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SHADE-IN at 15: Transforming Lives, Impacting Communities—One Step at a Time


A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 


Hurray! We’re 15 Today!🕺💃


Happy Anniversary to Us at Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN)!


Today, we joyfully celebrate 15 years of transforming lives and impacting communities—one step at a time.


To all our donors, partners, stakeholders, volunteers and staff (past and present), board members, management team, beneficiaries, and community supporters—THANK YOU!


This milestone wouldn’t be possible without your love, support, and shared belief in the mission.


Join us as we reflect, share stories, and spotlight our journey starting from today within the next couple of months this year using the hashtags below. 


Let’s celebrate this legacy together!


Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN) gratefully celebrates F.I.F.T.E.E.N (15) years of:

F – Faith and Faithfulness

I – Initiative, Innovation, Inspiration and Impact

F – Fortitude and Forging Resilience

T – Tenacity and Transformation

E – Excellent Executions

E – Empowerment and Empathy

N – Networking and Nurture


THEME:

SHADE-IN at 15: Transforming Lives, Impacting Communities—One Step at a Time


Follow the story. Be a part of the celebration.


To celebrate this milestone, we invite YOU—our cherished beneficiaries, volunteers, team members (past and present), and friends of SHADE-IN—to join us in spreading the word and sharing your SHADE-IN story or felicitation!


HERE’S HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

1. Click the link below to access the customized DP template: https://getdp.co/rFf

2. Upload your clear and beautiful headshot and input your name.

3. Download your customized SHADE-IN@15 flier (SEE IMAGES ATTACHED below, as samples of what your customized flier will look like - beautiful right?).


4. Share it on your social media platforms starting today or send it to shadein2009@gmail.com with your story or felicitation!

5. Tag SHADE-IN across all platforms and use the hashtags below. Here's our handles: @SHADEIN3 (Instagram and X) @SHADEIN (Facebook), Saving Hand Development Initiative (LinkedIn and Facebook)

6. In your caption, share a short story or reflection on how SHADE-IN has impacted you or the role you played as a volunteer, team member, staff, or beneficiary.

7. For our online community, stakeholders, partners or friends of SHADE-IN, you can just felicitate with us using the customised fliers or as you wish. Kindly find our email above (number 4) if you wish to send an email instead. We'll appreciate that appropriately.

LINK TO CUSTOMIZED DP:

Click here to get your customized flier


Please remember to include the hashtags to your posts:


#SHADEINAt15

#TransformingLives

#ImpactingCommunities

#OneStepAtATime

#SHADEINStories

#15YearsAnniversary


CONTACT US:

Click here to contact us 


THANK YOU.



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