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Mayan Families has been recognized by the following organization(s): ABOUT US PROGRAMS OUR BLOGS DONATE NOW Support Our Work Monthly Donation Monthly Sponsorship Cost Free Donations For those donors in Guatemala Honorarium Cards Send Supplies Shipping Donations to Mayan Families Planned Giving Bequest Charitable Remainder Trust Gift Annuities Charitable Lead Trust Pooled Income Fund Life Estate Reserved Donate Stock Employer Matching Gifts Wish List Rotary Partnerships Bomberos Paramedics Firefighters Christmas Gifts 2011 NEWS AND EVENTS SPREAD THE WORD GET INVOLVED FAQ - LINKS - FACTS CONTACT US MAYAN FAMILIES VIDEOS AND STORIES Urgent News Hi Everyone, A very desperate situation was just posted on the Family Aid Blog today. Maria and Jose have 8 children. They've had a hard life, unable to find consistent jobs and having to move to the coast in order to try to find work. They live in a very poor, crumbling home several hours from Panajachel. They try to take care of their large family, but it is increasingly difficult to find ways to provide for them and feed them all. One of their children is so malnourished that she was unable to walk and had to be carried everywhere. On top of these financial difficulties, Maria and Jose have recently been hit very hard by physical illnesses. Maria has been feeling ill for months. She hardly leaves bed. She has gallstones and this causes her great pain. She is chronically malnourished and she also has an intestinal infection. But worst, and scariest, of all she has recently been diagnosed with a serious degenerative disease. She needs treatment and it will be very expensive. Jose has a tumor on the side of his neck. It has been getting larger and larger, and doctors tell him it needs to be removed immediately. However, due to the size and location of the tumor it is exremely risky to remove it. The surgery only has a 50% survive rate. If Jose does survive the surgery, there is a further risk that he may lose his voice and/or neck movements. Jose has to sign legal documentation saying that his family won't press charges against the surgeon in case of any problem. It's a scary place to be, but Jose has bravely told us he knows he needs to have the surgery in order to take care of his family. Jose and Maria are both in need of extensive operations and treatment. They could barely take care of their 8 children before, and now adding these health issues makes their troubles seem insurmountable. Jose and Maria are both facing life-threatening illnesses and they are, understandably, afraid. They have no one else to turn to and have come to us desperate for help. We are asking for an initial $300 to pay for their beginning consults, tests, treatments, and to prepare them for surgery. They will need ongoing help as they have and recover from their surgeries. We will also use part of this money to buy food for this malnourished family. For more information on how to help this family, please visit: http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/ Thank you! Hi Everyone, Ronnie a past volunteer from the Elderly Care Program is visiting Mayan Families and has written an update and also updated us on the story of Ramon Lopez Cumes (A-9) on the Elderly Care Blog. For an update on the Elderly Care Program and Ramon Lopez Cumes (A-9), please check the following blog post on the Elderly Care Program from Ronnie. http://mayanfamilieselderlycare.blogspot.com/2012/01/ramon-lopez-cumes.html Thanks! Hi Everyone, Angel Josue, one of our sponsored students, is 13 years old and was born with a problem in his spinal cord. He is slowly losing movement in his legs. His mother refuses to put him in a wheelchair because she strongly believes that with the right treatment he will be able to gain movement back. The family does not have many financial resources, however they managed to take him to a private specialist who said that the boy might be able to walk and won't need a wheelchair, but he needs to use an orthopedic brace and have 2 months of physiotherapy five times a week starting immediately. The orthopedic brace costs $80 and the therapy sessions cost $125 per week, which would be a total of $1000 for the 8 weeks physiotherapy that he needs. If you can help Angel with any of those costs, please visit: http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/2012/01/angel-can-lose-movements-in-his-legs.html for more details. Thank you!	Holiday Food Baskets Sponsor A Student Donate Supplies Mayan Families is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible. Mayan Families relies heavily on donated goods and services from various companies and individuals. We are always looking for donations of: Clothing and Bedding Children’s socks Shoes, Children's (gently used) Shoes, Adult (nothing over size 10, the smaller the better) (gently used) Socks Children's underwear Boys Pants White T-Shirts Black Gym Shorts Cardigans Sweaters Jackets Baby clothes Baby Blankets Sheets Blankets Bath Towels Wash Clothes School backpacks School and educational supplies such as: pencils (packs) Wooden colored pencils (packs) Erasers Pencil sharpeners Glue sticks Elmer's Glue (white glue) Molding clay (10 color) Children's books (in Spanish) Calculators (scientific & regular) Protractors Simple toys, games & puzzles (in Spanish) File folders Compasses Paper (for printers, copiers, drawing) Metric rulers Spiral notebooks Black pens Blue Pens Scissors (child size, safety style preferred) Scissors (adult size) Tape (scotch, packing, duct & masking) White Boards White Board Markers Learning materials in Spanish Used Sports Uniforms, Jerseys, Caps, Sport Shoes, Sports Equipment, Balls, Gloves, etc. Laptop and desktop computers, Windows or Macs (When you or your workplace upgrade and get a New Laptop or Desktop computer, please donate your old one. We will be happy to wipe it clean and re-format it so that all personal information is removed). Windows XP or newer please. Toiletries Disposable Diapers (varying sizes) Baby and Adult Baby Gifts Baby Bottles with Nipples Baby Wipes Toothbrushes (adult) Toothbrushes (child) Toothpaste Small and Large Shampoo Small and Large Soap Medical Supplies Prenatal vitamins Multi vitamins with iron Multi vitamin drops for infants Multi vitamins with iron and folic acid (adults) Multi vitamins with iron (chewable) Infant vitamins Children's vitamins Prenatal vitamins Anti-diarrhea Hydrocortisone cream Pregnancy tests Neosporin or generic equivalent Band-Aids Adhesive bandages Ace bandages (2" and 3") Imodium Pepto-Bismol tablets Ibuprofen tablets Ibuprofen suspension Aspirin Acetaminophen tablets Acetaminophen suspension Children's Tylenol/Motrin Adult Tylenol/Motrin Yeast infection treatments Skin creams Antacids - Zantac, Prilosec, Tums Exam gloves Microscopes Animal Welfare needs Dog Carriers (All Sizes, Small, Medium and Large) Cat Carriers Collars (All Sizes, Small, Medium and Large) Leashes Pet Meds Flea and Tick Meds like Frontline, Advantage etc. Sports Equipment Balls, especially Soccer Balls and Basketballs Sports Shoes Uniforms (Gently Used), especially Soccer Uniforms Tools for our planned Trade School Automotive Tools, we need everything! Carpentry Tools Construction Tools and equipment Power Tools in working condition Plumbers Tools Electricians Tools Also needed: Ziploc bags of all sizes Digital Cameras in working condition Video Camcorders in working condition Digital Memory Cards (4GB or larger please) USB Memory sticks Musical Instruments Simple Musical Instruments for younger students Salary for music teacher GSM Cell Phones with Charger and any accessories: Usually AT&T, T-Mobile etc. Before sending your old GSM phone, make a quick phone call to the service provider and ask them for the code to 'unlock' the cell phone. I have done this in the past, and it is quite easy. I tell them that I will be taking the phone out of the country to use with a SIM chip from the foreign country. They will usually provide you with the unlock code and even walk you through the steps of how to unlock the phone. The phone can now be used with any SIM chip (worldwide). It is possible to unlock phones in Guatemala, but as with anything, it takes time and money. An unlocked phone is able to be used as soon as it is received. For the Holidays: Teddy bears and other stuffed animals Beanie Babies Toys If you have any contacts or any ideas on how to obtain some of these items, or your company is willing to donate in-kind goods and services, please e-mail us at dwight@mayanfamilies.org or call Dwight at 619-550-2608 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 619-550-2608 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. The correct shipping address for donations sent to Guatemala is: MAYAN FAMILIES 7-97 Calle Xecumuc Panajachel, Dept. Solola Guatemala 07010 Tel: 7762-2490 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 7762-2490 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
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