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From 288 to 700 + cases

Since the 18th of July Zihuatanejo has gone from 288 cases to over 700. For Por Los Ninos and the Rice and Beans Program, this means our work to deliver 300 food hampers per week is not going to be over anytime soon. It has been 18 weeks now. That translates to 5,400 families. As people return to work new families come on to our system. Businesses are slowly reopening, hotels and restaurants are still at much-reduced capacity and restrictions.

We don’t want people traveling on the local buses as the government feels that is a high area of contagion. We are increasing the food hampers that provide the basics for 2 weeks for a family of 4 to include fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs. It increases the cost of each delivery but if we can help keep families safe and at home, it is worth it.

We also provide baby formula and milk supplements to families with small children. We can’t thank the donors enough for their help. I am overwhelmed with the generosity of the people who care for our Mexican neighbors.

COVID 19 update in Zihua and Por Los Niños

We are happy to say as of this morning we have no new cases, no suspected cases and only 3 positives.

Our fundraiser last week was very successful and we are able to support 400 students, families and grandparents for 8 weeks.

Thank you for your generous donations, I will thank you each personally when I get a minute!

It gets even better though because last night I received an email from someone I have never had the pleasure to meet. Libby Holden found our website online and has offered to match donations up to another 5000 USD .

With no one working families can’t support themselves or extended family.

I am proud to say there was no shortage of my Mexican friends to volunteer to get this done. We have delivered over 200 this week and more to go. It makes me even prouder to be a Mexican citizen.

A local business giving us a great discount, packing them for us and El Plateado our building supply company is helping to deliver them. We are one heck of a community.

We know everyone is asking for donations at this time but tell your friends, a matching donation dollar for dollar, tax-deductible in Canada, US and Mexico and zero to administration.

Saludos,

Carol

COVID 19 and Zihuatanejo

One of our generous supporters has offered to match donations to the Rice and Beans program up to a total of 250,000 pesos!!!

Daily I receive desperate requests for help. Mexico does not have programs to help everyone. We have managed to keep up with the bare necessities for our students but there are many are other families in need that we want to help but we simply do not have the funds.

Our town is like a ghost town, only essential services are open. For a tourist town, this is devastating.

We have dodged a bullet so far with only one case of COVID19 and our mayor has done everything in his power to make sure everything is clean and disinfected. They are handing out food hampers but they don’t reach everyone and it is never enough.

Every donation we receive will be MATCHED up to a total of 250,000 pesos. With 500,000 pesos we could help a lot of students, families, and grandparents with that kind of money and it is TAX DEDUCTIBLE!

Porlosninos.com and Carol’s Rice and Beans program. If you are Canadian click on the Amistad Canada Link of the donations page and you will receive a Canadian tax receipt. 100% of the donations go to feed the needy. Nothing goes to administration.

If you can help please do!