Where are we? Veracruz, Mexico!
Goldi Santana Mera
June 2009 land is purchased for a permanent center in Laguna
(vulnerable neighborhood in Veracruz, Mexico)
December 2009 construction begins on the permanent center in the Laguna neighborhood of Veracruz, Mexico
Goldi - Amiguitos Veracruz
Saul - Amiguitos Veracruz
Dr. Porfi - Amiguitos Veracruz
Amiguitos (EIN # 26-3394832) is a tax-exempt public
charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and was
formed by people of various faith backgrounds in order to work together
and help vulnerable children and families, especially in Southern
Mexico.
Veracruz, Mexico Update:
Here is Saúl's March 7, 2010
update from Veracruz, Mexico
Omar starts culinary school!!!
Here is his first cake.
New Students this Week:
Veracruz, Mexico Update:
Here is Saúl's February 28, 2010
update from Veracruz, Mexico
Veracruz, Mexico Update:
Here is Saúl's February 21, 2010
update from Veracruz, Mexico
This
week the weather has been bad
and some of our children are sick: Suri, Raul, Maria Elena, Agustin
estan, Erika, William, Mitchel, Victor Jose, Adriana, Kevin and Teresa.
This week we had the celebration of ash Wednesday and as Goldi could
not place the ashes, I helped Cesar with that part of the office.
Veracruz, Mexico Update:
Here is Saúl's February 14, 2010
update from Veracruz, Mexico
New Students this Week:
Thank you for all your support !!
Click
here to read the Thank You letter to 2009 donors
Pénjamo, Mexico Update:
Here is Maria Elena Montoya de
Arredondo's February 11, 2010
update from Pénjamo, Mexico
Spotlight Amiguitos Teen - February 2010
Veracruz, Mexico Update:
Here is Saul's February 7, 2010
update and photos from Veracruz
Adriana (Infant), Kevin (K1),
Lluvia (K1), and Victor S (Infant)
join the Amiguitos Laguna School as new students
Reflections on Veracruz, Mexico
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
Myra Kingsley -
Peace and Justice Center, Phoenix Arizona
Myra Kingsley
Spotlight Amiguitos Child - December 2009
The fourth Amiguitos work team has completed its work trip in Veracruz for 4 medical clinics in December
2009 and began construction of a strong retaining wall to prepare the
permanent site for the Laguna Amiguitos center/school in Veracruz,
Mexico. Click
here to read our
BLOG of all the
brief updates from the
team during the
work trip. Please scroll
to the bottom to see the latest updates! Thank you for
all your support.
The third Amiguitos work team has completed its work trip in Veracruz for 8 medical clinics and
one medical clinic in Penjamo in June 2009. Click
here to read our
BLOG of all the
brief updates from the
team during the
work trip. Please scroll
to the bottom to see the latest updates! Thank you for
all your support.
Curtis
Click on the video below to
see a short presentation about the work in Veracruz, Mexico.
For those new to our
website:
Amiguitos is building a network of
partners. I ask you to visit the websites of our growing circle
of friends. See our "Links to Partners" on the Newletter and Resources page.
Groups from
Pheonix are helping to make the community centers in Veracruz expand
with new land, water systems, scholarships and medicine. Friends
in Castle Rock are
looking to expand their outreach activities and are looking at Amiguitos for opportunities for more
hands-on work. Congregations in Boulder and Thornton are
supportive also. People in Glen Rose Texas and Leadville
Colorado have made significant contributions for medicine,
transportation and building materials. The people of South East
Mexico are working hand
in hand with Amiguitos to make the
vulnerable communities of Vericruz stronger.
Amiguitos is a diverse group of
individuals from various faith communities working together to assist
children and families in struggling neighborhoods of Veracruz,
Mexico. Amiguitos organizes
trips
to Veracruz to conduct medical missions, construction projects and
educational programs (next trip is in December 2009 and planning is
starting for our June 2010 trip). Amiguitos
provides funding for community centers which are providing infant
care (to allow single parents to work), feeding programs for
schoolchildren (who have no nutrition), formation of neighborhood
schools (opening pre-school Fall 2008 ) and basic medical supplies (see
Programs for more details). These
centers under the direction of Goldi Santana
Mera are key to enhancing the health, education and welfare of
neighborhood children
and families.
Amiguitos moved to
a new location for its
Community Center in Laguna (starting September 2009)
The first center is in the neighborhood of Laguna (lakes)
was established in the front yard of a resident in 2006.
Then another resident loaned a house to the center for two years.
And starting September 2009 the
center has moved to a new
location where the kids have access to the whole property and
building. In December 2009 we began construction on a permanent
center/school in Laguna and hope to move to a very simple center in
2010.
Efforts are underway to continue construction of a
permanent community center on our land purchased in June 2009
which will eventually house a school, kitchen &
feeding program, water purification system, and health clinic. A water
purification system will be installed as soon as
possible.
Our teams visited Pénjamo Mexico in June 2009 and
started another
community center there and are
excited by the programs started there by our new director, Maria Elena
Arredondo. We hope to continue expanding centers in vulnerable
areas.
Amiguitos is based in the United
States of America, promoting hands-on participation in
support of the community centers which Goldi, Maria Elena and others
are creating.
Trips are
planned for each June and December (in one week segments). In
addition
to becoming good friends (amiguitos),
participants find their lives
changed as they experience the joy and perseverance of vulnerable
children and
families living in Mexico. All are welcome to
participate.
We highly encourage you to bring your children or grandchildren on
trips with Amiguitos as it can be a profound experience that shapes
their perspective on life and can be a great bonding experience.
Children who have participated in Amiguitos trips have had very
positive experiences and have coped well with being in new
environments. I invite you to learn more about Amiguitos. Please read our Newletter and Resources, look at our Photos, see How to Help , come to one of our
events (see Calendar for more
details) or invite us to come talk to your organization. I
especially invite you to come to Mexico on our next trip.
Thank you for your interest in this important work.
Curtis Wait
Executive Director, Amiguitos
