Homemade Soap Can Aid Poor Communities

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 5, 2010 -- Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom – Bake sales should step aside. There is a new way to raise community funds, and its product is extremely useful too.(http://www.supersoapmakingsecrets.com)

In the town of La Trinidad in the Philippines, a pastor's daughter sought ways to may her own soap for personal use. The girl, named Melody, had very sensitive skin and couldn't use many of the commercial soaps available on the market. Little did Pastor Robinson Ayupan and his wife, Lorna Jane, know that it would change their lives and their community forever. After successfully making soap for herself, Melody gave the excess bars away as gifts during Christmas and other special occasions. Soon, the family began getting orders for more of their homemade soap.

Through the help of her parents, and a chemist consultant, Melody is able to make 2,000 pieces of soap each month using seasonal fruit and vegetable oil. The soap is sold by the community members of the church, who act as the dealers. Much of the proceeds go back to the church and the community itself. Altogether, the community grosses about $4,400 each month.

Though the business venture was stumbled upon, it gives other communities ideas on how they can raise money for their people or for their churches. Many communities need fund raising activities in order to provide their community with certain wants or needs. Perhaps soap making is a unique and excellent answer.

Not everyone eats sweets. Soap, on the other hand is something that is needed by everyone. Soap is easy to make. It can be made from home, and a single person can produce many bars in a short amount of time. “Melody's story is touching.” says Sandy Simmons, author of The Super Soap Making Book, which teaches beginners how to start soap making. “It's a great example many poorer communities or community groups can follow. If an entire community or group joins forces, they can very easily put up a tiny 'factory' of homes that make soap which makes profit for the community.” Simmons continues to say that excess soap can always be donated to other communities or institutions that can always make use of such a product like orphanages.

Making soap at home is something many people do as a hobby. The pastor and his daughter's story is the first time the hobby has turned into a community serving venture.

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