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Funds: Funds are used in the construction of new projects - due to the size and selection process, LIFO projects are maintained and supported by the communities themselves after completion. No funding is used for administrative costs, since there are none. All donations are used in the purchase of materials and it's transportation to the community. Surplus funds are used to supplement additional projects or existing projects that require expansion support. LIFO is filed as a non-profit charitable organization. L I F O Missions Group, Inc. is a Florida not for profit
corporation with a employer identification number of 65-0500820. The Company is
exempt from federal income tax as an organization described in Section
501(c)(3). As such, donors may deduct contributions to LIFO as provided under
Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations of funds can be sent or delivered to: LIFO Missions 3520 Vista Ct. Miami, FL 33133  The organization consists of
volunteers from age groups ranging from 16 to 60 years, with diverse backgrounds. Many
volunteers are parishioners of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Coral Gables, Florida.
Others come to LIFO through presentations at local schools
and by recommendation from past participants. Membership in LIFO is not
officially kept or supervised, but there have been an average of 15 members per trip since
it's inception, starting with 5 members on the initial trip to the 18 members that
participated in last summer's trip.
Different members participate every year and participation is based on the availability of one to attend meetings held to prepare members for the mission. No one is turned away, many do not continue based on their own personal reasons. The meetings are held biweekly on Friday nights starting in the month of April and continue through the beginning of July. Since LIFO's missionary activities are only for two weeks a year during the months of July and August, it is important that everyone attend the meetings, including those that have gone in the past. The meetings serve as the true start of the mission itself and participation is essential. Student volunteers on LIFO missions have come from the University of Miami, Florida International University, University of Florida, Wharton School of Business, Christopher Columbus High School, Coral Gables High School, Lourdes Academy, Ransom Everglades Academy, Belen Jesuit High School and Archbishop Curley Norte Dame High School. Volunteers also come from a wide variety of professions - architects, teachers, attorneys, etc. LIFO is an equal opportunity missionary group, all one needs is a calling. Interested volunteers should contact: lifo@mail.serve.com Prayers for the health and safety of both the communities and the LIFO volunteers are very important. LIFO missions assist communities who suffer the consequences of poverty and ignorance, including poor hygiene and medical assistance, as well as superstitions which can impair progress. Volunteers who go to these environments are not accustomed to such living and working conditions. The work is hard, the conditions are very primitive and they are away from home and loved ones. The need for prayer is great."May all travelers find happiness wherever they go, and without
any effort may they accomplish whatever they set out to do. And having safely returned to
the shore, may they be joyfully reunited with their relatives." |
LIFO
is a Catholic lay missionary organization, with no overhead. Volunteers pay their own
airfare, lodging, and travel expenses on the trip. St. Augustine Catholic Church in Coral
Gables, FL is LIFO's biggest contributor, it's support has built schools and
aqueducts