Looking for Sponsors - Life During COVID
Friends (amiguitos) –
Our programs for assisting vulnerable with their education in Veracruz Mexico continue. We are looking for sponsors to help enroll all our kids in school. Between now and July 15th we are looking to raise $14,000 USD to enroll our students for the new year. This and earlier contributions will help us put 109 students into 2020-2021 school year’s classes which are scheduled to start in August or when possible due to COVID-19.
Please go to Sponsor a Student page if you would like to help sponsor another student or make a general donation. We appreciate your ongoing support.
Life in the center is very different these days
Mexican officials have locked down all households in Veracruz; no students at the center
Goldi assists students by phone with homework sent from teachers
Most families are suffering a loss of work due to COVID-19 and 10 households from the center have one or more people with COVID-10.
The Amiguitos Community Center focus is therefore on providing a small amount of food, purified water and medicine to those needing assistance.
All other center activities are on hold.
We are bracing for the hurricane season (June to November) and the annual outbreak of mosquito-based disease (Dengue fever, Chikungunya, Yellow fever, Malaria and Zika). We are also dealing with the unknown course of the COVID-19 outbreak in Veracruz.
Our center’s director, Goldi Santana Mera, continues to have challenges with her heath. It is not safe for her to go to the city’s hospital for cancer treatments due to COVID-19 risks there. So cancer symptoms (stomach pain, small new growths) deplete her strength. This week, Goldi has had very high blood pressure and will be going through a battery of expensive tests and treatments in an attempt to correct the problems.
There are lots of actions we would like to take if and when funds are made available including all kids in school, relief from rainy season diseases, COVID-19 response (economic & medical) and assisting Goldi with her heart and cancer treatments. Most of our energy today in on getting kids in school while still helping where we can in all the other areas.
Please keep an eye on website and social media as several sponsors are kicking off creative fundraisers to help out! If you are interested in a fundraising event fill out the form below!
All of us at Amiguitos (students, families, staff, and other sponsors) appreciate your generous ongoing support.
Sincerely,
Curtis - Executive Director, Amiguitos