tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82300827321337207352024-02-23T03:16:11.829-06:00Mayan Families GuatemalaGuatemala, Mayan Families is a small Non-Profit group working in the Highlands of Guatemala.About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.comBlogger1351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-23947919560080475522016-02-12T17:57:00.003-06:002016-02-12T17:57:40.510-06:00Angelica Maria ....This week has been a difficult week for us at Mayan Families. We have had a lot of people needing urgent medical care and people in need of food. This happens every week but some weeks are harder than others and this is one of them. <br />
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This afternoon, at the end of this long week, Angelica Maria made her way up from the coast. She has borrowed the money to get to Mayan Families. <br />
She is in a desperate situation and is hoping to get help. <br />
Angelica is a single mother to 6 children. <br />
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Her eldest, Iris is 22 years old and is herself a single mother. She has a 5 month old baby girl. The father of the baby abandoned Iris when he found out she was pregnant. Iris has not been able to find work since the baby was born but is looking for work and hoping to have a job soon. <br />
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Maria Amaryllis is 15 years old. She is in 8th grade in school. She is sponsored<br />
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Maria Antonio is 13 years old. She is in 6th grade in 2016. She is sponsored. <br />
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Ericka is 10 years old. She is in 5th grade in 2016. She is sponsored. <br />
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Pedro Alexander. He is 8 years old. Pedro does not have a sponsor. He is in 1st grade.<br />
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Daniela is 3 years old. She is a special.needs child . She is unable to walk and she is unable to grasp with her hands. Her mother cannot remember what the diagnosis is for her . But the mother says that Daniela understands everything that is said to her but she is unable to speak. She also has trouble trying to chew her food. She also has to use diapers. She does not have a sponsor. <br />
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The only ones working in the family are Iris who gets casual work cleaning houses and Angelica who washes clothes by hand in private homes. <br />
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Angelica's father lives with them. He is 69 years old. He works doing casual labor. . He is very ill with diabetes and it is difficult for him to work. He cannot afford medical care and has only been able to go to the local health center which rarely has the medications to be able to help him. But he insists to keep on working to help the family to have something to eat.<br />
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Angelica has not been able to pay the house they rent for the past two months. They now owe $250 US for the past two months....they also owe for the electricity. The owner of the house is threatening to evict them very soon if they do not pay at least one month's rent and then catch up quickly with the other.<br />
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Today we sent Angelica to the doctor to be able to get help for her own diabetes. We were able to give her medicine for her diabetes.<br />
But what the doctor said that she needs is help. He said that she is very depressed and stressed with her situation. He said that she does not know what to do because she is so stressed and has no relief in sight. He has given her some medicine to help her sleep at night. <br />
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Angelica had tried going to the court to get her husband to pay child support for the children last week. . When she came out of the court and walked down the corner, her husband was waiting for her. He threw her against the wall and started choking her. He warned her not to take any legal action against her or she would regret it. She has a scar on her leg where he kicked her with his boots on. She is scared of him and spent years being physically abused by him. <br />
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The family is in desperate need of help to pay the rent. They need a mínimum of $125 to be able to stay in their home this week . They need help with food. Angelica told us some days they have food and other days they do not eat. It is sad to see this woman who has obviously worked very hard and loves her family, looking so defeated. She is depressed, stressed and very worried about what will happen to her children if they cannot pay their rent.<br />
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If you are able to help this family, their family aid number is FA #187. and you could send a donation for them at <a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple">https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple</a><br />
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If you are able to help this family it would be such a huge relief for this mother. <br />
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9-1p.m. Dr. Lyle, our other wonderful volunteer doctor will be working in the clinic at the Mayan Families compound. He will have the Pediatrician, Dr. Lisa working with him. ...Dr. Deb , the ER doctor will be working in the adjoining clinic. Dr. Deb will be working 9 - 5p.m. Sadly, it is the last day for both Dr. Lisa and Dr. Deb. </div>
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2.p.m. The Women's Artisan group from San Jorge will be bringing their completed beaded jewelry orders to the office to be received. </div>
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2.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. The Women's group from El Barranco will be having their Micro loans meeting.</div>
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From 2p.m. families came to receive the food that has been donated to them by their sponsors.</div>
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These are most of the families coming but there may be one or two who are coming but are not on the list yet. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms" , sans-serif;">#2804 San Jorge </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms" , sans-serif;">#1686 San Jorge </span></div>
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The girl on the left hand side of this photo is 11 years old. Her 9 year old sister is standing next to her. Both children on each end are special needs and have never had any treatment. The two taller girls are 9 years old and 6 years old. All the children are malnourished. We hope to have the 9 year old and the 6 year old enrolled in school tomorrow. They have never been to school. We need sponsors for them. If anyone would like to sponsor one of them, or both, please write to <a href="mailto:Sharon@mayanfamilies.org">Sharon@mayanfamilies.org</a>. . Their family aid number is FA #644 . Thank you to the very kind people who donated money for food for the family. They were able to receive food, medical care, shoes and clothing today. </div>
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About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-90834285262459373142016-01-29T17:49:00.002-06:002016-02-12T17:58:25.086-06:00Family with special needs children..........in need of help. <br />
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This is a family that is in dire need of help. They were brought to our attention by a local school teacher who heard of their phlight .<br />
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The father, Juan, 40 years old works in the fields. He only went to school till 2nd grade. He has been ill with severe gastritis and ameobas. It has been very difficult for him to work . The father speaks Kakchiquel and Spanish. <br />
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The mother, Juliana, 40 years old never had the chance to go to school. She does not know how to read , write nor does she speak much Spanish. She speaks the Mayan dialect of Kakchiquel. <br />
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They have six children. <br />
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Monica...is 11 years old . She was born with a birth defect that has stopped her from growing at a normal rate. She is the size of small 4-5 year old. She has never gone to school. She has never had any medical attention for her problems. She speaks Kakchiquel and does not speak Spanish.<br />
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Angelica is 9 years old. She has never been to school. She does not speak Spanish. She is small but growing at a normal for a malnourished child. She looks about 7 years old. <br />
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Maria is 8 years old. She has never gone to school. She does not speak Spanish . She is very small but average for a malnourished child.<br />
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Elena Juliana is 4 years old. She has a badly formed spine and has never been able to receive medical care. <br />
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Angelina is 2 years old. She is the size of an 18 month old. <br />
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Baby Mario who was born on Dec. 2nd . The mother is breastfeeding him and he so far, does not have any medical issues that we are aware of.<br />
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The family has been renting and can no longer afford to pay rent and are being evicted. This is due to the fact that the father has been so ill he has not been able to work. <br />
They have a piece of land to move onto but they cannot afford to build on it. <br />
They are in desperate need of having a dwelling built that they can live in. <br />
The family can barely afford to eat and there is no way that they can afford to build, they also cannot afford to pay rent...so building their own home is the only way that will help them to be able to keep a roof over their heads. <br />
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The family is in desperate need of food. <br />
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The family has not been able to afford to send the children to school. The family wants their children to go to school but have not been able to afford to send them. We are hoping that we will be able to sponsor the three older girls to go to school. If you are interested in sponsoring one of these girls to go to school, please contact me. <a href="mailto:Sharon@mayanfamilies.org">Sharon@mayanfamilies.org</a> or make a donation on <a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple">https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple</a> You can use the Family Aid number FA#644.<br />
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They have one bed for 4 of them and 3 children sleep on the dirt floor on a woven straw mat.<br />
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They have electricity.<br />
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They have a Wood burning stove that brings a lot of smoke into the house.<br />
They have one small closet.<br />
They have three chairs and they have one small table.<br />
They do not have enough clothes or shoes.<br />
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Any help, any small amount would be greatly appreciated and make such a difference to this family.<br />
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<br />About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-21298369040801650032015-12-30T14:39:00.002-06:002015-12-30T14:39:41.664-06:00Lucia....an Elderly woman in need. Lucia is 77 years old. She comes every day from her village of Santa Catarina to be able to eat lunch in our Elderly Care Program. This is at least a 20 min. trip in the back of a pick up or several hours walk for her. <br />
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She used to have only a stick to help her walk but we were able to give her a walking stick which helps her a lot. She is very happy to have enough to eat every lunch time. <br />
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Lucia always has a smile and a greeting when I see her. This week she stopped and asked if I could help her.<br />
Her bed has broken into pieces and she is now sleeping on just three pieces of cloth.<br />
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I started to talk to Lucia about her life. She had five children but only three are alive. She lives near two of them but they are very poor and cannot afford to help her.<br />
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Lucia''s husband died 4 years ago. She said he had lots of illnesses and she is not really sure what illness he died from. They could not afford medical care for him. <br />
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Lucia used to sell traditional items on the road. Ten years ago she was involved in an accident. Her left knee and her left hand were badly injured. She was hospitalized but her knee and hand never really recovered. Now it hurts her a lot to walk and she gets tired easily.<br />
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Lucia lives alone without electricity. She has to buy candles which is expensive and dangerous. <br />
She does not have a kitchen. She cooks on an open fire. <br />
Now she does not have a bed. She is sleeping on the floor on three pieces of fabric. <br />
She does not have a table or chairs. <br />
Lucia does not have enough blankets .<br />
She does not have a water filter. <br />
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Lucia does not have a sponsor for the Elderly Care program. It is just $35 a month to be able to ensure that Lucia will be able to continue having her lunch every day at the Elderly care center. Lucia's I.D. number is A#135<br />
If you would like to sponsor Lucia for a bed , it is just $170 US. To give Lucia a blanket, it is just $35.<br />
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If you would like to help Lucia to have her electricity connected we will have to get a quote on how much that would cost.<br />
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If you are able to help Lucia at all, her greatest desire is to have a bed! Can you imagine being 77 years old and sleeping on three pieces of cloth on a dirt floor every night ?<br />
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Here is the link to donate...if you are able to help Lucia. <br />
<a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple">https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple</a><br />
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For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, <a href="mailto:Sharon@mayanfamilies.org">Sharon@mayanfamilies.org</a> <br />
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About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-66458998940084325322015-12-27T15:08:00.000-06:002015-12-27T15:08:13.295-06:00Petrona and her family. <br />
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Just as we were getting ready to close on the 23rd, one more family came in that needed help.<br />
We were very rushed but I was glad that we took the time to talk to them.<br />
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Petrona, the mother is just 22 years old. She and her 23year old husband, have four children. <br />
None of the children or Petrona had eaten and it was already midday when we saw them.<br />
Irma is 5 years old, Estela is 4 years old, Carlos is 3 years old and baby Estuardo is 10 months old.<br />
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They are very malnourished and very hungry.<br />
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They live in a rented house in Pena Blanca.<br />
They pay $50 US per month rent.<br />
The father works in the fields and he can barely cover the rent. There is very little money left over for food....or other necessities.<br />
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They do not have beds.<br />
They all sleep on the floor on pieces of cardboard carton. <br />
They have only one blanket for all of them. <br />
They do not have a closet, they do not have tables and chairs.<br />
You may ask what they do have....the answer is almost nothing.<br />
They do have a large wood burning stove that comes with the house.<br />
They do have electricity and that costs them $20 US per month.<br />
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There are days when they do not have enough to eat...and there is only tortillas and salt to eat ..but there are days when there is not even that...like the day the mother came into our office. She was desperate. She had heard that we were giving out baskets of food for Christmas and she was hoping to get one. <br />
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Little Irma wants to go to school this year but there is no way that the family can afford to send her. <br />
We have given Irma a student number and we hope that someone will want to sponsor her. Her student number is #3734 . It is $360 US per year to enable her to attend school. ( or $30 US per month.) <br />
Her number is not registered on the website yet so to sponsor her you would have to <br />
go to this link ...<a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple">https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple</a> and put in her student number on the payment. <br />
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Mayan Families ..thanks to your donations.....were able to give them a Christmas Tamale basket, several blankets to help to keep them warm and we gave the children Christmas presents. They were so excited to get these presents! Thank you to all of you who make these general donations possible so that we can use them for families like this. <br />
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I asked Petrona whether the extended families were helping them but she told me that sadly the families could not help them. Her own father has passed away and her mother is struggling to survive herself. Her husbands parents both have problems with alcohol and are not able to help. <br />
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If you would like to sponsor Irma to give her a chance to go to school, her student ID. number is .#3734 ...the Family Aid FA#623 if you would like to help the family. Please go to Mayan Families to send a donation for this family. Here is the link. <a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple">https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/simple</a><br />
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If you have any questions about this family, please do not hesitate to contact me, <a href="mailto:Sharon@mayanfamilies.org">Sharon@mayanfamilies.org</a> <br />
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About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-54972572252204388482014-09-01T21:51:00.001-06:002015-12-27T14:33:07.257-06:00Perfect House, Backpackers Hostel, NGO office, business for Sale in Beautiful San Andres, Guatemala within 20 minutes from Gorgeous Lake Atitlan!PERFECT HOUSE FOR HOSTAL/NGO/OFFICE IN SAN ANDRES SEMETABAJ
$39,875
Call 3007-4831 and ask for Dwight!
A spacious, secure house that is just perfect for a hostel or NGO office space is for sale in San Andres Semetabaj. This small, rural town (pop. 315) is about a 20 min drive up the back road from Panajachel (Pana), Lake Atitlan, on the way to Godinez, Patzun, as well as San Lucas Toliman and Santiago Atitlan.
It is colorfully painted with some wonderful murals, this along with the building being well maintained, makes it a fantastic turn key property that only needs a small amount of work before it is operational.
The house is entered through a staircase off the main road into San Andres up a staircase to a large courtyard with the house occupying two sides with two stories. The road from Panajachel is about 20 metres from the door and is where local buses and pickups stop, so very close to public transport.
On the ground level is a large kitchen space to one side of the courtyard while on the other is a large, spacious double room with large bathroom. Outside in a covered porch area is a pila and two toilets. Wooden stairs lead to the upper level where, above the kitchen is a large main bedroom, behind this another large bedroom with a loft area (perfect for a dormitory), then four smaller rooms lead off the upper porch area. There are two bathrooms on this level.
Both the courtyard and upper porch area boast fabulous views of the surrounding lush countryside. Perfect for hanging out in or stringing up a hammock. Or, for an NGO working in the area, it is the perfect office space, with meeting rooms and accommodation as well, for volunteers or staff.
Built from a mixture of block with the use of a lot of attractive, rustic wood. The water, drainage and electricity is all in good order.
Size of Property
North 13.92m / 45.67 feet
South 20.59m / 67.55 feet
West 12.95 / 42.49 feet
East 12.60 / 41.34
215 square metres / 2,314 square feet of Land
400 square metres / 4,305 square feet of construction
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Mario is 4 years old. Today he was rushed to the hospital in Solola when a pot of boiling water was pushed onto him.</div>
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Mario's father left him and his 4 siblings and went to live with another woman. His mother also left him and his siblings and went to live with another man.</div>
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Mario and his two other young brothers are being raised by an aunt. The two older children are adults now and have moved on with their lives.</div>
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Mario's aunt has to work to be able to feed the children. She has a 16 year old girl looking after the children while she is at work. There was a big pot of boiling water on the fire......Mario and his brothers were playing inside...and there was an accident, one of them shoved Mario and the pot fell on top of him burning him severely. </div>
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He is now in Solola hospital and the aunt needs medication to be able to help him.</div>
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She does not have the money to purchase these medicines. Also now she has to stay at the hospital caring for Mario and she cannot work to feed the family.</div>
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If you would like to help Mario get the medication he needs and also his aunt have money to feed the other children, please send a donation to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.mayanfamilies.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.mayanfamilies.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>...and note on it ...MARIO. ...thank you so much!</div>
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Many of the families we work with do not have enough money to purchase
even the most basic of foods to celebrate this holiday in Guatemala.</span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Take a look at the links below and other important events taking place at Mayan Families this month. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0079c2; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs175/1103559743325/archive/1116785983951.html#story_6" shape="rect" style="color: #0079c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Student in Need of Sponsorship: Yenifer Julissa</a></strong></span></div>
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Traditionally, on Santos
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drink hot chocolate for breakfast. A typical lunch of white beans and
chicken follows. On Good Friday, it is a tradition for families to eat
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Your food basket
donation can make the difference between another week of hunger, and the
joyous celebration of an important holiday. Any donation you can send
will help to relieve the crushing poverty that these children and
families endure. </div>
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<span>This year, the
traditional sweet bread is being produced from a bakery that is run by a
family of orphans. This family received a Micro Loan from Mayan
Families to open their own bakery and we are very happy to be able to
help support them with and see their growing progress. </span></div>
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If you would like to give a basket of food to your sponsored student, or any family in great need simply go to <a href="https://mayanfamilies.org/donate/index/birthdayholidaygifts" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #0079c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Send a Gift</a> and either enter your student´s number or write ¨for the family with the greatest need¨ in the notes section </div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong>Follow one of our many Critical Cases from our Shelter Program</strong></span></div>
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Have you ever gone to
sleep fearing that you could be evicted from your home by the upcoming
sunrise? For many of our families this is a daily reality. From lack of
land ownership, precarious living conditions and lack of basic
sanitation we have compiled a list of some of our most critical cases
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We were fortunate enough to have volunteers from the Adelphi College of Nursing and Public Health visit us in January<span>.
These ten eager young women enjoyed a whirlwind week of new and
exciting experiences including installing fuel-efficient stoves as well
as working on two medical projects with our preschool kids and elderly
care patients. </span></div>
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<span>When illness strikes a family member, the </span>financial and emotional<span> demands placed on the family are overwhelming under any circumstances. But in Jose Garcia-Bajan's family (FA 47), </span>five of the family members<span> have been diagnosed and t</span><span>he oldest daughter has already died from a fatal illness.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/blogs/entry/1263" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #0079c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">READ MORE>>></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Istaislda
(A0058) and her 45-year-old daughter Juana (A0069) have crippling
rheumatoid arthritis that keeps them in constant pain and unable to work
and support themselves. They have one room where they share a bed which
is a piece of wood covered with foam. Istaislada (A0058) is in
desperate need of sponsorship for our </span><a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/index/elderlyaid" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #0079c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Elderly Care Feeding Program</a><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> to e</span>nsure that she can </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">receive</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> a hot meal at least once a day. </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/blogs/entry/1261" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #0079c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">SPONSOR AN ELDERLY PERSON TODAY>>></a></div>
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<span>Student in need of Sponsorship: Yenifer Julissa (1377)</span></div>
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Yenifer is a bright
and bubbly 3rd Grader whose favorite class is language and
communication. Already, she has a higher level of education than her
father who only studied until the 2nd Grade and her mother who never
went to school at all. With her family earning less that $3/day a
student sponsorship will ensure that she can continue her studies and be
the first in her family to have a chance to rise out of poverty and
create a sustainable future for her family. </div>
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<a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/index/elementary" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #0079c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">SPONSOR A STUDENT TODAY>>></a></div>
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We want to thank everyone who donated so that Myra could receive
the medical attention she so desperately needed for her severe
malnutrition. Fortunately, Myra and her mother are now in a Nutritional
Recovery Center in Quetzaltenango where Myra is being monitored and
cared for. If you would like to make a <a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/index/programs" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #0079c2; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">donation</a>
so that we can help other malnourished babies and prevent severe
malnutrition cases similar to Myra's, please donate to our Well Mother
Well Baby Program. </div>
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About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-36345445945910588542013-12-31T18:09:00.000-06:002013-12-31T18:09:13.392-06:00Just a few hours left for a 2013 Tax deductible donation to Mayan Families!<br />
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We have just a few hours left before 2014 arrives. That means there is still time for you to make a tax-deductible donation to Mayan Families before the New Year. </div>
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Don’t miss this important deadline. Please make a donation now!</div>
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No matter the size – big or small – your gift will make a difference!</div>
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On behalf of those we serve here in Guatemala, thank you for your generosity!</div>
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Our many successes for 2013 show what we can accomplish when we work together!</div>
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Thank you for your donations that brought hope to so many this year. </div>
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Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy and healthy New Year!</div>
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Sharon and Dwight</div>
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All of your 2013 contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. But the window for this year is closing fast, so please get your last gift in today. Thank you!</div>
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About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-27991466833739337002013-12-27T22:22:00.000-06:002013-12-27T22:22:15.527-06:00Mayan Families Year end giving<br />
As the clock winds down on 2013, you have just a few days left to make a tax-deductible gift to support Mayan Families and the crucial work we do here in rural Guatemala.<br />
Mayan Families End of Year Giving!<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sabina will be spending her Christmas like she spends every day, alone in her dark home, sleeping on cardboard. Then a few days later on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1170284900" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">December 28th</span></span>, she will spend her 75th birthday doing the same.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sabina has many needs including: a water filter, food, blankets, a pila, and medicine. However her biggest need right now is a proper bed, mattress, and a pillow. We would love to be able to provide her with a bed so that she has somewhere comfortable to sleep for Christmas and her birthday this year. Sabina is also available for sponsorship for our Elderly Care Program, to ensure that she is able to receive a hot, nutritious meal every day.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are interested in donating a bed to Sabina as a life-changing Christmas or Birthday present you can go to our donation <a href="https://mayanfamilies.org/donate/index" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">page</a> and choose to send a gift, using Sabina's id number A0051.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are intersted in sponsoring Sabina for our Elderly Care Program you can go to our </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">donation <a href="https://mayanfamilies.org/donate/index" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">page</a> and you will find Sabina under our "Sponsor an Elderly Person" tab.</span></b></div>
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In Guatemala, Christmas is celebrated in humble fashion; <strong>a dinner of tamales</strong> with family and close friends. However, for a struggling Guatemalan family, even purchasing and preparing this traditional dinner can be <strong>outside of their reach.</strong> </div>
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The joy of receiving a gift is an even less realistic expectation for many of the wonderful people we work with-many of whom have <strong>never received an education</strong> and cannot depend on steady work. </div>
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Mayan Families would like to offer you the opportunity to provide <strong>the gift of feeling special</strong>and loved to a person in <strong>great need.</strong> Please join us in helping boost the spirits of a person in need, and consider giving a gift from the following options:</div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enter your student / family elderly person's number and click SUBMIT or simply leave blank if you would like it to go to a family with the greatest need</span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Select Your Christmas Gift and click ADD TO CART </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have any problems adding your student´s number simply add a comment in the notes and will match up your gift from our end. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">P.O. Box 52</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Claremont, N.C. 28610 </span></div>
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<br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We thank you for all of your support in ensuring that these impoverished families will be able to have a happy holiday season.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px;"><strong>It's that time of year again! </strong>Time to <a href="http://mayanfamilies.net/DonateSponsorship.aspx?utm_source=2014+Education+Blast_New+Sponsors&utm_campaign=2014+Sponsorships+Blast-Nonsponsors&utm_medium=archive" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" track="on">Sponsor a Student</a> and provide<strong> the gift of education </strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px;"><strong>made possible by you,</strong> our amazing donors. We are <strong>genuinely grateful</strong> for your support throughout the year. With your help we have been able to carry on our projects, begin new ones, and provide scholarships for students that would otherwise have <strong>no access to education.</strong></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;"><br /><span style="color: #222222;">We are so proud of them for this </span><strong style="color: #222222;">achievement</strong><span style="color: #222222;"> as so many indigenous children fail the 1</span><span style="color: #222222;">st</span><span style="color: #222222;"> grade due to a l<strong>ack of language skills</strong> and understanding of the system.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">He is interning in our health clinic to gain experience in the medical field before he starts </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;"><strong>M</strong><b>edical School</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, ' Helvetica', ' Arial', ' sans-serif';"> next year. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Greetings from Guatemala!</strong> A place where tradition can bring hope and joy, especially during the holiday season. The practice of "Tamales at Christmas" grew from the Mayan tradition of tamales as a special and festive symbol as early as 1200 BC. </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sadly, many of our families cannot afford the ingredients for tamales so </span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">each year </span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mayan Families distributes Tamale Food Baskets to our impoverished families so they could celebrate the holidays... </span></div>
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About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-68743304468908959362013-11-30T19:47:00.000-06:002013-11-30T19:47:05.728-06:00Feliz Dia de Acción de Gracias from Mayan Families!<br />
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<strong>Happy Thanksgiving, Feliz Dia de Acción de Gracias from Mayan Families!</strong></div>
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Thank you for what you have helped us to accomplish this year!</div>
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Thank you for the food to feed the elderly, the children, the babies...the families who were hungry and had nothing to eat.</div>
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Thank you for the shoes that children now have to wear on their feet, warm clothes, blankets to keep them warm at this very chilly time of the year.</div>
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Right now there is very cold weather in Guatemala...some of our families live in flimsy, ramshackle houses...the wind is rushing through...but thanks to so many of you..there are also families who have strong, safe houses to live in. They have warm beds and blankets...where before they were sleeping on dirt floors. </div>
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Many of our students have graduated this year....this would have been an impossible dream for them without your help. </div>
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Others hope to go to school next year...and you are making this a reality. </div>
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There are people who owe their lives to the medical care you have provided...and there are many more who are living healthier lives because of their access to medical care, clean water and stoves that you have given. </div>
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Micro loans have helped many get a hand up this year...starting their own businesses or increasing an existing business..helping them to succeed a little more to support their families. </div>
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Thank you on behalf of all the newborn babies, children, women and men in Guatemala that you have helped ..thanks for all the joy, the hugs, the smiles, the gifts, the help and the hope you have given!</div>
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Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to you and your family from our all of us at Mayan Families.</div>
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p.s. We now have a new website and it has been experiencing a few "glitches". If you would find it easier to donate through our old website...you can access the old website which is still functioning at <a href="http://www.mayanfamilies.net/?utm_source=Thanksgiving+2013%21&utm_campaign=Thanksgiving+2013&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.mayanfamilies.net</a>. </div>
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Please don't forget to get your orders in for Tamale baskets for your sponsored student or for any family in need to celebrate Navidad! Just $40 to give a food basket that will feed a family of 10 or more.</div>
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We are offering gifts for children from $5, $10 or $20 ...if you would like to Sponsor a Student or send a gift to your sponsored student and their family or to a child in need, we will be happy to make that happen. <a href="https://mayanfamilies.org/donate/index?utm_source=Thanksgiving+2013%21&utm_campaign=Thanksgiving+2013&utm_medium=email" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">Click here to donate on the New Web Site</a> or <a href="http://mayanfamilies.net/DonateOnline?utm_source=Thanksgiving+2013%21&utm_campaign=Thanksgiving+2013&utm_medium=email" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">Click here to Donate on our Old Web Site</a>, Thank you! </div>
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<br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We thank you for all of your support in ensuring that these impoverished families will be able to have a happy holiday season.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #161616; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i>In Guatemala, up to 69.5% of indigenous children </i></b></span></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid--96553f1-9a9d-44cd-9b80-73f2e87b2491">This Tuesday, <strong style="font-size: 12pt;">December 3</strong> we are part of a call to action that will change the calendar and help make history. We are celebrating a day dedicated to giving with <strong style="line-height: 1.15;">#GivingTuesday</strong><span style="line-height: 1.15;"> which creates a day of giving around the annual shopping and spending season.</span></span><div style="font-size: 12pt;">
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this year´s <strong>#GivingTuesday</strong> we would like to invite friends of Mayan Families to support our </span><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/page/WellMotherWellBabyProgram?utm_source=Giving+Tuesday+&utm_campaign=Giving+Tuesday+Email&utm_medium=email" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">Well Mother, Well Baby Program</a></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which has been relaunched to support and educate families who cannot afford to <strong>provide their children with the appropriate nutrition. </strong>This <strong>supports children</strong> during their early developmental years and <strong>empowers families</strong> to break the cycle of malnutrition. You can find out more about the program <a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/page/WellMotherWellBabyProgram?utm_source=Giving+Tuesday+&utm_campaign=Giving+Tuesday+Email&utm_medium=email" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" track="on">HERE</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><em><strong>Look at our <a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/page/fundraiseformayanfamilies?utm_source=Giving+Tuesday+&utm_campaign=Giving+Tuesday+Email&utm_medium=email" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">Fundraising Page </a></strong></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px;"><strong>It's that time of year again! </strong>Time to <a href="http://mayanfamilies.net/DonateSponsorship.aspx?utm_source=2014+Education+Blast_New+Sponsors&utm_campaign=2014+Sponsorships+Blast-Nonsponsors&utm_medium=socialshare" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" track="on">Sponsor a Student</a> and provide<strong> the gift of education </strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17px;"><strong>made possible by you,</strong> our amazing donors. We are <strong>genuinely grateful</strong> for your support throughout the year. With your help we have been able to carry on our projects, begin new ones, and provide scholarships for students that would otherwise have <strong>no access to education.</strong></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;"><br /><span style="color: #222222;">We are so proud of them for this </span><strong style="color: #222222;">achievement</strong><span style="color: #222222;"> as so many indigenous children fail the 1</span><span style="color: #222222;">st</span><span style="color: #222222;"> grade due to a l<strong>ack of language skills</strong> and understanding of the system.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">This is often made more difficult as most indigenous parents having very little education themselves.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">He is interning in our health clinic to gain experience in the medical field before he starts </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;"><strong>M</strong><b>edical School</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, ' Helvetica', ' Arial', ' sans-serif';"> next year. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">She has been in our Student Sponsorship Program since she was <strong>five years old.</strong> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">We are so proud of her perseverance throughout the years and her hard work as head of <b>our Education Department</b>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">Your commitment to the education of our students has given Sandra the ability<b> to create sustainable change</b> in her community. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17px;">As we prepare for the </span><b style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">2014 </b><b style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">school year</b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;"> beginning in January, we ask that you join us in our efforts to affect </span><b style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">the type of change that has lasting impacts</b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;"> and can make generational differences </span><a href="https://www.mayanfamilies.org/donate/index/elementary?utm_source=2014+Education+Blast_New+Sponsors&utm_campaign=2014+Sponsorships+Blast-Nonsponsors&utm_medium=socialshare" linktype="1" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" track="on">by sponsoring a student.</a></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17px;">Help us continue to reach students like Luis and Sandra whose families have difficulties providing the <strong>basic necessities of life</strong>, such as education, which so many of us take for granted. Your </span><b style="line-height: 17px;">gift of education</b><span style="line-height: 17px;"> will </span><b style="line-height: 17px;">empower</b><span style="line-height: 17px;"> students like them to pursue a </span><b style="line-height: 17px;">better life</b><span style="line-height: 17px;">. </span></div>
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<b>There are many students in our program; eager to learn. They are waiting for your indispensable support.</b></div>
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<tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; height: 21px; vertical-align: top; width: 138px;"><em>PreK - 12th Grade</em></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; height: 21px; vertical-align: top; width: 112px;">Co-Sponsorship</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; height: 21px; vertical-align: top; width: 115px;">$15</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; height: 21px; vertical-align: top; width: 104px;">$180</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><strong>Co-sponsorship</strong> means that sponsorship is shared between individuals or groups. Mayan Families actively looks for a co-sponsor. You are not obligated to find another sponsor; however any assistance is always appreciated. If you know someone that would like to share sponsorship with you, please contact <a href="mailto:melanie@mayanfamilies.org" linktype="2" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">melanie@mayanfamilies.org</a>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Due to some launch issues through our new website we would ask that you make your payment using the old website method at <a href="http://www.mayanfamilies.net/?utm_source=2014+Education+Blast_New+Sponsors&utm_campaign=2014+Sponsorships+Blast-Nonsponsors&utm_medium=socialshare" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">www.mayanfamilies.net</a> so that we can ensure that your payment goes through as quickly and effectively as possible. </span></div>
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About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-78917020765154865962013-10-26T12:31:00.000-06:002013-10-26T12:31:46.955-06:00Dental Awareness group...and their beautiful video!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a beautifully made video by the group.."Dental Awareness" that is working here in Guatemala and we are honored to be associated with them. The pre school that they show is the Mayan Families San Antonio Palopo pre school....</span><a href="https://vimeo.com/76619714" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/<wbr></wbr>76619714</a><br />
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We have switched all of our Blogs over to our Mayan Families New Web Site. Please visit this link from now on to enjoy or new Blog posts!<br />
<a href="https://mayanfamilies.org/blogs">https://mayanfamilies.org/blogs</a>About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-66545902291704788492013-10-16T07:13:00.000-06:002013-10-16T07:13:10.397-06:00Life out of the Box visiting Mayan Families<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Hi, I thought you might like to see this post from a group called "Life out of the Box" who came to visit and volunteer with us.</span><br />
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There are really cute photos of the very cute children at our pre school!</div>
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About Mayan Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440598461795797451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230082732133720735.post-42821477331632833912013-10-15T21:00:00.000-06:002013-10-15T21:00:51.415-06:00Today we had a meeting with 15 people in Guatemala<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Today we had a meeting with 15 people . </span><br />
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These were representatives of the different municipalities in the Department of Solola. </div>
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They came to ask for our help. Their concern was the great problem of malnutrition amongst children.</div>
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They had a list of 149 children who were in danger of dying from severe malnutrition. </div>
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They asked us if we could just help these 149 children with food. They had been able to help them a little but they needed on going help. </div>
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As I looked over the list of children they had printed out, there were children at different levels of malnutrition. </div>
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The worst was coming to children who had a line drawn through their name and the word deceased next to it. </div>
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What is the matter with this world that we cannot work out how to feed these children ???</div>
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They were very excited when they saw the bags of Feed My Starving Children and Kids Against Hunger. We said that we would try our best to make sure that these 149 families were included when we next get bags of food. We are very grateful to our friend, Tom Heaton from Mission Guatemala who shares this food with us and to Peg Meyer and Corlene Horan who work so hard to help us get boxes of food into Guatemala. </div>
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It was a good meeting....one young man told us that they had worked out that a family who had 10 children and the father only earned 30 quetzales a day ...would only have something like 62 centavos to spend on each child for food for that day. ...That will not even buy one egg. </div>
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He also said that he saw the main cause of poverty being the lack of family planning. He talked about the two different sides of the reality that people live in...they have the physical side where having too many children can cause a great hardship for the family...and the spiritual side that teaches them that having a lot of children is a great blessing. </div>
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It was a thought provoking meeting ...and it was so good to see so many young people concerned about the children and having such a strong desire to make a difference in their community and the future of Guatemala. I hope we can help them. We just need to get some containers of food here!</div>
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