Why Sparkle?

How do you make something sparkle? One way, is to shine a light on it. Our hope is that by shining our individual “lights” on those in need, we will bring hope, compassion, and joy to them. THEY will sparkle because we were able to “shine” a bit… WE will be blessed by the opportunity to do so.
“Let your light shine before others so that they may see your good work and give glory to the Father….” Matthew 5:16

About Us



My name is Deena and I am a mom to four awesome kiddos.  We were blessed to adopt our youngest daughter, Grace from Ethiopia in 2010.  My husband Doug and I fell in love with Ethiopia and our desire is to continue to serve the people of Ethiopia who have enriched our lives so deeply. In addition to the 5 million orphans living in Ethiopia, there are also millions of young girls and women who do not have the opportunity to attend school, receive medical care, and do not live with adequate water and nutrition.  When we adopted our daughter, we also adopted the beautiful people of Ethiopia into our hearts, and we hope to serve these wonderful girls through the support of various "Sparkle Projects."  


My name is Alyssa and I am currently a sophomore in high school. At school I participate in Student Council and Key Club as well as the Dance Team.  I began dancing when I was two years old, and have been traveling around the country with a competition team for the past 5 years.  One of our inspirations for The Sparkle Project came as a result of the reactions we got after my 15th birthday party this past summer.  My friends and I decided to spend the night completing 15 random acts of kindness around the community, and had such a great time watching how our small acts brought joy to others.  By "shining our lights" we witnessed the "sparkle" effect in person.  It is my hope that The Sparkle Project will inspire others to SHINE!
If you have any questions about anything you have seen on our blog or would like to share one of your "Sparkle Projects" with us, please feel free to e-mail us at:

dmarquis@new.rr.com


 Thanks so much for visiting our website.  We hope you can partner with us to make a difference in the lives of girls and women throughout the world!

3 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 23, 2012 at 12:58 PM

    So excited to see how many people are blessed and will be a blessing through the Sparkle Project!

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  2. NikkiOctober 26, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    Love this!!!

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  3. Dave and Angie:November 11, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Deena!!! HOW AWESOME!!!! I have fallen way off the blog world due to extreme business with 5 kids :))). However, I am so excited to incorporate some of these awesome ideas into the lives of my kids and their friends.
    So GLAD you are all well. I think of you often!!
    ~Angie Donaldson

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