Aurora woman turns birthday into donation drive for Ugandan orphanage
For her 52nd birthday Dec. 3, Christine Martin has asked family and friends for gifts - but not for herself.
Instead of traditional gifts of jewelry, clothes and other items, the Aurora resident is raising $200 for Tusonge Ministries, an orphanage and chicken farm in Uganda.
Martin, former secretary at Fourth Street United Methodist Church in Aurora, hosted a Tusonge touring youth choir and chaperones when they performed a concert at the church during a national tour a few years ago.
Since then, Martin has coordinated annual donations from church members to support the Uganda ministry.
She created a "ChickCan" receptacle to recycle aluminum soda cans for donations to Tusonge.
Donations can be sent to Martin, 1715 Lily St., Aurora, IL 60505.
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