- Welcome to Bearers of Love
Bearers of Love International is a recently founded non-profit organization based in Montreal. It was set up by Mike and Sue Nardozza. Mike is a retired school teacher, having taught at both the elementary and high school sectors for 32 years. Sue is a retired nurse from the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Both have been involved with young people for many years. They have two sons, Matthew and Michael and a dog named Sammy.- Since 2002, they have led humanitarian teams to different areas of Ukraine with the purpose of bringing hope through humanitarian and financial help to the forgotten people of this country. Many young people have been part of their teams and to a person, their lives have been changed. Mike and Sue have made Canadians realize how fortunate we are to live in such a plentiful country. These team members have contributed to make things better for the poor in Ukraine. Although Mike and Sue are Canadians of Italian descent, they have a heart for the needy in Ukraine.
BOLI is the direct result of the work being done over there. Over the years, they have tried to better the lives of hundreds of children (many are orphans) by providing new clothing, basic toiletries and necessities, cereal and diapers for babies, and footwear among many other items. People have donated financially towards these items. They buy many articles in Ukraine because our dollar is worth five times their monetary value . With these donations they have also started a feeding program for the street kids and the homeless in the city of Dnepropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine (1.5 million people). About 60-75 people are fed one meal everyday by the local leaders. - Mike and Sue have also been involved in the provision of 100 mattresses for an all girls orphanage, renovations for a men’s drug rehab center, a women’s shelter, and a special floor for the physically handicapped children. Their latest project is providing life changing surgeries for some of the handicapped children. If they lived in Canada their surgeries would have been performed shortly after birth. These are just three major accomplishments of many done over the years. Over the years they have sent tons of NEW clothing by way of ship and hockey bags by plane. Items included were:
1,018 new men’s sport jackets
37,000 pairs of new socks for children
1,300+ new shoes and boots
1,000+ new baseball caps
200+ new soccer uniforms
3,000 new polo shirts
Countless new T-shirts, new shorts and underwear
Countless toiletries
Motorbike
Many bicycles- The list is endless but you get the idea. Schools, churches, and many individuals have come on board. Each person feels better as a human being because they’ve been involved in the transformation of lives overseas. Be part of the AMAZING feeling.