News for Q3 2016
Mexican Mission to Puruandiro, Michoacán
Mission Details
Final planning for RCI's tenth mission and first to Mexico is almost complete. the Rotary Clubs of Toledo ($5000) and Sylvania ($1000.00) are financially supporting the mission. Additional funding is a $1000 grant from MESA and a District Grant. The Rotary Club of Puruándiro Purepecho is responsible for the container once it arrives at the Port of Lazaro Cardenas.
The mission dates are November 17 to the 28th. The mission team is composed of three education professionals who are fluent in Spanish, and the Project Coordinator... Mel Honig.
We still have room for any Rotarian(s) who would like to join the Mission Team. We all arrive in Guadalajara for a short drive to Puruándiro. The Rotary Club of Puruándiro will be hosting us as well as joining us on the mission as we open resource centers in 16 preschool classrooms.
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- Gary Davis, North Baltimore Rotarian and MESA Director of Logistics and Operations, moves computers to the staging area prior to loading
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- Randy Box (Waterville), on the loading dock, is making a final check along with Keith Hodkinson (Tiffin) and Jerry Peacock (Waterville) prior to loading the container.
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- Keith, Jerry Peacock and Randy help load tables wherever we could fit them. In the back and barely visible is Leon Duffus, ESOL student from Jamaica who directed much of the loading. It was a tight fit but everything went smoothly.
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- Jerry and Leon make a final inspection before fitting on a few final items and then sealing the container.
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- Our colleagues in Mexico asked us to take pictures of what we were sending. This gaylord was full of soccer, tennis and colorful play balls as well as padded bats for preschool age children. In another box we sent flying disks. Almost all the schools we are servicing said they had no sports equipment for their students.
Introducing the Mexico Mission Team
Preschool Educators:
Elana Honig Juarez; fluent in Spanish will be going on her 5th mission. Elana is a specialist in music and dance education, working with preschool age children.
Elana, far right, working with Spanish speaking families during Mission 1 to Belize.
Eleanor (Carmen) Carillo; fluent in Spanish has been on 3 previous missions all in the Corozal and Orange Walk Districts of Belize. Carmen previously was the Director of Preschool Education for the Ministry of Education, Orange Walk District; and most recently an Instructor of Preschool Education at the Corozal Junior College.
Carmen, (on left) chooses the schools and then follows up to insure that teachers and principals know how to use: and are using the donated equipment.
Technical Support
Mario Bull; also fluent in Spanish has already completed two missions in the Stann Creek and Toledo Districts of southern Belize. Mario is a school teacher in the city of Dangriga. He is competent in computer software and hardware... and will indispensible on the mission as he can solve any problem that the mission team may face.
Mario with children after setting up computers in Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District.
Donations during the third quarter of 2016
Educational Equipment and Materials
| Item | Donor | Expeditor | Rotary Club of |
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| Televisions/AV carts | Owens Community College | Andrew Timothy | Sylvania |
| VHS Tapes | Russ Wood | Russ Wood | Sylvania |
| Televisions | Andrew Timothy | Andrew Timothy | Sylvania |
| Games and toys | Rotary Club of Bryan/ | Gary Davis | Bryan/N. Baltimore |
| Computers | Iler Network & Computing | Kent Iler | Elyria |
| Books | Friends of the Library | Marcy Levy/Mel Honig | Sylvania |
| Soccer Balls | Sylvania Recreation Center | Chris Casper/Mel Honig | Sylvania |
| Book Cases, TVs, VCRs | Sisters of Notre Dame | Sister Rita Schroeder/David Best | Sylvania |
| Games and Toys | Gail Odneal | Mel Honig | Sylvania |
| Books | Books-4-Buddies | Laneta Goings/Mel Honig | Sylvania |
| School Supplies/Exercise Mats* | Sam's Club | Mel Honig | Sylvania |
| Games and Toys | Denise Kohler | Gail Odneal | Sylvania |
| Computers and Computer accessories | Promedica Physicians | Andrew Timothy | Sylvania |
*Product sold at wholesale prices
Monetary
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ron Mintz | 50.00 |
| Home Depot | 75.00* |
*Store Credit
Your donation can be here next month. Our next mission to Belize this coming March is fully funded. We now need to seek funding for our mission.
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