December 2011: Poolheatpumps.com delivered gifts and had a Christmas celebration, Peru:
August 2011: Poolheatpumps.com delivered 20 new beds in Cerro Lomo de Corvina, Peru:
August 2010: Poolheatpumps.com delivered 26 new beds in Cerros de Comas Peru:
April 2009: Poolheatpumps.com traveled to Lima, Peru to personally deliver 14 more beds in a touching ceremony: Some pictures from that special day: Click below to view our photo album
Please note that Grupo Peruanitos doesn't have the IRS determination of the 501(C)(3). This means that donations are not tax deductible in the USA.
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