ARAS ~ Affection•Respect•Affection•Support

The ARAS Mission:
We are enriching lives through simple acts of kindness.

Finding individual fulfillment and creatively contributing to the community is nearly impossible when one’s family is desperate for food, shelter or safety. For 30 years, it has been the work of ARAS to uplift and empower lives and communities so that people have the resources necessary to live as they were meant to. Hundreds of thousands of lives, from all walks of life, in countries around the world are every day being enriched and set free by the work of ARAS.

The Work of ARAS

Volunteer Programs
When volunteers uplift the lives of others, they are also uplifted. This double benefit is especially true for teens who discover that by being in service they can make a real difference in the lives of those less fortunate than they. Because ARAS understands that community service benefits the health of our society, the foundation regularly provides volunteer opportunities, not only through its own programs, but also through the valuable programs of other worthy organizations.

International Effectiveness
Since 1978, ARAS has conducted uplifting educational programs and performed charity work in, USA, Canada, Mexico, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and China.

The Annual Harvest Festival
Every autumn, ARAS organizes a one day event through which 150 volunteers present over 2000 underprivileged people, complete wardrobes of clothing, groceries, books, massages, chiropractic adjustments, haircuts and, for every child, a new, high-quality toy.
Click Here for Harvest Festival Details

The Africa Bike Project
Every spring, ARAS collects hundreds of new and used bicycles for African villages where lack of transportation keeps poverty families isolated from jobs and schools.
Click Here for Bike Project Details

Food for Homeless Teens
In coordination with other organizations, every year ARAS collects, prepares and delivers meals to homeless teens in Seattle.

Promoting Literacy
ARAS has an ongoing program of collecting and delivering books, videos, and other educational materials to those in poverty as well as to prisoners and their families.

Support for Orphans
ARAS has, for many years, supported orphanages and schools in Asia, Africa and Latin America through donations of money, food, clothing, books and toys.

Teaching Programs
Inspiration, commitment and clarity of purpose are often lacking, not only in people experiencing poverty or despair, but also in those who are simply lost, feeling empty or frustrated from not living their individual life’s missions. Programs on clarity and empowerment, lasting from one hour to ten days are presented to people from all walks of life, in countries around the world, leading them to common sense solutions and fulfillment in their lives.

ARAS is an acronym

This acronym walks us through a simple, yet effective method of building trustworthy and dependable relationships with nearly anyone in our lives. Since Acceptance, Respect, Affection and Support are the four basic fundamentals of human relationships, our expression of them gives others what they hunger for, in order to feel worthy and connected. It is a rare person who does not surrender to friendship when they feel:

	Welcomed to be exactly themselves:	Acceptance
	Honored as unique and valuable:	Respect
	Understood and cared for:	Affection
	Assited and satisfied in their needs:	Support

There are thousands of stories of those who have turned their lives around by learning to treat others with Acceptance, Respect, Affection and Support. It is not necessary to think how to do it, only to have an attitude of ARAS toward others. Appropriate expressions then flow naturally.

Around the World

Home Vision/Mission Seminars Bob Trask Trask Triangle
Products Testimonials Want to Help? News & Events
Harvest Festival Make a Ripple Bike Project

E-MAIL Your Donations at Work Boat Donations