C A R D
Central Asian Research & Development
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ards for CARD is a project pio- (Central Asian Research and Development), a huneered by Lisa Tresch and Melanie manitarian organization that seeks to bring light Burdick that related to Asbury’s into the dark world these patients live in. The proceeds from these cards will be used to Caspian Ministry.
After Lisa and Melanie visited Azerbaijan, they had a compelling desire to make a difference in the lives of women, especially those in a psychiatric hospital. They produced and sold the cards last year and have extended the project to Christmas cards this year. Last year’s sales, plus a matching gift, replaced all of the windows in the hospital making their winter more bearable. Shortly after the windows were replaced, they had freezing temperatures that froze many of the water pipes in the whole city! The windows literally saved lives in the hospital due to their marginal nutritional and health status. The artwork on the note cards is reproduced from original paintings by artists in the Ganja Psychiatric Hospital in Azerbaijan. The patients receive art lessons through the project CARD 22 ASBURY TIDINGS
improve the living conditions in the hospital. Your purchase will help bring hope for the artists, and all the patients who live there. To learn more about CARD, visit the website at www.card.org.uk or you may contact Mary Ann Smith at 392-1117 for card purchases or more information.