San Jorge

Originally posted on June 24, 2007.
Collecting information for sponsors. Don and Julio showing the teachers how to put the water filters together.

Carlos and Titi "teaching". A classroom that needs paint and electricity.

Some beautiful children from San Jorge

The school's kitchen.

On our second day in Panajachel we went to San Jorge, the other community that Mayan Families help. It is much closer than Tierra Linda and the school is larger and they have better classrooms and materials but they still need a lot of help. Mayan Families brought one water filter for each classroom so now the kids will be able to drink clean water. Don helped the teacher put the filters together and I took information to update the student's sponsorship pages. I am planning to put all the student's information on a new blog so sponsors can access information and pictures. There are approximately 250 sponsored students.

We can't get over how cute the children are. The traditional dresses are so beautiful. I gave some materials to the teachers and Carlos and Titi had fun "teaching".

We are planning on painting a classroom. It is a new addition to the school so it is not painted at all. The problem is that water is leaking from the roof so we are hoping to have that fixed too. They also don't have electricity inside and only a small window. Don is hoping to bring electricity inside and put a couple of light bulbs on the roof. It is a very small classroom but the kids don't mind at all.

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