Originally posted in September 2009.- Lisa, Titi's Brownie Leader, gave us lots of formula and shoes for Guatemala. Thank you!!!!
Originally posted in August 2009.- I received more school supplies for Guatemala. Thank you so much!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Little Amarilis
Originally posted on July 3rd, 2009.
I was so sad to read on the Mayan Families website that little Amarilis had passed away. She had been brought by her parents to MF last week because she was very weak and was not eating. The parents could not afford to seek medical attention for her and by the time they brought her to Sharon at Mayan Families it was too late. Many wonderful people donated money for her medical care but she could not be saved. It is so sad when a baby dies because of lack of resources when there is so much wealth and waste in this world.
I met little Amarilis last year, when she was only a few weeks old. Her mother and siblings had come to MF to see if they had shoes for them. I knew them already because I had met them in 2007. Their shoes were in really bad shape. I gave Amarilis sister, Micaela, some shoes I had but I did not have small sizes for the brothers and little sisters. The kids were so cute. I took a picture of Amarilis for Micaela's sponsor. She was a beautiful baby.
These are the "shoes" that Micaela was wearing. She has to walk long distances on dirt roads.
She was happy to receive new shoes.
Getting ready to go back home
I was so sad to read on the Mayan Families website that little Amarilis had passed away. She had been brought by her parents to MF last week because she was very weak and was not eating. The parents could not afford to seek medical attention for her and by the time they brought her to Sharon at Mayan Families it was too late. Many wonderful people donated money for her medical care but she could not be saved. It is so sad when a baby dies because of lack of resources when there is so much wealth and waste in this world.
I met little Amarilis last year, when she was only a few weeks old. Her mother and siblings had come to MF to see if they had shoes for them. I knew them already because I had met them in 2007. Their shoes were in really bad shape. I gave Amarilis sister, Micaela, some shoes I had but I did not have small sizes for the brothers and little sisters. The kids were so cute. I took a picture of Amarilis for Micaela's sponsor. She was a beautiful baby.
These are the "shoes" that Micaela was wearing. She has to walk long distances on dirt roads.
She was happy to receive new shoes.
Getting ready to go back home
School supplies for Guatemala
Originally posted in June 2009
I am hoping to travel to Guatemala with Cheri to collect student's information. Sarah H. is collecting school supplies and we are hoping to take them with us. I received some great supplies from Sharon M. Thank you so much!
Donations from Brownie's Girl Scouts
Titi and I asked her Brownie's troop to donate shoes for Guatemala. We got a lot of great shoes from them. Thank you so much!
The box is in Guatemala!
Posted originally on May 21st, 2009
Remember the box we sent to Mayan Families and Dave and Danaya? It arrived in Panajachel a couple of weeks ago and this week they delivered it to the community center in Tierra Linda! It made Don and I very happy to see the kids playing with some of the toys we collected.
Estas son unas fotografias de unas donaciones que enviamos al centro comunitario de un pueblo que se llama Tierra Linda. Cuando fuimos ahi, hace dos anos, nos ensenaron el terreno en donde iban a ponerlo pero aun no tenian suficientes donaciones para empezar la construccion. Un grupo Canadiense llamado Conexiones dono el dinero para su construccion y Dave y Danaya son parte de este grupo.
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Dave and Danaya arrive in Tierra Linda. They went with Juan and Julio from Mayan Families to deliver supplies for the preschool and the box.
It was very heavy!
Dave and Danaya said that the big kids loved the big puzzles.
Dave and Danaya have accomplished so much in the short time they have been living in Guatemala. They will go back to Canada soon but they have already changed Tierra Linda forever. The community center now has a small library and computer classes! I love reading about their life in Guatemala on their site and their blog.
This week they invited the parents of the students to the computer class and I think it is just amazing to see these pictures of the students teaching what they have learned. This was the first time that the adults had ever touched a computer.
The very small room where the computer classes are held.
Remember the box we sent to Mayan Families and Dave and Danaya? It arrived in Panajachel a couple of weeks ago and this week they delivered it to the community center in Tierra Linda! It made Don and I very happy to see the kids playing with some of the toys we collected.
Estas son unas fotografias de unas donaciones que enviamos al centro comunitario de un pueblo que se llama Tierra Linda. Cuando fuimos ahi, hace dos anos, nos ensenaron el terreno en donde iban a ponerlo pero aun no tenian suficientes donaciones para empezar la construccion. Un grupo Canadiense llamado Conexiones dono el dinero para su construccion y Dave y Danaya son parte de este grupo.
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Dave and Danaya arrive in Tierra Linda. They went with Juan and Julio from Mayan Families to deliver supplies for the preschool and the box.
It was very heavy!
Dave and Danaya said that the big kids loved the big puzzles.
Dave and Danaya have accomplished so much in the short time they have been living in Guatemala. They will go back to Canada soon but they have already changed Tierra Linda forever. The community center now has a small library and computer classes! I love reading about their life in Guatemala on their site and their blog.
This week they invited the parents of the students to the computer class and I think it is just amazing to see these pictures of the students teaching what they have learned. This was the first time that the adults had ever touched a computer.
The very small room where the computer classes are held.
Mother's Day
Originally posted on May 11th, 2009.
Yesterday we had a little party at home to celebrate Mothers Day. It was a great day but today I am enjoying it even more. I have spent the morning uploading pictures into the Mayan Families website and it has made my heart very happy. People donated money for baskets that were given to mothers in Panajachel. The staff in Pana worked very hard to make the baskets and distribute them and I was happy to see some of the families we have met. How I wish I could be there to help!!
Yesterday we had a little party at home to celebrate Mothers Day. It was a great day but today I am enjoying it even more. I have spent the morning uploading pictures into the Mayan Families website and it has made my heart very happy. People donated money for baskets that were given to mothers in Panajachel. The staff in Pana worked very hard to make the baskets and distribute them and I was happy to see some of the families we have met. How I wish I could be there to help!!
This boy is wearing a Sunrise Park sweatshirt!
This is Chabeli, the lady from Tierra Linda that sells vegetables in the market. We want to connect electricity to her house. She lives on the side of the mountain and has no electricity at all. The problem is that it is expensive since the house is far from the power sources. I believe it will be close to $1300 US!! I need to start fundrasing!
I was so happy to see this mother receiving a basket :-) I had never seen her smile. She seems so ill and overwhelmed all the time. Her husband has died and she has 5 little children to support. They live in a very isolated place and have so little. Patti, a lady from North Carolina donated an Onil stove to the family and it is going to improve their quality of life so much!! Before they were cooking in a broken stove that was dangerous and smoke stayed inside the room. There is soot everywhere. This new stove is more energy efficient and has a chimney that will take the smoke out of the house.
Natalia's home
Originally posted on April 21st, 2009
In July 2007, when we visited Panajachel and the people that Mayan Families was helping, I met a little girl at the school named Natalia. I don't know why but I liked her a lot. Some days later I went to her house and was very sad to see the place where she was living. It was just a small room, made with scraps of wood and cardboard. There were open spaces in between the boards and wind and rain entered the room. The floor was dirt. They had a makeshift bed with no mattress and a few other belongings, most of them donated. Natalia's mother was a single mother and her family had allowed her to make the room on the corridor of their house. She made beaded necklaces and bracelets and earned only 1 dollar per day. I took pictures of the room and when I got home I posted them on Natalia's page on the student's blog, hoping somebody would help them with a donation to buy more boards and maybe a bed.
Well, last night I received pictures to upload on the website and I was so happy to see pictures of the new house that was built for them by Natalia's school sponsors, the students of a Canadian school, and Mayan Families. The students and parents held many fundraisers to raise the money. The house has two rooms and a cement floor and I am sure it will keep them safe and dry. Seeing improvements like this in people's lives makes the work I do for Mayan Families so worthwhile.
This is the place where they used to live:
In July 2007, when we visited Panajachel and the people that Mayan Families was helping, I met a little girl at the school named Natalia. I don't know why but I liked her a lot. Some days later I went to her house and was very sad to see the place where she was living. It was just a small room, made with scraps of wood and cardboard. There were open spaces in between the boards and wind and rain entered the room. The floor was dirt. They had a makeshift bed with no mattress and a few other belongings, most of them donated. Natalia's mother was a single mother and her family had allowed her to make the room on the corridor of their house. She made beaded necklaces and bracelets and earned only 1 dollar per day. I took pictures of the room and when I got home I posted them on Natalia's page on the student's blog, hoping somebody would help them with a donation to buy more boards and maybe a bed.
Well, last night I received pictures to upload on the website and I was so happy to see pictures of the new house that was built for them by Natalia's school sponsors, the students of a Canadian school, and Mayan Families. The students and parents held many fundraisers to raise the money. The house has two rooms and a cement floor and I am sure it will keep them safe and dry. Seeing improvements like this in people's lives makes the work I do for Mayan Families so worthwhile.
This is the place where they used to live:
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