ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2012
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people
who prepare for it today.”
Malcolm X
Happy children at school in Barrio Viejo
Bathroom being built at the Emiliano Zapata school in Barrio Viejo
SAILFEST – POR LOS NIÑOS
2012 PROJECTS
New Construction @ $335,000. pesos
Por Los Niños helped build 5 new classrooms, two bathrooms, a school kitchen, a playground & a Life Skills Learning Center for Special Needs children, in partnership with the City of Zihuatanejo and International Rotary Clubs.
Scholarships @ $101,050. pesos
We granted 10 high school & university scholarships, and provided English language scholarships to 7 high school students and 11 teachers.
Additional Projects @ $31,200. pesos
Include school & bathroom repair, reconditioning donated computers, and donations to the Zihua Rotary Children’s Medical Emergency fund & the Orphans Education fund.
Operating Expenses @ $6,977. pesos
Por Los Niños expenses included website hosting, printing and promotion. 2,000+ hours of annual labor were donated by compassionate volunteers.
Personal growth through dance
‘Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.’
Anthony J. D’Angelo
Sharing happiness
‘If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.’
Buddha
Friendship and joy
‘Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.’
Franklin D. Roosevelt