Living Magazine doTERRA Fall 2017 Living Magazine | Page 14

THE OUTREACH OF
Healing Hands
A dōTERRA Healing Hands
During the 2016 dōTERRA One Convention, the founding
executives announced that attendees had a unique oppor­
tunity—the chance to go on a sourcing incentive trip with
the dōTERRA Healing Hands Foundation. Many people
put their names into the raffle to determine who could go
on one of the six planned trips to either Nepal, Guatemala,
or Bulgaria.
Bulgaria is the focus of a Cō-Impact Sourcing ® project to
both help the struggling economy there by revitalizing the
essential oil industry while sourcing quality oils. The dōTERRA
Healing Hands Foundation is an integral part of the work
happening. The first of the two trips planned for Bulgaria took
place the first week in July, with a second group going one
week later. Those participating in these trips knew they were
in for something special.
Projects to Empower Communities
The main focus of both trips to Bulgaria was to provide a
much-needed playground for a community center. Community
centers in Bulgaria typically house a variety of functions, such
as a post office, library, town hall, and a public meeting house
and gathering area. Adding a safe play area for the children
was a priority in this community. The volunteers went to
work—they sanded the existing teeter-totters, sanded and
refinished benches, and sanded and repainted the existing
fence. Meanwhile, community members assembled the new
Foundation ™ update in Bulgaria