Medical help urgently needed for 4 year old boy!

Medical help urgently needed for 4 year old boy!

Mario is 4 years old. Today he was rushed to the hospital in Solola when a pot of boiling water was pushed onto him.

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.

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.

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. 

He is now in Solola hospital and the aunt needs medication to be able to help him.

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.

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 www.mayanfamilies.org ...and note on it ...MARIO. ...thank you so much!

Mayan Families Spring 2014 Newsletter

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Greetings! Thank you for your continued support and partnership with Mayan Families.  2014 has begun busier than ever and we're eager to share all the exciting things going on in our remote little corner of the world.   After an incredible Christmas of giving and some fabulous Valentine´s Day wishes we are now already starting to prepare for Semana Santa (Holy Week) - one of the most important weeks in the Guatemalan festive calendar. We ask that you please consider giving a food basket to a family in need. 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. Take a look at the links below and other important events taking place at Mayan Families this month.   This Month Give an Easter Basket this Semana Santa Follow one of our many Critical Cases from our Shelter Program Medical Volunteers from Adelphi Help the Bajan Garcia Family Elderly People in Need Student in Need of Sponsorship: Yenifer Julissa Update on Baby Myra Change of address for sending checks Give An Easter Basket this Semana Santa Traditionally, on Santos Jueves (Holy Thursday), families gather together to eat sweet bread and 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 green beans, carrots, and fish. 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.  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.  If you would like to give a basket of food to your sponsored student, or any family in great need simply go to Send a Gift and either enter your student´s number or write ¨for the family with the greatest need¨ in the notes section  DONATE NOW>>> Follow one of our many Critical Cases from our Shelter Program 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 from our Shelter Program.  READ MORE>>> Medical Volunteers from Adelphi We were fortunate enough to have volunteers from the Adelphi College of Nursing and Public Health visit us in January. 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.  READ MORE>>> Help the Garcia Bajan Family When illness strikes a family member, the financial and emotional demands placed on the family are overwhelming under any circumstances. But in Jose Garcia-Bajan's family (FA 47), five of the family members have been diagnosed and the oldest daughter has already died from a fatal illness. READ MORE>>> Elderly People In Need 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 Elderly Care Feeding Program to ensure that she can receive a hot meal at least once a day.  SPONSOR AN ELDERLY PERSON TODAY>>> Student in need of Sponsorship: Yenifer Julissa (1377) 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.   SPONSOR A STUDENT TODAY>>> Update on Baby Myra (FA0347) 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 donation 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.  READ MORE>>> Change of address for sending checks Please note that if you are one of our many donors who like to send us checks we have changed postal addresses for the USA! the new address is: Mayan Families PO Box 653 Tewksbury, MA 01876 United States of America  Don´t be concerned if you have a check that has been sent to our old address. These will be automatically forwarded to our new address. Any concerns or question please contact donorrelations@mayanfamilies.org

Just a few hours left for a 2013 Tax deductible donation to Mayan Families!

Dear Friends,

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. 

Don’t miss this important deadline.  Please make a donation now!

No matter the size – big or small – your gift will make a difference!

On behalf of those we serve here in Guatemala, thank you for your generosity!

Our many successes for 2013 show what we can accomplish when we work together!

Help us achieve even more in 2014!

Thank you for your donations that brought hope to so many this year. 

Don’t miss this important deadline.  Please make a donation now.  We need your help.

Whatever you can give...we will put to very good use!

Thank you for your support.!

Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy and healthy New Year!

Sincerely,

Sharon and Dwight

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!

If you have any issues with your donation please email us at  websupport@mayanfamilies.org

 You can also call in your donation at any time by calling 619-550-2608.

 You can also send your donation by check to:  

MAYAN FAMILIES

P.O. Box 52

Claremont, N.C. 28610

Make your tax deductible donation now!

P.S. Many of our supporters make a gift by December 31 for their tax-planning purposes. Your generosity is vital to help us plan and fund programs for the upcoming year. The need is urgent, and your support is crucial to our future success.
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Mayan Families Year end giving

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.
Mayan Families End of Year Giving!
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Mayan Families December Newsletter

Mayan Families December Newsletter! 

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Sabina

Sabina A0051, lives in a house made of adobe with a dirt floor. She does not even have a proper bed, she sleeps on a piece of cardboard laid over the coils of an old metal frame. She has no water in her house and must carry water from the community pump. Because of her advanced age and declining health, she is no longer able to work and cannot support herself.

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 December 28th, she will spend her 75th birthday doing the same.

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.

If you are interested in donating a bed to Sabina as a life-changing Christmas or Birthday present you can go to our donation page and choose to send a gift, using Sabina's id number A0051.

If you are intersted in sponsoring Sabina for our Elderly Care Program you can go to our donation page and you will find Sabina under our "Sponsor an Elderly Person" tab.

Mayan Families Holiday Gift Appeal!

Mayan Families Holiday Gift Appeal! Please Share, Tweet, Post, Like and send it to everyone you know! Thank you!
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In Guatemala, Christmas is celebrated in humble fashion; a dinner of tamales with family and close friends.  However, for a struggling Guatemalan family, even purchasing and preparing this traditional dinner can be outside of their reach.    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 never received an education and cannot depend on steady work.   Mayan Families would like to offer you the opportunity to provide the gift of feeling specialand loved to a person in great need.  Please join us in helping boost the spirits of a person in  need, and consider giving a gift from the following options: Traditional Tamale Basket to feed 10 people Holiday Food Bag for an elderly person Water Filter  with a 10 year life span Bed & Mattress  Onil Fuel Efficient Stove Soccer Ball The Gift of Education  Blanket Big Bear Instructions for Donations: Go to Send a Gift Browse to find the ideal gift 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 Select Your Christmas Gift and click ADD TO CART Add any special instructions or designations (such as sending the gift in honour of someone) in the Notes section 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.   Still having problems? You can contact us anytime at websupport@mayanfamilies.org or donate at our old website at www.mayanfamilies.net   To pay by check please send your donation made out to Mayan Families to:  Mayan Families P.O. Box 52 Claremont, N.C. 28610  We thank you for all of your support in ensuring that these impoverished families will be able to have a happy holiday season.   We truly could not have done any of this without you.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!     www.mayanfamilies.org

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Sponsor a Student or Re-Sponsor for 2014 with Mayan Families!

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It's that time of year again! Time to Sponsor a Student and provide the gift of education made possible by you, our amazing donors. We are genuinely grateful 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 no access to education.    See some of their amazing stories below... Gladys Elizabeth (1031) and Keder Samuel (1962) are both moving onto the 2nd Grade in 2014.  We are so proud of them for this achievement as so many indigenous children fail the 1st grade due to a lack of language skills and understanding of the system. This is often made more difficult as most indigenous parents having very little education themselves. Both Gladys and Keder are seeking new sponsors for 2014. Luis Andres (2706) whose parents did not study beyond the 3rd Grade, is graduating from High School this year. He is interning in our health clinic to gain experience in the medical field before he starts Medical School next year.  Your generosity gives Luis thetools to lift himself and his family out of poverty while developing vital skills to continue to support his community.  Sandra (346) is finishing up Graduate School where she is studying Social Work.  She has been in our Student Sponsorship Program since she was five years old.  We are so proud of her perseverance throughout the years and her hard work as head of our Education Department.  Your commitment to the education of our students has given Sandra the ability to create sustainable change in her community.   As we prepare for the 2014 school year beginning in January, we ask that you join us in our efforts to affect the type of change that has lasting impacts and can make generational differences by sponsoring a student.   Help us continue to reach students like Luis and Sandra whose families have difficulties providing the basic necessities of life, such as education, which so many of us take for granted. Your gift of education will empower students like them to pursue a better life.  Please click here to see some of our students in need of sponsorship. There are many students in our program; eager to learn. They are waiting for your indispensable support. Your gift of education helps: Empower youth to eradicate illiteracy and lead their communities out of poverty by offering them the gift of education Bridge the gender gap in literacy by giving a young girl the opportunity to receive a quality education Combat chronic malnutrition that plagues indigenous children by sponsoring them to attend a Mayan Families Preschool Nutritional Center Sponsorship fees for the 2014 school year (January-October) are as follows: SCHOOL LEVEL  SPONSORSHIP TYPE COST PER MONTH  COST PER YEAR  PreK - 12th Grade Full Sponsorship $30 $360 PreK - 12th Grade Co-Sponsorship $15 $180 University Full Sponsorship $105 $1,260 University Co-Sponsorship $52.50 630 Co-sponsorship 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 melanie@mayanfamilies.org.    IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PAYMENTS  Due to some launch issues through our new website we would ask that you make your payment using the old website method at www.mayanfamilies.net so that we can ensure that your payment goes through as quickly and effectively as possible.  Thank you for your patience and continual support during this transition time.  If you have trouble making a donation on our website, please call (619) 550-2608. We will be happy to assist you over the phone Monday through Friday 9-5 MST. You may also choose to send your Student Sponsorship donation in the form of a check. Please make it payable to "Mayan Families" and send to:                                                                                                                                   Mayan Families P.O. Box 52 Claremont, N.C. 28610   *Please be sure to include your student's number on the check We truly could not have done any of this without you.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!   Do you know someone that might want to sponsor a child? Please help spread the word by passing on this e-mail to friends and family. Feel free to also share on social media websites such as Facebook or Twitter. Thank you for your support...it is greatly appreciated!   If you have any questions, please e-mail melanie@mayanfamilies.org    www.mayanfamilies.org

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