Let your light shine through your support...


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Light A Candle began in 2008 as a project to bring health education and hope to field worker families in the sugar cane plantations surrounding La Romana, Dominican Republic.

Light A Candle Foundation seeks to “multiply” the light in La Romana

  • $30 provides instruction and supplies to train & empower one “Community Health Volunteer”
  • $60 provides instruction and supplies to train & empower two “Community Health Volunteers”
  • $100 provides one full day of educational activities for an entire class of students
  • $300 provides three full days of educational activities for an entire class of students
  • $500 provides a health fair with screenings, counseling and literature for 100‐150 people

Donations can be made through our 501c(3) partner, the Dominican Republic Medical Partnership (DRMP), a mission of Village Presbyterian Church.

You can visit DRMP's health education page to find out how to make an a donation online or by mail. Or, you can proceed directly to DRMP's online giving page to contribute to Light a Candle's work.