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ABOUT US PROGRAMS NEWS AND EVENTS News Events Blogs Volunteer Service Trips Mayan Families in the News In Honor Of DONATE NOW FAQ - LINKS - FACTS CONTACT US MAYAN FAMILIES STORIES Urgent News Guatemalans celebrate Semana Santa ( Easter) eating fragrant sweet breads and drinking hot chocolate. Malnutrition and hunger are huge problems for the indigenous Mayan communities. The families that we work with do not have enough to eat nor can they afford the traditional foods that are eaten at this time of the year. Easter (Semana Santa) is a time of sharing in Guatemala -- Please consider giving a food basket to a hungry family to share in Semana Santa. This basket will include: A chicken. Carrots. Squash. Incaparina - a fortified cereal. Oatmeal - to make the customary drink of "mosh." Sugar. Sweetbreads. A block of chocolate to make cocoa. (All in a large, re-usable plastic basket that has many uses in a Guatemalan household) Some food items may be substituted due to availability. Your food basket donation may make the difference between hunger and a joyous celebration. Any donation you can send will help to relieve the crushing poverty that these children and families endure. If you would like to give a basket of food to your sponsored student or a needy family, please send a donation of $35 to the Community Aid Project at Mayan Families, either through our website, www.mayanfamilies.org/DonateOnline or by check to:Mayan FamiliesP.O. Box 52Claremont, N.C. 28610 Please send your donations before March 28th for the Semana Santa baskets. If you would like to nominate a sponsored student or a particular family to receive your basket, please send us their name AND number as a note with your payment, or you can email us instructions at info@mayanfamilies.org If you would like to give this gift "In Honor Of" someone special, please send us an email including the details, and we will put them on our IN HONOR OF web page. If you would like to include a photo of your "someone special" we will also post their photo -- To have an e-mail sent to the person you are honoring, please send us their email address. (Please remember that we accept donations for much needed food and our many other projects year round. No donation is too small.) To help as many families as possible receive food, please forward this email to your family and friends. Please post it on your personal blogs, social networking sites and websites....together we can make a difference. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy Spring, Hi friends, There has been so much happening here that I haven't had much time to fill you all in. This just a quick run down. We have lots of visitors. We have Connie and a group that she has brought down. Connie is a MFC member. Connie has brought a group down of friends and people who she has told about the trip and who have come to join her. Connie is a flight attendant and one of her group is a passenger from one of her flights who she started talking to and encouraged to join her. Other MFC members are also here, Sherry, her daughter, Ana (6yrs) who was born in Guatemala, Sherry's Mom, Judy, and her husband , and Sherry's Uncle. They are visiting their sponsored students and having a great time. This is their third year in coming down to connect with the families that they sponsor. We also have Connexiones from Canada, their groups is split in two, half leave tomorrow and the other half comes to Pana. Also from Canada is Louise, who is a MFC member and I am sure that many of you know her through this group. She is here with her husband, Jim and two friends, Wayne and Carol. Everyone has been very busy in their own ways. Connexiones has been running after school programs at Tierra Linda Community Center. The kids love it. We would love to be able to continue it if we could just fund a teacher. They have also been giving English classes. Dave has developed a great system and the kids love it and are all practising their English. Two women from their group purchased two onil stoves that were installed in Tierra Linda on Monday and now the same, two women have given us the money to buy a Little Tikes slide for the Tierra Linda Pre-school. The kids are going to LOVE it!!! We hope to have it at the pre-school on Friday. It costs $250 US here!! If we can fit any of these Little Tikes toys in any shipment that would be just fantastic. Yesterday we organized that Connexiones brought the children from Tierra Linda to the playground here in Panajachel. What a hit that was!!!! The kids just loved it so much! I wish you could have seen their faces. Most of them had never been on a swing or a slide in their lives! Danaya, Dave's wife also organized an egg hunt for the children. It was a great day for them! Louise and Connie's group toured Santiago yesterday with Julio from Mayan Families. The group accompanied Louise to the Chuk Muk school where she gave classes in dental hygenie. Louise has been giving plants out at the school and encouraging children to measure their growth, she has also been giving the children cooking classes. Mayan Families employees built a book shelf for the school and books that were donated are now filling the shelves their for the children. Louise has organized it into a system for the teachers and the school was very excited about it. Louise's husband, Jim is also busy helping build the toilets at Chuk Muk school that they have fundraised to build. Yesterday, Jim, and Mayan Families employee, Juan, built a roof on a house of a child that is sponsored through Louise. We have also had a visit from the distributors of the Rotary Water filters and we showed them around San Jorge and into the houses of the people who are using these water filters so that they can see the benefit and impact that these filters are having on people's lives here in Guatemala. Today I am accompanying Connie and her group of 11 to San Jorge, where they are going to help serve breakfast to the children at the pre-school, they have brought toys and books to share, and also have shoes and clothing donations for them. Then we are heading up to El Barranco where they will install a stove, visit the local school there, give books to the school, then after lunch at Pollo Campero in Solola, they will return to El Barranco, see demonstrations of back strap weaving, loom weaving and watch a performance of the El Barranco Folkloric dance troupe, that consists of mostly students who are sponsored by Mayan Families. The children are dancing for donations to be able to buy instruments and outfits for their dances. Michael, who is a long term volunteer, will also be accompanying us to El Barranco where he will be repairing a roof on a house for widow and her four children. Mayan Families employees , Samuel and Carlos will be helping him. On Friday, the second floor of the Tierra Linda school will be poured , the Connexiones group will be going along to help the people in the village with this big job,. At the same time, the retaining wall is being constructed for the Tierra Linda school. Both these projects are being funded by Paso por Paso., also from Canada. On Friday we are also holding a very small medical clinic at the Pana pre-school. We also are continuing work on the second floor of the Tierra Linda community center. This will be used as a junior high school. Work is also continuing on a house in San Jorge that is being built for a very large family that were living in terrible conditions. This house is going to be a huge blessing for this family. We have also received a donation so that now we can complete the windows and doors for the classroom in San Jorge that was recently finished. The children ( and teacher) will be so happy about this because it has been very chilly for them. Apart from this the usual work continues. Yesterday, we sent a young girl back to the hospital in the city to find out why she has never been able to have an ear infection cleared up. She is 10yrs old and has taken constant antibiotics to cover this. We found out yesterday that she needs an operation on her ears. We hope to find a group that will be able to do it but at the moment we are looking at approx. $800 US for her operation. Thank you for your support, your care and your kindness, we appreciate it so much, Sharon Leonel Culan is 37 years old. On December 3rd while he was working as a builders assistant he fell 3 meters off a rock wall. His life changed forever and he became a parapalegic. Leonel is in the hospital in Solola. He is depressed about his own situation and terribly worried about how his family will survive. He lives in San Lucas Toliman and has seven children. They are: Claudia Estela is 14yrs old. She works as a domestic in a private house. She earns $15 US per month. She went to school till 3rd grade. Vidalia Susana is 13yrs old. She stays at home helping the mother at home. She went to school till 2nd grade. Mynor Leonel is 12yrs old. He went to school only till 1st grade. He has been working since helping the family. He is working cutting and picking coffee. He earns $5 US per week. Luis is 11yrs old. He is in first grade. Mayly is 5yrs old. She is in kindergarten. Marta Elisa is 4yrs old. Wilson David is 13 months old. The mother is Marta Elisa , 33yrs old. She did not have the chance to go to school and does not know how to read or write. She washes clothes by hand in private houses and earns $8 US per week when she can get the work. The money that the family is now earning is not enough for them to cover their costs. Often they have to go into the mountains and find herbs to eat. Their main diet now is tortillas with salt. They own the house they live in. It is in very bad shape. They have one room made of cement block. They have one dilapidated kitchen made of tin ...photographed above. They pay $7 US per month for electricity.\ They do not have water connected and have to go to the lake to bring drinking water and wash their clothes. The lake is now suffering pollution and people are advised not to drink from it but this family cannot afford to buy drinking water. They do not have an onil stove. They cook over a wood burning stove. They have two chairs. They have one table. They have two beds but it is a hard plank bed that does not have a mattress. The other bed is a wire base but they do not have any mattress . This is the one the children are sitting on. The floor is dirt. They do not have drainage. They have not been able to afford to connect the water or to buy a pila, which is a 2 sided sink and an essential part of a Guatemalan household. The father will be released from the hospital shortly and his situation is very desperate. The family does not have enough to eat. The living conditions are very unsanitary. They need beds, food, clothing, the floor needs cementing, they need the water connected and they need to have a water filter. The father will need medical support if he is going to be able to survive with the care that he will receive at home. This family was living very hand to mouth before this accident but now their situation is very, very difficult. If anyone can help with any of these needs for this family, it would be a huge blessing for them.	IN HONOR OF This is our new "In Honor Of" web page where we will put your notices regarding donations given "In Honor Of", beginning October-2009. Please scroll down. The newest are at the top. _____________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pema donated $50 to Mayan Families in memory of Jennifer Wagner. +++++++++++++++++ Kevin Veatch made a donation of a Seman Santa basket for Luis Fernando and family in memory of William and Annie Veatch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Murphy Family donated $50 to Mayan Families in loving memory of Jennifer Wagner ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Student #1322, Jose Carlos is Sponsored to go to school. In Honor of Father Zogby. Thank you, Celia Zahner ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Semana Santa food basket donated by Robert Kiss In honor of Genecis, our beautiful Guatemalan daughter. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 SemanaSanta Food Baskets $105 Ebbing Man Studio & Productions Andrew Hryniewicz In celebration of the wedding of Meghan Davis and Greg ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of my friend who loved to make others smile. You will be missed but not forgotten, as you are in my heart. Michelle Davis 1965-2010 Thank you, Alesha Mewhinney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Two Semana Santa baskets for Evelyn Noelia and Luis Emilio have been donated in honor of our daughter, Francesca Kathryn, adopted from Guatemala in 2007. Thank you, Kathy Gluck & Family +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please list my $35.00 contribution to furnish a basket for la Semana Santa as being made in honor of Emily Davis Norman of Salem, VA. Thank you. Elizabeth Joiner ++++++++++++++++++++++++ This gift is given in honor of Mary Kay Boyle. Thank you, Crystal Stump +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of JENNIFER T. (Furlan) WAGNER WAGNER JENNIFER T. (nee Furlan), age 41, died suddenly, on Jan. 18, 2010, of Swedesboro NJ. Beloved wife of Frank J. Wagner; devoted mother of Gavin and Juanito; loving daughter of Louis and Fran Furlan; loving sister of Dr. Louis (Jeannie) Furlan, Denise (John) Coyle; aunt of Alicia and Rachel Furlan, Ella, Natalie and Julia Coyle; daughter-in-law of Erhardt and Siggie Wagner; sister-in-law of Tom (Antoinette) Wagner and Julie Wagner. Relatives and friends are invited to her Funeral Mass Friday, 11 A.M., Sacred Heart Church, Havertown PA 19083, and to her Viewing Friday, after 9:30 A.M., in the Church. Interment will be private. Contributions to Mayan Families, P.O. Box 52 Claremont, N.C. 28610 http://www.mayanfamilies.org Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on January 21, 2010 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation is made in honor of Jennifer T. Wagner. Regards, Dr. Scott Waldman and friends at TJU. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $50 for the floor in Nueva Esperana's school In honor of Sergio Jose Motta for receipt of his poetry award and for being a loving grandson. Thank you, Gladys Escalona Colon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From Kevin Veatch in memory of my two uncles Alfred and Jerry Judd for Luis Fernando Razon and family #943 for a stove and food. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of and in memory of Jennifer Wagner Cindy Vitto and many others in the Dean's Office College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Glassboro, NJ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I donated $20 today for the Nueva Esperanza school. This gift is in honor of our daughter Ana Graciela. Thank you, Laura Nelson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Scott Dessain, Elizabeth Scott,Susan W. McCaughey, and Carole Mercaldo donating to "where most needed" $105 in honor of Sabrina Mercaldo's 7th Birthday. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From Molly McLaughlin in honor of Jennifer Furlan Wagner ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation in honor of my granddaughter, Emily Gibson, Thank you, Diane Myers +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi, I just sent 20.00 for general fund for the Valentine's Heart Project to help out the Nuevo Esperanza School in honor for our two daughter's born in Guatemala, Katelyn and Emily Thanks so much and I so pray they are able to get lots of help. Rhonda Gamble +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of my mother Linda Hryniewicz. Thank you, Ebbing Man Studio & Productions ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Happy Valentine's Day to All the Children at Nueva Esperanza!" Thank you, Sandy Soma +++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Martha Rushing. Thank you, Glenn Lemke ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Memory of Jennifer T Wagner. Thank you, Pediatric Ophthalmic Consultants. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Janie Weinberg's birthday. Thank you, Carmen Weinberg +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Mary Edith Cudd. Here is a picture of her with my daughter Isabela. Thank you, Sue Cudd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Jennifer T. Wagner (Furlan), wife of Frank J. Wagner, Swedesboro, N.J. Thank you, Sandra Lynch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In loving memory of Jennifer Wagner. Thank you, Linda Mellor ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In remembrance of Jess Farkas. Thank you, Patty Farkas ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In appreciation of the work being done and in recognition of the educators in Puerto Rico, led by Dr. Maria Ojeda, who help school teachers in Guatemala. Thank you, Gladys Escalona ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have just sent a donation in memory of my dear friend, Jennifer Furlan Wagner. A truly remarkable woman. Thank you, Lauren Roelofs +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Loving Memory of Jennifer T. Furlan Wagner. Thank you, Olivia Yu and Richard Li +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Gift is in memory of Jennifer Wagner. Thank you, Gregory Hecht ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Jennifer Wagner. Thank you, Joseph Feret ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Sylvia for medical needs to be used for Sylvia or anyone in need. Thank you, Joseph LoBuglio and Shannon Jordan ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Janie Weinberg's birthday. Thank you, Carmen Weinberg ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Loving memory of Jennifer Wagner (Furlan). Thank you, Darrell Morrison +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Ann Yacowitz. Thank you, Caryn Huberman ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There are 10 in honor of tamale food baskets. Mr. and Mrs Will Martin and family The Negri Family Sebastian and Irene Florillo and family Rev. and Mrs. Dow Sanderson Mr. and MRs. Gene Bohl Caroline Southern employees Richard, Sandra, George, Harrell, Sandy, and Becca Wesleyan Education Center Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams Carol Anthony Mr. William Gilfillin ++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Sabrina Mercaldo on her 7th Birthday! Thank you, Michelle Carson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation made by Ally Cooper, in honor of Sabrina Mercaldo +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On Behalf of Sabrina Mercaldo. Thank you, Russell Massey ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We are sponsoring the following students In Honor of; 1083 Maria Richter 102 The Richter Family 939 Karel Sejnoha In Honor of Marlin Sejnoha 1000 Flora Richter. Thank you, Stephanie Richter +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation made by Ally Cooper, in honor of Sabrina Mercaldo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is made in honor of Paul and Mary Judd. Thank you, Kevin Veatch ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Liz and Paul Rubock. ++++++++++++++++++ This donation is given in the name of the David Scheve Family. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of our youngest daughter who was born in Mazatenango, Thank you, Rhonda and the Gamble Family ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is in honor of my 6th grade class who "earned" 0.25 cents for every object pronoun they used in the month of December. Thanks for the good work you do, Rachel Kamen ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donated in the name of Aviana Hodder. Thank you, Jennifer Toledo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donated in loving memory of Marjorie Bernier. Thank you, Bill McCaig +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please continue the sponsorship of Aura #751 in honor of Xochitl's birthmother, Clara Haydee Contreras Lucas. Sincerely, Kimberly and Xochitl Smith ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Lois Hays in honor of her birthday, Thank you, Sincerely Nancy Clark +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Leigh Allen-Chen paying a Student Sponsorship in honor of the Chen-Lesso-Chaplin kids. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of my grandson Spencer. Thank you, Shirley Johnson. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am pleased to sponsor both students again, in honor of my deceased husband, Edward. Thank you, Laurie Pojatina ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Joe and Ann. Merry Christmas! Thank you, Chris Sweeny ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Wood-King Family (Tim Wood, Barb King, Rory Wood, and Juan Carlos Wood) donated a tamale basket to Jose Carlos (#680)'s family in honor of their sons' birth families. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This Donation is made in Honour of Family and Friends of Carmencita Lily and her parents. Thank you, Johanne Alexander +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am pleased to sponsor both students again, in honor of my deceased husband, Edward Pojatina, Thank you, Laurie Pojatina ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Christmas basket is for Luis # 715 from his sponsor Marcia Hodgin. $20 in general fund is in honor of Marcia's friends birthday. The other $20 is in honor of Marcia from her kids for Christmas. Please use it for her sponsor #715. Thank you. Carrie Lewis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Bob and Kitty DiNardo, Thank you, Holly Barrios +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Larry and Paula DiNardo, Thank you, Holly Barrios +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Holiday Tamale Basket given in honor of Terri and Malena Weidle. Thank you, Lisa Hunter ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "In honor of my daughter's wonderful teachers, a donation has been made to the General Education Fund by Molly O" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Gerry and Teri DiNardo, Thank you, Holly Barrios ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation made in honor of Aunt Denise, Juanito and Gavin's tia in Nuevo Jersey. Thank you, Frank Wagner ++++++++++++++++++++++ Christmas gift for Celia (#375) in honor of Laurie Lofton, Thank you, Scott Harrell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate two Holiday Tamale Baskets in honor of our children, Marynne and Ava. Thank you, Heidi Kasten-Jagielski ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10 Tamale Baskets given In Honor Of The following Families: Mr. and Mrs. Will Martin & Family The Negri Family Sebastian and Irene Fiorillo & Family Rev. and Mrs. Dow Sanderson Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bohi Carolina Southern Employees - Richard, Sandra, George, Harrell, Sandy & Becca. Wesleyan Education Center Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams Carol Anthony Mr. William Gilfillin +++++++++++++++++++ Elizabeth Burton donated $20 in honor of Liz and Paul Rubock. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Joe and Ann, Chris and Corrine Swinney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate two Holiday Tamale Baskets in honor of our children, Marynne and Ava, Thank you, Heidi Kasten-Jagielski +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I want to donate this in honor of my lovely girlfriend, Caroline Keating, for a holiday basket and chickens. She had a run in with some crazy mean chickens when she was a kid so please ensure her they are only the friendly little yellow chicks that dont chase little girls(even if they are not) :) Thanks, and happy holidays. Clay Parker ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I would like to donate this money in honor of Kimberly Szafran and her beautiful daughter. Thank you, Claudia Romano ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of our daughters foster mom Diana Arenz, Thank you, Maria Falvo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We make this donation in honor of Stephani Lourie and her son Issac. The Swansons. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of The Moore Family - christmas donation. Thank you, Harriet Porto ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jennifer Cappelletty donated $30 to the general education fund in honor of Mrs. Serrill who is the wonderful Kindergarten teacher who is giving the Cappelletty grandchildren a great start in school. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Monna S. MacLellan donated a tamale basket in honor of Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook and her family. +++++++++++++++++ Donation made by Melissa, Michael, Sam and Shane Brickner In Honor Of Gracie Patterson. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I would like to send 7 Tamale Baskets to my following families for Christmas, in Honor of all the good work that the Mayan Families team does. God Bless you all. Shirley J. ++++++++++++++++++ In honor of my grandaughter, Stella, I am sponsoring Student #1040, Marta Julia to go to school in 2010. From Shirley J. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Florine Laleman, I am sponsoring student #198, Florestina Marly, to go to school in 2010. Thank you. Shirley Johnson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 Christmas Baskets in honor of my family. Thank you, Emily Grice +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tamale #1011, tamale # 1010, tamle #1212, tamale#1213, tamale#1209, tamale for Rosa Alejandra in honor of Patti's sister, Gail.. From Jody Greenlee ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Carmen Coddington and her parents Lana and Dave Deborah A Duross and Stephanie Houston donated $55 to Christmas food baskets for Mayan families. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hanson , Paige Highsmith Mone' and Joseph D. Mone donated $35 for a Christmas Food basket to a Mayan Family. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For the school roof in honor of Jeff Blessum from the Anderson School staff. Thank you, Stephani Lourie ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Herbert Pickett and his family. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Student #68 Juan Esteban Sponsored by Courtney Anderson: In honor of Elijah Anderson ++++++++++++++++++++++ A donation for the Senior Feeding program in Memory and in Honor of Gilbert Emmons. Thank you, Lois +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Two Tamale Baskets in Honor of Drs. Sarah F. Perkins and Pamela Kaye. Thank you, Thomas Russell +++++++++++++++++++++++ We just made a $35 contribution in honor of Stephani Lourie of Bozeman, MT and her son Issac. We appreciate the work of your organization and wish you a Merry Christmas! Sincerely, The Swansons ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Mrs. Lee. Thank you, Chris Swinney +++++++++++++++++++++ Student #1202 Luz Abigail has been sponsored by Ken & Sue Lindsay: In Honor of Amy & Ed Nash ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sherrie Hale and family donated $260 for 5 tamale baskets and other Mayan Family needs in memory of Roy James Hale, Sr. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sponsored by Isaac Ferrini in honor of BoBo. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is given in thanksgiving for my parents, Paul & Mary Margot Buonarosa. Thank you, Michele Lewis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is given in thanksgiving for my parents, Paul & Mary Margot Buonarosa. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Louie Wyffels by Anonymous ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I received your information from my good friend, Beth McFayden. Thank you for the wonderful work that you do. My 16 year old daughter, Jessica, said she needed nothing for Christmas and wanted her father and I to make a donation to your cause. I thought it was a terrific idea so I am sending off a check today for $70.00 to purchase 2 Christmas tamale baskets, In Honor Of Jessica! Merry Christmas to you, Joanne Kenney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Karel Sejnoha gave a Student Sponsorship In Honor of Marlin Sejnoha. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Mrs. Lee, Thank you, Chris Swinney +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Christmas Tamale Baskets in honor of Mikaela Esterling and Josh Esterling Thank you, Randy Esterling +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate 7 Christmas Tamale Food Baskets In Honor and In Memory Of Mr. Roy James Hale Sr. Thank you, Sherry Hale ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Student #1202 Luz Abigail is being Sponsored to go to school in 2010, In Honor Of Amy and Ed Nash, Thank you, Ken & Sue Lindsay ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Two Christmas Tamale Food Baskets in Honor Of Drs. Sarah F. Perkins and Pamela Kaye. Thank you, Thomass Russell +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have donated $105 for 3 tamale baskets - 1 for my sponsored student #119 and 2 to honor friends - Sue Webster and Larry and Darlene Kerr. Our church, First Presbyterian in Charleston, WV sent the $$ last April for the tables and chairs for the opening of the Preschool. I pray this will be a very successful program this year. I was excited to hear about your pet clinic and the clinics that you were running last week. I know the need is very great there. Thank you and Sharon so very much for all that you do there. God Bless You, MaryKay Boyle ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\| I just made a donation to your organization. I would like it to be a gift in honor of Rosalie, Spencer, Joanne, and Chris Magpuri. Sincerely, Theresa Magpuri-Lavell +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Student Juanito (Juan Carlos) Sponsored by Brandon & Nicole Mc C. In Memory Of Nicole and Hanna Mcd. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Christmas Tamale Food Baskets (2), In Honor Of Margaret Burd Powell. Thank you, Thomas Russell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'd like to honor my wife, Linda Biddle, with this donation. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Constance Turvey and her generosity, love, compassion and care for the Mayan families. Donated by Allan Christensen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kathleen Baylor donated a holiday basket to a needy family in honor of her friend Sandra. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ My son, Clay Parker has lived in Guatamala for the last 3 months and has volunteered with school children while there. I made a donation in the amount of 200. in honor of him. He requested this as a Christmas gift. Thank you. Keep up the good work! Linda ++++++++++++++++++++++++ I just sent $70 to cover the cost of 2 tamale baskets. I would like one sent to Irvin Virgilio's family (our sponsored student #1071). I'd like the other given to someone at your discretion. In Honor Of Mr. McDonald, a great teacher, for Christmas! Thanks very much. Merry Christmas. Regards, Lisa A. Buonarosa and Family! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Janie Rothwell donated a holiday food basket to help Mayan families to honor her nephew Elijah Abdias Anderson on his 3rd birthday ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A donation has been made to Mayan Families in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Behnen to provide 6 families with Christmas Tamale Baskets, as well as support the Healthy Families Program and the Healthy Pets Program. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation in honor of Regina Furlan, a Christmas Tamale Basket, 30 eggs along with Christmas Prayers are being sent. Thank you Mayan Families for all you do! Frank Wagner +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My family sent $260 to buy tamale baskets for several families. We would like to buy these baskets in memory of Roy James Hale, Sr. Thank you, Sherrie Hale ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A Tamale Holiday Basket in honor of my great-nephew, Elijah Abdias Anderson. The gift was in honor of his 3rd birthday. Elijah is our family’s gift from Guatemala ! He became a member of our family officially around his 1st birthday. He is a joy and I would like to honor him with this small token to the Mayan people. Happy Holidays, Robbin Rothwell Tennessee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Christmas Tamale Baskets in honor of Mikaela Esterling and Josh Esterling Thank you, Randy Esterling +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I just made a $35 donation a few minutes ago for a holiday basket, and was wondering if I could make the donation in honor of: JOSE CASTANEDA AND FAMILY Thanks so much for all the good work you do, and Merry Christmas to all of you at Mayan Families. All the best, Eliza Cross +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Frank Wagner donated two holiday baskets and two pairs of children shoes in honor of Aunt Denise, Juanito and Gavin's tia in Nuevo Jersey. +++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to sponsor Sandi #510 for the 2010 school year in honor of some great teachers. Thank you Ms. Adamus and Mrs.Gauger for all you do and for just being great teachers. Merry Christmas, Love, Jamison and Tristan Ruston. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is made in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Behnen Thank you, Scott Behnen ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Johansson family have sponsored Sindy Mariela (#1193) in honor of Grandma Alice +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mary Fischerkeller donated $100 to our education, community aid, microloan, and animal welfare projects in honor of Benu and Lucy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ " Sponsored in honor of our great teachers Ms. Adamus and Mrs. Gauger, Love, Jamison and Tristan Ruston." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We are sending $260 for tamale baskets. We would like to buy tamale baskets for the following families if possible. If they have been provided for, please buy for a family that needs one. Please use the extra money for whatever you may need. The student numbers are: 70, 474, 934, 963, and 972. We would like to buy these baskets in memory of Roy James Hale, Sr. Thank you for all you do. Sherrie Hale +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have made a donation for 3 Christmas Tamale Baskets and would like them to be in honor of the following three people: James and Karol Lindsay of Newport, TN Lynn and Helen Stanley or Greenfield, IN Arnold and Coleen Turpin of Greensboro, IN Thank you, Laura Turpin +++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Benu and Lucy, Thank you, Mary Fischerkeller ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My son Max, who is 10, would like to send 20.00 per month to the family of Otoniel (24). He has a small oyster business so he makes his own money. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We just made a donation on your website. My kids would like the $$ to go toward a Christmas Tamale Basket and new shoes for children. We would like to make that donation in honor of our Aunt Denise. Thank you for all of the hard work you do, the Wagner Family ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Audree Rose donated a tamale basket to Jaquelin's family (#1056) in honor of Pop Jim. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I would like to honor my 2 wonderful children born in Guatemala... Abigail Alejandra and Dominic Antonio-Hernandez! Thank you, Denise Weinrich sponsored students # 882 and #893 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of a Wonderful Man, Oom Arnoud, 92 years young, from Belgium, who made a very generous donation to Mayan Families. Thank you very much! We greatly appreciate it! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have just made a contribution of $50 to Mayan Families for Education. This contribution was made in honor of Emily Norman of Salem, VA. Thank you, Elizabeth Joiner Norman +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don Jackson donated 1 tamale basket in honor of Lois Hays on her birthday. Happy Birthday, Lois. Don Jackson also donated 1 tamale basket in honor of Kathleen Baylor. Merry Christmas, Kathleen. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We made a donation for a basket to the family of Henry Abel. This donsation was made in memory of David Riegler (9/9/06-6/26/07) (our adopteed son from Guatemala who passed away before we were able to bring him home)? Thanks, Lisa ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sponsoring Student In honor of our adopted daughter Francesca, Thank you, The Gluck Family ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ursula Williams donated 3 holiday baskets in honor of my beautiful sister Erika and her family Alan and Emily +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate our Tamale baskets in honor of our beautiful 3 year old daughter Francesca whom we adopted from Guatemala in 2007. Thank-you, Kathy, Jeff and Francesca Gluck ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Maura Mello O'Brien donated two tamale baskets, for Lidia #229's family and another family in memory of Tom O'Brien.. Maura Mello O'Brien, also donated family assistance for Lidia's #229 family in memory of Tom O'Brien. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Marilyn Falvo donated a holiday basket In honor of my beautiful granddaughter Isabella and her wonderful family +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tamale basket for Lidia No.229 and 2nd family. All donation in memory of Tom O'Brien, Thanks Maura Mello OBrien +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 tamale baskets in honor of our two precious birthmothers and 2 wonderful foster families, Thank you, James B Johnson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of my beautiful granddaughter Isabella and her wonderful family. Thank you, Marilyn Falvo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Holiday baskets honoring my loving brother Dirk and his strong family: Cindy, Ellie, Jake and Clara. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Rachel Loprinze donated a tamale basket for Miguel's family, her student (#689) in honor of Johanna. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paul Kinsey (8 yrs old) is donating a tamale basket in honor of his birth country, beautiful Guatemala! Susan Kinsey ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A Student Sponsorship, In Honor of Natalie, Thank you, Tracy Cote +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Angela and Tim Hill donated 4 tamale baskets in honor of their daughters' birth families and their foster families. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Online Donation In Honor of my beautiful granddaughter Isabella and her wonderful family. Thank you, Ernie Falvo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Christmas Tamale Basket to Student 21 in Memory of Kori Miller - who was the wife of a dear friend of ours. Thank you, Lois Hays ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Natalie, Student Sponsorship through Mayan Families, Thank you, Tracy Cote +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Memory of Lawrence Casarano, Student Sponsorship through Mayan Families. Thank you, Melissa and Gabriella Draper ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi Dwight, I just donated on your website for three Christmas Tamale Food Baskets. Two are "In Honor Of" friends, as follows: John and Maridel Moulton Ann and Bill Carson Thank you, Judy and Greg Ervice +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I would like to make my donation in honor of The Miller Family of Concord, California, USA and their beautiful Guatemalan children Alex and Taya. Amber Chiang, APR ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation sent in Honor of Mrs. Fiore's Kindergarten class at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. Thank you, John Clark +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Children's Day, In memory of Oma, Ann's mom, Thank you, Chris Swinney +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Brenda Wright, with love from Chuck and Karen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For 10 Christmas Tamale baskets in honor of our sons birthmothers - Aura and Amelia. Thank you, Chris Swinney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN MEMORY OF David Riegler ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate our Tamale baskets in honor of our beautiful 3 year old daughter Francesca whom we adopted from Guatemala in 2007. Thank-you, Kathy, Jeff and Francesca Gluck +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Brenda Wright, with love from Chuck and Karen ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I just renewed our sponsorship for student number #648 Rosa Angelica and #435 Candida Mariela. Please sponsor #648 in honor of Matt's 9th birthday. Please sponsor #435 in honor of Ryan's 7th birthday. They collected money for their birthdays to support the sponsorship. Thank you for all you do, Kim Szafran +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am supporting Feeding the Elderly program because I don't want people to die from not having enough to eat. In Honor of Louie Wyffels. Anonymous Donor +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have just made a contribution of $50 to Mayan Families for Education. This contribution was made in honor of Emily Norman of Salem, VA. Elizabeth Joiner Norman +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lois Hays celebrates her sister, Sandra's birthday with a donation in her honor to give food to people in need.! Happy Birthday Sandra....thank you for sharing your birthday blessings! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Gilbert Emmons. A donation was made to the Elderly feeding program by Lois Hays. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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ABOUT US PROGRAMS NEWS AND EVENTS News Events Blogs Volunteer Service Trips Mayan Families in the News In Honor Of DONATE NOW FAQ - LINKS - FACTS CONTACT US MAYAN FAMILIES STORIES Urgent News Guatemalans celebrate Semana Santa ( Easter) eating fragrant sweet breads and drinking hot chocolate. Malnutrition and hunger are huge problems for the indigenous Mayan communities. The families that we work with do not have enough to eat nor can they afford the traditional foods that are eaten at this time of the year. Easter (Semana Santa) is a time of sharing in Guatemala -- Please consider giving a food basket to a hungry family to share in Semana Santa. This basket will include: A chicken. Carrots. Squash. Incaparina - a fortified cereal. Oatmeal - to make the customary drink of "mosh." Sugar. Sweetbreads. A block of chocolate to make cocoa. (All in a large, re-usable plastic basket that has many uses in a Guatemalan household) Some food items may be substituted due to availability. Your food basket donation may make the difference between hunger and a joyous celebration. Any donation you can send will help to relieve the crushing poverty that these children and families endure. If you would like to give a basket of food to your sponsored student or a needy family, please send a donation of $35 to the Community Aid Project at Mayan Families, either through our website, www.mayanfamilies.org/DonateOnline or by check to:Mayan FamiliesP.O. Box 52Claremont, N.C. 28610 Please send your donations before March 28th for the Semana Santa baskets. If you would like to nominate a sponsored student or a particular family to receive your basket, please send us their name AND number as a note with your payment, or you can email us instructions at info@mayanfamilies.org If you would like to give this gift "In Honor Of" someone special, please send us an email including the details, and we will put them on our IN HONOR OF web page. If you would like to include a photo of your "someone special" we will also post their photo -- To have an e-mail sent to the person you are honoring, please send us their email address. (Please remember that we accept donations for much needed food and our many other projects year round. No donation is too small.) To help as many families as possible receive food, please forward this email to your family and friends. Please post it on your personal blogs, social networking sites and websites....together we can make a difference. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy Spring, Hi friends, There has been so much happening here that I haven't had much time to fill you all in. This just a quick run down. We have lots of visitors. We have Connie and a group that she has brought down. Connie is a MFC member. Connie has brought a group down of friends and people who she has told about the trip and who have come to join her. Connie is a flight attendant and one of her group is a passenger from one of her flights who she started talking to and encouraged to join her. Other MFC members are also here, Sherry, her daughter, Ana (6yrs) who was born in Guatemala, Sherry's Mom, Judy, and her husband , and Sherry's Uncle. They are visiting their sponsored students and having a great time. This is their third year in coming down to connect with the families that they sponsor. We also have Connexiones from Canada, their groups is split in two, half leave tomorrow and the other half comes to Pana. Also from Canada is Louise, who is a MFC member and I am sure that many of you know her through this group. She is here with her husband, Jim and two friends, Wayne and Carol. Everyone has been very busy in their own ways. Connexiones has been running after school programs at Tierra Linda Community Center. The kids love it. We would love to be able to continue it if we could just fund a teacher. They have also been giving English classes. Dave has developed a great system and the kids love it and are all practising their English. Two women from their group purchased two onil stoves that were installed in Tierra Linda on Monday and now the same, two women have given us the money to buy a Little Tikes slide for the Tierra Linda Pre-school. The kids are going to LOVE it!!! We hope to have it at the pre-school on Friday. It costs $250 US here!! If we can fit any of these Little Tikes toys in any shipment that would be just fantastic. Yesterday we organized that Connexiones brought the children from Tierra Linda to the playground here in Panajachel. What a hit that was!!!! The kids just loved it so much! I wish you could have seen their faces. Most of them had never been on a swing or a slide in their lives! Danaya, Dave's wife also organized an egg hunt for the children. It was a great day for them! Louise and Connie's group toured Santiago yesterday with Julio from Mayan Families. The group accompanied Louise to the Chuk Muk school where she gave classes in dental hygenie. Louise has been giving plants out at the school and encouraging children to measure their growth, she has also been giving the children cooking classes. Mayan Families employees built a book shelf for the school and books that were donated are now filling the shelves their for the children. Louise has organized it into a system for the teachers and the school was very excited about it. Louise's husband, Jim is also busy helping build the toilets at Chuk Muk school that they have fundraised to build. Yesterday, Jim, and Mayan Families employee, Juan, built a roof on a house of a child that is sponsored through Louise. We have also had a visit from the distributors of the Rotary Water filters and we showed them around San Jorge and into the houses of the people who are using these water filters so that they can see the benefit and impact that these filters are having on people's lives here in Guatemala. Today I am accompanying Connie and her group of 11 to San Jorge, where they are going to help serve breakfast to the children at the pre-school, they have brought toys and books to share, and also have shoes and clothing donations for them. Then we are heading up to El Barranco where they will install a stove, visit the local school there, give books to the school, then after lunch at Pollo Campero in Solola, they will return to El Barranco, see demonstrations of back strap weaving, loom weaving and watch a performance of the El Barranco Folkloric dance troupe, that consists of mostly students who are sponsored by Mayan Families. The children are dancing for donations to be able to buy instruments and outfits for their dances. Michael, who is a long term volunteer, will also be accompanying us to El Barranco where he will be repairing a roof on a house for widow and her four children. Mayan Families employees , Samuel and Carlos will be helping him. On Friday, the second floor of the Tierra Linda school will be poured , the Connexiones group will be going along to help the people in the village with this big job,. At the same time, the retaining wall is being constructed for the Tierra Linda school. Both these projects are being funded by Paso por Paso., also from Canada. On Friday we are also holding a very small medical clinic at the Pana pre-school. We also are continuing work on the second floor of the Tierra Linda community center. This will be used as a junior high school. Work is also continuing on a house in San Jorge that is being built for a very large family that were living in terrible conditions. This house is going to be a huge blessing for this family. We have also received a donation so that now we can complete the windows and doors for the classroom in San Jorge that was recently finished. The children ( and teacher) will be so happy about this because it has been very chilly for them. Apart from this the usual work continues. Yesterday, we sent a young girl back to the hospital in the city to find out why she has never been able to have an ear infection cleared up. She is 10yrs old and has taken constant antibiotics to cover this. We found out yesterday that she needs an operation on her ears. We hope to find a group that will be able to do it but at the moment we are looking at approx. $800 US for her operation. Thank you for your support, your care and your kindness, we appreciate it so much, Sharon Leonel Culan is 37 years old. On December 3rd while he was working as a builders assistant he fell 3 meters off a rock wall. His life changed forever and he became a parapalegic. Leonel is in the hospital in Solola. He is depressed about his own situation and terribly worried about how his family will survive. He lives in San Lucas Toliman and has seven children. They are: Claudia Estela is 14yrs old. She works as a domestic in a private house. She earns $15 US per month. She went to school till 3rd grade. Vidalia Susana is 13yrs old. She stays at home helping the mother at home. She went to school till 2nd grade. Mynor Leonel is 12yrs old. He went to school only till 1st grade. He has been working since helping the family. He is working cutting and picking coffee. He earns $5 US per week. Luis is 11yrs old. He is in first grade. Mayly is 5yrs old. She is in kindergarten. Marta Elisa is 4yrs old. Wilson David is 13 months old. The mother is Marta Elisa , 33yrs old. She did not have the chance to go to school and does not know how to read or write. She washes clothes by hand in private houses and earns $8 US per week when she can get the work. The money that the family is now earning is not enough for them to cover their costs. Often they have to go into the mountains and find herbs to eat. Their main diet now is tortillas with salt. They own the house they live in. It is in very bad shape. They have one room made of cement block. They have one dilapidated kitchen made of tin ...photographed above. They pay $7 US per month for electricity.\ They do not have water connected and have to go to the lake to bring drinking water and wash their clothes. The lake is now suffering pollution and people are advised not to drink from it but this family cannot afford to buy drinking water. They do not have an onil stove. They cook over a wood burning stove. They have two chairs. They have one table. They have two beds but it is a hard plank bed that does not have a mattress. The other bed is a wire base but they do not have any mattress . This is the one the children are sitting on. The floor is dirt. They do not have drainage. They have not been able to afford to connect the water or to buy a pila, which is a 2 sided sink and an essential part of a Guatemalan household. The father will be released from the hospital shortly and his situation is very desperate. The family does not have enough to eat. The living conditions are very unsanitary. They need beds, food, clothing, the floor needs cementing, they need the water connected and they need to have a water filter. The father will need medical support if he is going to be able to survive with the care that he will receive at home. This family was living very hand to mouth before this accident but now their situation is very, very difficult. If anyone can help with any of these needs for this family, it would be a huge blessing for them.	IN HONOR OF This is our new "In Honor Of" web page where we will put your notices regarding donations given "In Honor Of", beginning October-2009. Please scroll down. The newest are at the top. _____________________________________ Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pema donated $50 to Mayan Families in memory of Jennifer Wagner. +++++++++++++++++ Kevin Veatch made a donation of a Seman Santa basket for Luis Fernando and family in memory of William and Annie Veatch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Murphy Family donated $50 to Mayan Families in loving memory of Jennifer Wagner ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Student #1322, Jose Carlos is Sponsored to go to school. In Honor of Father Zogby. Thank you, Celia Zahner ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Semana Santa food basket donated by Robert Kiss In honor of Genecis, our beautiful Guatemalan daughter. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 SemanaSanta Food Baskets $105 Ebbing Man Studio & Productions Andrew Hryniewicz In celebration of the wedding of Meghan Davis and Greg ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of my friend who loved to make others smile. You will be missed but not forgotten, as you are in my heart. Michelle Davis 1965-2010 Thank you, Alesha Mewhinney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Two Semana Santa baskets for Evelyn Noelia and Luis Emilio have been donated in honor of our daughter, Francesca Kathryn, adopted from Guatemala in 2007. Thank you, Kathy Gluck & Family +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please list my $35.00 contribution to furnish a basket for la Semana Santa as being made in honor of Emily Davis Norman of Salem, VA. Thank you. Elizabeth Joiner ++++++++++++++++++++++++ This gift is given in honor of Mary Kay Boyle. Thank you, Crystal Stump +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of JENNIFER T. (Furlan) WAGNER WAGNER JENNIFER T. (nee Furlan), age 41, died suddenly, on Jan. 18, 2010, of Swedesboro NJ. Beloved wife of Frank J. Wagner; devoted mother of Gavin and Juanito; loving daughter of Louis and Fran Furlan; loving sister of Dr. Louis (Jeannie) Furlan, Denise (John) Coyle; aunt of Alicia and Rachel Furlan, Ella, Natalie and Julia Coyle; daughter-in-law of Erhardt and Siggie Wagner; sister-in-law of Tom (Antoinette) Wagner and Julie Wagner. Relatives and friends are invited to her Funeral Mass Friday, 11 A.M., Sacred Heart Church, Havertown PA 19083, and to her Viewing Friday, after 9:30 A.M., in the Church. Interment will be private. Contributions to Mayan Families, P.O. Box 52 Claremont, N.C. 28610 http://www.mayanfamilies.org Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on January 21, 2010 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation is made in honor of Jennifer T. Wagner. Regards, Dr. Scott Waldman and friends at TJU. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ $50 for the floor in Nueva Esperana's school In honor of Sergio Jose Motta for receipt of his poetry award and for being a loving grandson. Thank you, Gladys Escalona Colon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From Kevin Veatch in memory of my two uncles Alfred and Jerry Judd for Luis Fernando Razon and family #943 for a stove and food. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of and in memory of Jennifer Wagner Cindy Vitto and many others in the Dean's Office College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Glassboro, NJ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I donated $20 today for the Nueva Esperanza school. This gift is in honor of our daughter Ana Graciela. Thank you, Laura Nelson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Scott Dessain, Elizabeth Scott,Susan W. McCaughey, and Carole Mercaldo donating to "where most needed" $105 in honor of Sabrina Mercaldo's 7th Birthday. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From Molly McLaughlin in honor of Jennifer Furlan Wagner ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation in honor of my granddaughter, Emily Gibson, Thank you, Diane Myers +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi, I just sent 20.00 for general fund for the Valentine's Heart Project to help out the Nuevo Esperanza School in honor for our two daughter's born in Guatemala, Katelyn and Emily Thanks so much and I so pray they are able to get lots of help. Rhonda Gamble +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of my mother Linda Hryniewicz. Thank you, Ebbing Man Studio & Productions ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Happy Valentine's Day to All the Children at Nueva Esperanza!" Thank you, Sandy Soma +++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Martha Rushing. Thank you, Glenn Lemke ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Memory of Jennifer T Wagner. Thank you, Pediatric Ophthalmic Consultants. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Janie Weinberg's birthday. Thank you, Carmen Weinberg +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Mary Edith Cudd. Here is a picture of her with my daughter Isabela. Thank you, Sue Cudd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Jennifer T. Wagner (Furlan), wife of Frank J. Wagner, Swedesboro, N.J. Thank you, Sandra Lynch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In loving memory of Jennifer Wagner. Thank you, Linda Mellor ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In remembrance of Jess Farkas. Thank you, Patty Farkas ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In appreciation of the work being done and in recognition of the educators in Puerto Rico, led by Dr. Maria Ojeda, who help school teachers in Guatemala. Thank you, Gladys Escalona ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have just sent a donation in memory of my dear friend, Jennifer Furlan Wagner. A truly remarkable woman. Thank you, Lauren Roelofs +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Loving Memory of Jennifer T. Furlan Wagner. Thank you, Olivia Yu and Richard Li +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Gift is in memory of Jennifer Wagner. Thank you, Gregory Hecht ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Jennifer Wagner. Thank you, Joseph Feret ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Sylvia for medical needs to be used for Sylvia or anyone in need. Thank you, Joseph LoBuglio and Shannon Jordan ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Janie Weinberg's birthday. Thank you, Carmen Weinberg ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Loving memory of Jennifer Wagner (Furlan). Thank you, Darrell Morrison +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Ann Yacowitz. Thank you, Caryn Huberman ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There are 10 in honor of tamale food baskets. Mr. and Mrs Will Martin and family The Negri Family Sebastian and Irene Florillo and family Rev. and Mrs. Dow Sanderson Mr. and MRs. Gene Bohl Caroline Southern employees Richard, Sandra, George, Harrell, Sandy, and Becca Wesleyan Education Center Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams Carol Anthony Mr. William Gilfillin ++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Sabrina Mercaldo on her 7th Birthday! Thank you, Michelle Carson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation made by Ally Cooper, in honor of Sabrina Mercaldo +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On Behalf of Sabrina Mercaldo. Thank you, Russell Massey ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We are sponsoring the following students In Honor of; 1083 Maria Richter 102 The Richter Family 939 Karel Sejnoha In Honor of Marlin Sejnoha 1000 Flora Richter. Thank you, Stephanie Richter +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation made by Ally Cooper, in honor of Sabrina Mercaldo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is made in honor of Paul and Mary Judd. Thank you, Kevin Veatch ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Liz and Paul Rubock. ++++++++++++++++++ This donation is given in the name of the David Scheve Family. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of our youngest daughter who was born in Mazatenango, Thank you, Rhonda and the Gamble Family ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is in honor of my 6th grade class who "earned" 0.25 cents for every object pronoun they used in the month of December. Thanks for the good work you do, Rachel Kamen ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donated in the name of Aviana Hodder. Thank you, Jennifer Toledo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donated in loving memory of Marjorie Bernier. Thank you, Bill McCaig +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please continue the sponsorship of Aura #751 in honor of Xochitl's birthmother, Clara Haydee Contreras Lucas. Sincerely, Kimberly and Xochitl Smith ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Lois Hays in honor of her birthday, Thank you, Sincerely Nancy Clark +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Leigh Allen-Chen paying a Student Sponsorship in honor of the Chen-Lesso-Chaplin kids. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of my grandson Spencer. Thank you, Shirley Johnson. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am pleased to sponsor both students again, in honor of my deceased husband, Edward. Thank you, Laurie Pojatina ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Joe and Ann. Merry Christmas! Thank you, Chris Sweeny ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Wood-King Family (Tim Wood, Barb King, Rory Wood, and Juan Carlos Wood) donated a tamale basket to Jose Carlos (#680)'s family in honor of their sons' birth families. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This Donation is made in Honour of Family and Friends of Carmencita Lily and her parents. Thank you, Johanne Alexander +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am pleased to sponsor both students again, in honor of my deceased husband, Edward Pojatina, Thank you, Laurie Pojatina ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Christmas basket is for Luis # 715 from his sponsor Marcia Hodgin. $20 in general fund is in honor of Marcia's friends birthday. The other $20 is in honor of Marcia from her kids for Christmas. Please use it for her sponsor #715. Thank you. Carrie Lewis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Bob and Kitty DiNardo, Thank you, Holly Barrios +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Larry and Paula DiNardo, Thank you, Holly Barrios +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Holiday Tamale Basket given in honor of Terri and Malena Weidle. Thank you, Lisa Hunter ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "In honor of my daughter's wonderful teachers, a donation has been made to the General Education Fund by Molly O" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Gerry and Teri DiNardo, Thank you, Holly Barrios ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation made in honor of Aunt Denise, Juanito and Gavin's tia in Nuevo Jersey. Thank you, Frank Wagner ++++++++++++++++++++++ Christmas gift for Celia (#375) in honor of Laurie Lofton, Thank you, Scott Harrell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate two Holiday Tamale Baskets in honor of our children, Marynne and Ava. Thank you, Heidi Kasten-Jagielski ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10 Tamale Baskets given In Honor Of The following Families: Mr. and Mrs. Will Martin & Family The Negri Family Sebastian and Irene Fiorillo & Family Rev. and Mrs. Dow Sanderson Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bohi Carolina Southern Employees - Richard, Sandra, George, Harrell, Sandy & Becca. Wesleyan Education Center Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams Carol Anthony Mr. William Gilfillin +++++++++++++++++++ Elizabeth Burton donated $20 in honor of Liz and Paul Rubock. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Joe and Ann, Chris and Corrine Swinney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate two Holiday Tamale Baskets in honor of our children, Marynne and Ava, Thank you, Heidi Kasten-Jagielski +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I want to donate this in honor of my lovely girlfriend, Caroline Keating, for a holiday basket and chickens. She had a run in with some crazy mean chickens when she was a kid so please ensure her they are only the friendly little yellow chicks that dont chase little girls(even if they are not) :) Thanks, and happy holidays. Clay Parker ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I would like to donate this money in honor of Kimberly Szafran and her beautiful daughter. Thank you, Claudia Romano ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of our daughters foster mom Diana Arenz, Thank you, Maria Falvo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We make this donation in honor of Stephani Lourie and her son Issac. The Swansons. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of The Moore Family - christmas donation. Thank you, Harriet Porto ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jennifer Cappelletty donated $30 to the general education fund in honor of Mrs. Serrill who is the wonderful Kindergarten teacher who is giving the Cappelletty grandchildren a great start in school. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Monna S. MacLellan donated a tamale basket in honor of Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook and her family. +++++++++++++++++ Donation made by Melissa, Michael, Sam and Shane Brickner In Honor Of Gracie Patterson. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I would like to send 7 Tamale Baskets to my following families for Christmas, in Honor of all the good work that the Mayan Families team does. God Bless you all. Shirley J. ++++++++++++++++++ In honor of my grandaughter, Stella, I am sponsoring Student #1040, Marta Julia to go to school in 2010. From Shirley J. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Florine Laleman, I am sponsoring student #198, Florestina Marly, to go to school in 2010. Thank you. Shirley Johnson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 Christmas Baskets in honor of my family. Thank you, Emily Grice +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tamale #1011, tamale # 1010, tamle #1212, tamale#1213, tamale#1209, tamale for Rosa Alejandra in honor of Patti's sister, Gail.. From Jody Greenlee ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Carmen Coddington and her parents Lana and Dave Deborah A Duross and Stephanie Houston donated $55 to Christmas food baskets for Mayan families. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hanson , Paige Highsmith Mone' and Joseph D. Mone donated $35 for a Christmas Food basket to a Mayan Family. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For the school roof in honor of Jeff Blessum from the Anderson School staff. Thank you, Stephani Lourie ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Herbert Pickett and his family. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Student #68 Juan Esteban Sponsored by Courtney Anderson: In honor of Elijah Anderson ++++++++++++++++++++++ A donation for the Senior Feeding program in Memory and in Honor of Gilbert Emmons. Thank you, Lois +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Two Tamale Baskets in Honor of Drs. Sarah F. Perkins and Pamela Kaye. Thank you, Thomas Russell +++++++++++++++++++++++ We just made a $35 contribution in honor of Stephani Lourie of Bozeman, MT and her son Issac. We appreciate the work of your organization and wish you a Merry Christmas! Sincerely, The Swansons ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Mrs. Lee. Thank you, Chris Swinney +++++++++++++++++++++ Student #1202 Luz Abigail has been sponsored by Ken & Sue Lindsay: In Honor of Amy & Ed Nash ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sherrie Hale and family donated $260 for 5 tamale baskets and other Mayan Family needs in memory of Roy James Hale, Sr. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sponsored by Isaac Ferrini in honor of BoBo. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is given in thanksgiving for my parents, Paul & Mary Margot Buonarosa. Thank you, Michele Lewis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is given in thanksgiving for my parents, Paul & Mary Margot Buonarosa. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Louie Wyffels by Anonymous ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I received your information from my good friend, Beth McFayden. Thank you for the wonderful work that you do. My 16 year old daughter, Jessica, said she needed nothing for Christmas and wanted her father and I to make a donation to your cause. I thought it was a terrific idea so I am sending off a check today for $70.00 to purchase 2 Christmas tamale baskets, In Honor Of Jessica! Merry Christmas to you, Joanne Kenney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Karel Sejnoha gave a Student Sponsorship In Honor of Marlin Sejnoha. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Mrs. Lee, Thank you, Chris Swinney +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Christmas Tamale Baskets in honor of Mikaela Esterling and Josh Esterling Thank you, Randy Esterling +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate 7 Christmas Tamale Food Baskets In Honor and In Memory Of Mr. Roy James Hale Sr. Thank you, Sherry Hale ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Student #1202 Luz Abigail is being Sponsored to go to school in 2010, In Honor Of Amy and Ed Nash, Thank you, Ken & Sue Lindsay ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Two Christmas Tamale Food Baskets in Honor Of Drs. Sarah F. Perkins and Pamela Kaye. Thank you, Thomass Russell +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have donated $105 for 3 tamale baskets - 1 for my sponsored student #119 and 2 to honor friends - Sue Webster and Larry and Darlene Kerr. Our church, First Presbyterian in Charleston, WV sent the $$ last April for the tables and chairs for the opening of the Preschool. I pray this will be a very successful program this year. I was excited to hear about your pet clinic and the clinics that you were running last week. I know the need is very great there. Thank you and Sharon so very much for all that you do there. God Bless You, MaryKay Boyle ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\| I just made a donation to your organization. I would like it to be a gift in honor of Rosalie, Spencer, Joanne, and Chris Magpuri. Sincerely, Theresa Magpuri-Lavell +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Student Juanito (Juan Carlos) Sponsored by Brandon & Nicole Mc C. In Memory Of Nicole and Hanna Mcd. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Christmas Tamale Food Baskets (2), In Honor Of Margaret Burd Powell. Thank you, Thomas Russell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'd like to honor my wife, Linda Biddle, with this donation. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Constance Turvey and her generosity, love, compassion and care for the Mayan families. Donated by Allan Christensen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kathleen Baylor donated a holiday basket to a needy family in honor of her friend Sandra. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ My son, Clay Parker has lived in Guatamala for the last 3 months and has volunteered with school children while there. I made a donation in the amount of 200. in honor of him. He requested this as a Christmas gift. Thank you. Keep up the good work! Linda ++++++++++++++++++++++++ I just sent $70 to cover the cost of 2 tamale baskets. I would like one sent to Irvin Virgilio's family (our sponsored student #1071). I'd like the other given to someone at your discretion. In Honor Of Mr. McDonald, a great teacher, for Christmas! Thanks very much. Merry Christmas. Regards, Lisa A. Buonarosa and Family! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Janie Rothwell donated a holiday food basket to help Mayan families to honor her nephew Elijah Abdias Anderson on his 3rd birthday ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A donation has been made to Mayan Families in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Behnen to provide 6 families with Christmas Tamale Baskets, as well as support the Healthy Families Program and the Healthy Pets Program. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation in honor of Regina Furlan, a Christmas Tamale Basket, 30 eggs along with Christmas Prayers are being sent. Thank you Mayan Families for all you do! Frank Wagner +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My family sent $260 to buy tamale baskets for several families. We would like to buy these baskets in memory of Roy James Hale, Sr. Thank you, Sherrie Hale ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A Tamale Holiday Basket in honor of my great-nephew, Elijah Abdias Anderson. The gift was in honor of his 3rd birthday. Elijah is our family’s gift from Guatemala ! He became a member of our family officially around his 1st birthday. He is a joy and I would like to honor him with this small token to the Mayan people. Happy Holidays, Robbin Rothwell Tennessee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Christmas Tamale Baskets in honor of Mikaela Esterling and Josh Esterling Thank you, Randy Esterling +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I just made a $35 donation a few minutes ago for a holiday basket, and was wondering if I could make the donation in honor of: JOSE CASTANEDA AND FAMILY Thanks so much for all the good work you do, and Merry Christmas to all of you at Mayan Families. All the best, Eliza Cross +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Frank Wagner donated two holiday baskets and two pairs of children shoes in honor of Aunt Denise, Juanito and Gavin's tia in Nuevo Jersey. +++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to sponsor Sandi #510 for the 2010 school year in honor of some great teachers. Thank you Ms. Adamus and Mrs.Gauger for all you do and for just being great teachers. Merry Christmas, Love, Jamison and Tristan Ruston. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This donation is made in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Behnen Thank you, Scott Behnen ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Johansson family have sponsored Sindy Mariela (#1193) in honor of Grandma Alice +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mary Fischerkeller donated $100 to our education, community aid, microloan, and animal welfare projects in honor of Benu and Lucy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ " Sponsored in honor of our great teachers Ms. Adamus and Mrs. Gauger, Love, Jamison and Tristan Ruston." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We are sending $260 for tamale baskets. We would like to buy tamale baskets for the following families if possible. If they have been provided for, please buy for a family that needs one. Please use the extra money for whatever you may need. The student numbers are: 70, 474, 934, 963, and 972. We would like to buy these baskets in memory of Roy James Hale, Sr. Thank you for all you do. Sherrie Hale +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have made a donation for 3 Christmas Tamale Baskets and would like them to be in honor of the following three people: James and Karol Lindsay of Newport, TN Lynn and Helen Stanley or Greenfield, IN Arnold and Coleen Turpin of Greensboro, IN Thank you, Laura Turpin +++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of Benu and Lucy, Thank you, Mary Fischerkeller ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My son Max, who is 10, would like to send 20.00 per month to the family of Otoniel (24). He has a small oyster business so he makes his own money. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We just made a donation on your website. My kids would like the $$ to go toward a Christmas Tamale Basket and new shoes for children. We would like to make that donation in honor of our Aunt Denise. Thank you for all of the hard work you do, the Wagner Family ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Audree Rose donated a tamale basket to Jaquelin's family (#1056) in honor of Pop Jim. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I would like to honor my 2 wonderful children born in Guatemala... Abigail Alejandra and Dominic Antonio-Hernandez! Thank you, Denise Weinrich sponsored students # 882 and #893 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of a Wonderful Man, Oom Arnoud, 92 years young, from Belgium, who made a very generous donation to Mayan Families. Thank you very much! We greatly appreciate it! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have just made a contribution of $50 to Mayan Families for Education. This contribution was made in honor of Emily Norman of Salem, VA. Thank you, Elizabeth Joiner Norman +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don Jackson donated 1 tamale basket in honor of Lois Hays on her birthday. Happy Birthday, Lois. Don Jackson also donated 1 tamale basket in honor of Kathleen Baylor. Merry Christmas, Kathleen. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We made a donation for a basket to the family of Henry Abel. This donsation was made in memory of David Riegler (9/9/06-6/26/07) (our adopteed son from Guatemala who passed away before we were able to bring him home)? Thanks, Lisa ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sponsoring Student In honor of our adopted daughter Francesca, Thank you, The Gluck Family ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ursula Williams donated 3 holiday baskets in honor of my beautiful sister Erika and her family Alan and Emily +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate our Tamale baskets in honor of our beautiful 3 year old daughter Francesca whom we adopted from Guatemala in 2007. Thank-you, Kathy, Jeff and Francesca Gluck ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Maura Mello O'Brien donated two tamale baskets, for Lidia #229's family and another family in memory of Tom O'Brien.. Maura Mello O'Brien, also donated family assistance for Lidia's #229 family in memory of Tom O'Brien. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Marilyn Falvo donated a holiday basket In honor of my beautiful granddaughter Isabella and her wonderful family +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tamale basket for Lidia No.229 and 2nd family. All donation in memory of Tom O'Brien, Thanks Maura Mello OBrien +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 tamale baskets in honor of our two precious birthmothers and 2 wonderful foster families, Thank you, James B Johnson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In honor of my beautiful granddaughter Isabella and her wonderful family. Thank you, Marilyn Falvo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Holiday baskets honoring my loving brother Dirk and his strong family: Cindy, Ellie, Jake and Clara. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Rachel Loprinze donated a tamale basket for Miguel's family, her student (#689) in honor of Johanna. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paul Kinsey (8 yrs old) is donating a tamale basket in honor of his birth country, beautiful Guatemala! Susan Kinsey ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A Student Sponsorship, In Honor of Natalie, Thank you, Tracy Cote +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Angela and Tim Hill donated 4 tamale baskets in honor of their daughters' birth families and their foster families. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Online Donation In Honor of my beautiful granddaughter Isabella and her wonderful family. Thank you, Ernie Falvo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Christmas Tamale Basket to Student 21 in Memory of Kori Miller - who was the wife of a dear friend of ours. Thank you, Lois Hays ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Natalie, Student Sponsorship through Mayan Families, Thank you, Tracy Cote +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Memory of Lawrence Casarano, Student Sponsorship through Mayan Families. Thank you, Melissa and Gabriella Draper ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi Dwight, I just donated on your website for three Christmas Tamale Food Baskets. Two are "In Honor Of" friends, as follows: John and Maridel Moulton Ann and Bill Carson Thank you, Judy and Greg Ervice +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I would like to make my donation in honor of The Miller Family of Concord, California, USA and their beautiful Guatemalan children Alex and Taya. Amber Chiang, APR ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Donation sent in Honor of Mrs. Fiore's Kindergarten class at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. Thank you, John Clark +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Children's Day, In memory of Oma, Ann's mom, Thank you, Chris Swinney +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Brenda Wright, with love from Chuck and Karen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For 10 Christmas Tamale baskets in honor of our sons birthmothers - Aura and Amelia. Thank you, Chris Swinney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN MEMORY OF David Riegler ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We would like to donate our Tamale baskets in honor of our beautiful 3 year old daughter Francesca whom we adopted from Guatemala in 2007. Thank-you, Kathy, Jeff and Francesca Gluck +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Brenda Wright, with love from Chuck and Karen ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I just renewed our sponsorship for student number #648 Rosa Angelica and #435 Candida Mariela. Please sponsor #648 in honor of Matt's 9th birthday. Please sponsor #435 in honor of Ryan's 7th birthday. They collected money for their birthdays to support the sponsorship. Thank you for all you do, Kim Szafran +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am supporting Feeding the Elderly program because I don't want people to die from not having enough to eat. In Honor of Louie Wyffels. Anonymous Donor +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have just made a contribution of $50 to Mayan Families for Education. This contribution was made in honor of Emily Norman of Salem, VA. Elizabeth Joiner Norman +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lois Hays celebrates her sister, Sandra's birthday with a donation in her honor to give food to people in need.! Happy Birthday Sandra....thank you for sharing your birthday blessings! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In memory of Gilbert Emmons. A donation was made to the Elderly feeding program by Lois Hays. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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