Cotacachi Pancake Breakfast (March 25, 2017) What am I doing as an 80-year-old single woman living in a foreign country? Am I out of my mind? Sometimes that is good, because I’m sure out of my comfort zone. My heart is beating rapidly and my hands feel sweaty as I mentally go over all the preparations […]
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Christmas Crafts by the Indigenous I was visiting my family in Florida and brought crocheted items that the Indigenous made at our food kitchen Place of Hope. Attached are photos and prices, or make an offer. My daughter has the items in Florida and will mail your choice to you (item price + postage) from Florida. […]
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Hatu Mikui Soup Kitchen Update – October 2015 We at Hatu Mikui have just celebrated our first anniversary for feeding the poor elderly. The number of people in need of breakfast is increasing. We have been very successful in offering showers and a change of clothes to these elderly poor. The joy expressed and […]
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Many thanks to our good friends Diane and Mountain for sharing this great slide show. They wanted to show all of you the progress at Morales Chupa pre-school. Thanks to your generosity, the hard work of the parents and local trades the children will soon have a safe, clean environment and building to call THEIR […]
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Hi Everyone, Week 3 – Great Progress! Thank you for all your help in repairing this school to be a safe environment for these young indigenous children. Photos were taken at the beginning of week three. We had some heavy rains that slowed down the work a bit. The timber for the roof will be […]
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This is just a quick update to show what you have started with your donations . We can complete this project and give these little ones a safe, healthy environment. Just 4 walls are standing now – amazing. Reading time ( my associate in this project) yogurt and cookies, bearded man Mountain project manager […]
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A near Catastrophe has been prevented at Morales Chupa Indigenous Pre-School. We removed the roof on the school March 26th. Sad to say, the roof was ready to collapse and all the wood beams for the roof are destroyed with termites… not a pretty sight! The 21 pre-school children between the ages of 6 months […]
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The Photo Above Is Our Next Project – Morales Chupa A group of my local friends made a surprise visit to Morales Chupa and Morochos Indigenous pre-schools. What fun as we delivered new bookcases and books in memory of our dear friend John Brineman. Visitors from the US had soccer shirts made for all the […]
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Our objective for 2012 is to complete renovations and upgrading for the Morales Chupa School. This is a small village pre-school in desperate need of repair and renovation to make it clean and safe and a suitable environment for young children. Many village preschools urgently need upgrading and repair, as well as furnishings and supplies […]
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Here is a quick update from my recent quest for schools in need of help: I visited 4 schools about 10 days ago and Morales is the school that needs the most help. Can you picture this dilapidated condition in any of the pre schools most of our children attend? Scary thought isn’t it? The […]
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