Christmas for underpriviledged families

A couple weeks ago I met a friend; while waiting outside the INM office to start my FM2 paperwork.

She is a wonderful, funny, and caring person. Earlier this year she began collecting school supplies for the many children and families who can not afford them. The basic items that we purchase for school, ie crayons, markers, backpack, paper, etc, can easily run from $25 (usually much more)USD. Though that seems common in the US, many families in mexico make less than $15 USD a day.

And as Christmas quickly approaches, my friend has been collecting donations to help out families or a very poor community. They are located maybe 30 minutes from puerto Vallarta, and yet receive no government support. Most children there do not go to school. It is a mile walk to go to school, and during the rainy season of aug-oct the rain makes it even harder for these children. And as for the holidays, there are no Christmas trees or presents.

Below are pictures of some of these families.

A Family standing outside of their home

If you can find it in your hearts to donate even $5, my friend and I are able to put it towards helping these families. Not just for the holidays, but longer term. They live without running water, some of their homes have no roofs, and those that do have to be held down with rocks to keep from blowing away, and they have sheets, plastic tarps and boards to serve as their walls.

***A Donation Box is Located to the Right ***

Thank you for your time and support

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Because there is no running water,
they pour a bucket of water down the toilet to flush it.

The "walls" of one of the home structures

More "walls"