Hello Amiguitos friends.
We have good and bad news. Our first group separated, for several personal reason, nothing to do with Amiguitos, but we are beginnig to work with the orphanage "Dhar-mas" from Pénjamo. The Director is Rubria Patricia Hernandez Campos and she is delighted that we are working with her. So far, 19 children are now living at the orphanage. They have been removed from their homes because of maltreatment, or abuse, neglect, etc. So for these reasons all the pictures that you will receive from them are going to be without their faces, for security reasons, (parents do not know where they are) names will also be change,but let me tell you our plan and what we have done so far.
We took 7 cans of baby formula that was donated by Maria Elena Minguela. She was part of our first group. Also we have taken donations of some children's clothes that we have from our own children. We now have a new group. Lupita Arredondo a physical therapist who is going to help with activities, Ofelia psicologist who is gathering food with her neighboors, Adriana (my sister) who is helping us with projects. The first project that we have is reading groups, twice a month with activities. We are going to take books and read together. Also we gather food and clothes and things that they may need. We have toothbrushes that we will take this coming Saturday, and if it's possible we will be taking medicine when they need it. We also have 14 notebooks that we are going to take, some glue and art supplies too.
So far we are happy because my daughters are heping us too (Carmen & Lluvia). Ramiro (my son) likes to go because they have some toys, and there is a boy about his own age. Lluvia enjoys going too, she keeps setting aside her clothes to give and always thinks about the children at the orphanage.
Thank you all for your support.
Maria Elena Montoya de Arredondo