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Date:
February 25, 2011

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Need help with Chili for entreAmigos Fundraiser March 12th

Hola San Pancho friends, those of you that went to Panchito's chili cook-off know how GREAT the chili was. Now we are asking you to make a crock-pot of chili for the entreAmigos fundraiser on March 12th.

 

All we need for you to do is bring it to entreAmigos at about 6 PM that day (with any condiments), and we will sell bowls of it as part of the food booths. Will you help? We are looking for 10 - 12 crock-pots of chili.  

 

NEED TO HAVE AN  

EXACT COUNT  SO  

PLEASE EMAIL ME (FREDERICO) AT 

 

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entreAmigos NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!

Please consider joining our fun staff as a volunteer!

Entreamigos currently needs volunteers in the following areas:

English teachers - HELP!

Library - organizing, book sorting, kid control, game and story time etc...

Recicla Shop - clothes handling, store sales

Gallery Sales Clerk

Data Entry

Accounting - general sorting, ordering and paperwork

Marketing / Graphic Design

Event organization/Party planning


Please email [email protected] if you are interested in helping out or stop in at entreamigos anytime.


entreAmigos

Recicla Shop

Recicla shop inside store

When you contribute gently used clothes, housewares, toys, beach gear and other items to entreAmigos  you directly support our educational projects and programs.  If you are in town please consider cleaning out your closets, kitchen and store rooms and if you are soon to visit from elsewhere please consider the extra cost of a bag on the airplane as a well worth it contribution towards the education of the children of San Pancho.

 

The new Recicla Shop store is open 10-6 Monday thru Friday and 10-2 Saturday.

    CLEAN YOUR CLOSET...  AND BRING YOUR STUFF TO RECICLA SHOP!  

Gently used clothes, housewares, decorations, etc...   are all very welcome. Children's clothes and toys are especially needed.

San Pancho Farmers Market
Farmers Market
Every Saturday  in the Plaza
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

San Pancho Art Walk
artwalk poster
Every Friday Night
6-8 pm
Enjoy art, wine, music in downtown San Pancho

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Photography Exhibit at entreAmigos Galleria 

Come see the exhibition of photographs from San Miguel d'Allende and
San Pancho in entreAmigos Galleria.

The opening was held  in the Galleria this past Thursday, and will continue until the beginning of March!

All sales from this exhibit benefit the enreAmigos Scholarship Fund.

For more information contact
Elisabeth McColl 

 

Mar Plata Live Music
Live Music every Sunday through April
Jazz, Jazz Latino, Manouche, Bossa Nova,
Mexican, Cuban, Colombian and Argentinian Music

 

Panchito's Bar

Ladies Night EVERY Wednesday at Panchito's
2x1 margaritas for the ladies from 7:00PM-10:00PM
Flavors include: mango, strawberry, and jalapeno

 

                                                                                          February 25, 2011 

 

Hola to our 679 La Voz Newsletter readers in San Pancho and around the world.


The San Pancho Music Festival begins TODAY in Plaza Del Sol and runs for Three Days - February 24-27. The details including a complete list of the performances and times are included in the newsletter.  Come out and support this fabulous event.  There organizers have done a great job pulling together another fun event. 

 

enterAmigos has an amazing upcoming event they are announcing this week. In March we are so fortunate to have Circo de Los Ninos in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil- tickets are going fast, don't miss out, get your tickets this week!

  planters

The bridge work continues and they are very close to the completion.  Enjoy the beautiful planters - please help take care of them!   Thank you to SanPanchoWeather.com for the photos!

 

Just a reminder:  Artwalk continues every Friday - come out to see some great art and music by local businesses.   Please come out and support the local Farmers Market - they really need your support!


Make sure and visit the Calendar often to find out about the different events going on in San Pancho!   

 

If you would like to write for us or submit photos, please contact me directly at [email protected] 

 

Thanks for reading this week! Thank you for continuing to promote our village. I hope you have a wonderful week of sun and fun!   Our Facebook members are growing, don't miss out on the news shared by the SanPanchoLife team as well as friends of San Pancho! 

 

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SAN PANCHO MUSIC FESTIVAL  

FEBRUARY 25-27th!

For a great evening under the stars, grab your beach chair and cooler, and join us all in San Pancho for a wide range of musical enjoyment!

 

Festival Details:  Full Festival Schedule 


The Festival kicks off this Friday February 25th and continues through Saturday and Sunday. The music starts at 6 pm each day, with artists scheduled through 10pm each night.   

 

The Festival is free, but donations gladly accepted to help offset the costs and artist expenses.  

 

As in the past, the Music Festival will be held at the Plaza del Sol, one block northeast of the beach Malecon.

 

This year's Festival will feature Rock-n-Roll, Blues, Folk, Flamenco, and Mexican selections from local artists.  

  

DIRECTIONS:
  • To locate the Festival, drive to the (San Pancho) SAN FRANCISCO intersection on Highway 200
  • Turn here, and take the detour to the left of the new bridge, down and across the river
  • Turn left on the main street, and follow it toward the beach and the Malecon
  • At the last block before the beach, turn right at Galleria Corazon
  • This street will run 2-3 blocks, and turns to the right. Plaza Sol is on your right.

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poster courtesy of: http://www.jaltembasol.com/


entreAmigos Scholarship Program  

By: Paulina Lua 

 

A NEW VAN DONATED FOR FIELD TRIPS!

We would like to send a heart-felt thank you from all the students to a very special family that drove hundreds of miles to donate a van to entreAmigos. Now we can take 15 kids at a time out of the town to explore museums, parks, theaters. and other fun places to discover and learn!

 

                    Children in Van

 

UNA CAMIONETA FUE DONADA PARA EXCURSIONES!

Todos los estudiantes env�an un sincero agradecimiento a una familia muy especial que manej� cientos de km para donar una camioneta a entreAmigos. Ahora podemos llevar 15 ni�os fuera del pueblo para explorar museos, parques, teatros... y otros divertidos lugares para descubrir y aprender!

 


CIRCO DE LOS NINOS  

Fundraiser Benefit for entreAmigos

Saturday March 12th 6 pm 

      Circo poster 

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

To download Poster click here  

Location: enterAmigos Outdoor Stage 

 

$500pesos - table seating zone 1

$350 pesos - table seating zone 2

$200 pesos - bleacher seating

 

Please join entreAmigos for this very special fundraiser benefit.

 

This year 50 San Pancho children will spend two weeks in workshops being sponsored and produced by Gilles Ste-Croix of Cirque du Soleil and friends from Circo del Mundo and Cirrus Cirkus.   On March 11th (for parents only) and March 12th (tickets on sale), these children will show us all their new skills and new self confidence in a fantastic theater production, Cuando aun no existia los suenos.

 

This amazing opportunity for our children is is no small production.  The flurry of activity surrounding this event includes more than 200 community members - from artists, to parents to part time residents.  Additional support has been provided by the government agencies of SEDECO and CECAN, including the participation of 15 Satinbanco artists joining us from Tepic.

 

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

30% of our tickets sold out on the first day!! 

Tickets available at entreamigos beginning Wednesday, February 23rd  (Monday thru Friday) and ONLY between the hours of 10am - 2pm.   

We want all of our friends in San Pancho to get tickets before they are gone and before we open up sales to Vallarta and other towns.  Please get your tickets at entreAmigos Monday - Friday from 10-2.  If you are unable to get to entreAmigos please email [email protected] for information about how to reserve your tickets online.

 

A note from Nicole about why this is so very special.

 

Many of you are here in town now and have heard the buzz. The simple fact that an organization like Cirque du Soleil woulk1d collaborate with entreAmigos to create a children's production is an amazing opportunity, a spectacular moment and has a "pinch me" sort of quality.   

 

Beginning February 28th and continuing for two weeks, 8 people including set and production designers, costume designers, art directors and circus trainers from Cirque du Soleil, Circo del Mundo and Cirrus Smirkus as well as 100 San Pancho parents, 25 local artists, 35 organizing volunteers, the Deparments of Culture and Economy for the state of Nayarit and many others will focus their attention on the children of this community.  There will be 40 children performing in the show but 40 more helping to create every detail of the artwork, the costumes, the scenery and the ambience. 

 

The truth is that this collaboration is significant much beyond the buzz. The focus on the children and their own experience, not only by Gilles Ste-Croix but by our own staff, the members of this community and the larger community is what will make this the most spectacular moment in many lives.

 

As we move through the next few weeks I encourage you all to get excited about this opportunity for our children and to remember that the true gift of this moment is not the final show but the energy, love and attention that will embrace these children in the process.   

 

Look forward to seeing you there!  

 

Nicole  

 

p.s.   a few pics of the kids at the casting call....  

 

     k2                      k3k4k5

    

 

              k6

   

REMINDER: Next Spanish Class Session

starts February 28th!

 
This summer, our very own Spanish teacher July Aquino, spent 4 weeks in intensive training offered by Cambridge University,

in Mexico City.  This training formalized the many years of experience that July brought to her Spanish instruction and she has an entirely new and very impressive program and format for this years Spanish classes.  

                                                                          hola logo Classes are 1.5 hours a day (two days a week) and include 20 hours of instruction.  Six levels from beginning, intermediate and advanced instruction will be offered.     

 

The cost per six week block is $1500pesos plus $200 pesos for materials.

 

There is something for everyone if you want to learn Spanish;  private classes,  weekly Conversation Club and weekly

Spanish workshops are also available if you are unable to enroll in the full 6-week Spanish program. 

 

Offering Spanish Classes is one of the ways that entreAmigos is working hard this year to generate the funds towards our financial sustainability.  Taking Spanish is good for you and good for your community!!

You must pre-register for the 6-week program.  Please stop by entreAmigos and meet with July next week between 10 - 12  or send an email to [email protected]

To sign up for the weekly newsletter and keep up on the events and news at entreAmigos go to:  www.entreamigos.org.mx

 

Sue�os Alegres Daycare Centre 

 

FUNDRAISER Results!  

By Laurie Jones

 

Last night we had our last of the Four Movie Nights.

We raised a total of $8,596 Pesos! Thank you for coming out and supporting this great cause! 


This money will help Claudia do the things necessary to meet government requirements plus simply make the daycare a better place for the children.  Claudia is a great person who loves the kids!

Suenos

 

Sue�os Alegres Daycare Centre presently takes care of 20 children and has a capacity of 39.  The centre is financially supported and accredited by the Mexican government to assist working parents in San Pancho.   The reason for the fundraiser is to supply things beyond the scope of the government funding. Things we take for granted in the United States and Canada to promote the development and growth of our young. 

 

This daycare must abide by the building and daycare codes set out by the Mexican authorities.  For example, they need proper wooden half doors between each room and exterior exits.  Financial support by our community would be wonderful, but the support can be as simple as giving them access to a photocopier.  As in any operation, there has to be a paper trail of applications, copies of birth certificates etc. that need to be kept on file.   

sueosalegresdaycare 

 

Hopefully, our support will bring forth generous people who will donate in many ways.  Donations can be in the form of something one doesn't use or need but would be beneficial to the daycare.  There is a wall of shelves that sit with a handful of toys to stimulate these children.  There are only a few plastic tables and chairs.  We are talking simple things that would make a world of difference and make this a happier place for these children.

 

Diane Nixon (258-4519) and Laurie O'Reilly (258-4228)

 

Great Photos of the Planters and Bridge Work in San Pancho

Thank you SanPanchoWeather.com for the great photos! (For more great photos visit SanPanchoWeather.com)  

 

The planters on Tercer Mundo are being filled and the Judge is asking for the business owners and homeowners to help maintain the palms by watering them 3 times a week.  Here are a few photos of the new plants!

         sanpancho planters 1
         sanpancho planters 2

The bridge approaches are being built and work is progressing. 
 
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West Bridge Approach
bridge 2
Bridge railing under construction

Red Cross Golf Tournament at Flamingos Golf Course


Flamingos Golf Course will host the Red Cross Golf Tournament taking place on Saturday, March 5th at the golf course, located in Nuevo Vallarta. San Pancho golf enthusiasts can participate in this fundraiser tournament for a $2,000 peso donation which will include registration, golf cart, lunch and prizes. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross. Claudia Formosa, director of Flamingos Golf in Nuevo Vallarta, is one of the organizers of the event and can be contacted via email: [email protected] for more information and to sign up. Don't miss out on this fun day of golf, helpng the very worthy charity, the Red Cross!
flamingos

Habra torneo de golf para la Cruz Roja en el campo de golf Flamingos en Nuevo Vallarta, el sabado, dia 5 de marzo. Los deportistas de golf en San Pancho pueden participar en el evento para recaudar fondos con una donacion de $2,000 pesos, y incluye la registracion, carrito de golf, el almuerzo y premios. Todos los fondos recaudados van a la Cruz Roja. Para mas informacion y registracion se puede contactar a Claudia Formosa, directora de Flamingos Golf en Nuevo Vallarta y uno de los organizadores del evento via correo electronico: [email protected]. No te pierdas del dia divirtido de golf y evento de caridad.

Reprinted from Lindsay Walter SayulitaLife

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Where are the Brown Pelicans? Part Two of Two 

Continuing with the search for this question I want to express that I still have not found enough evidence to know what is going on with the pelicans but I have found someinteresting information regarding the possible disruption of the migration of this commonly and easy to identify bird species.

 

What does Google say about it?

Asking the Secretary of God (as I call Google) I have found that along the northern most area of the Brown Pelican`s distribution range which is the coast of Oregon and Southern Washington, wildlife biologists and reporters have noticed pelicans changing Pelicans in treetheir distribution pattern every year. Since February 2010, several news reports acknowledge Brown Pelicans weren't going south as they were supposed and consequently they were being hit by storms and were starving and begging for food.

In November 2010, there is an interesting and complete report of large number of Brown Pelicans documenting major changes in the pelican�s migration patter, which as the article states is always hard to predict.

 

Climate change, decrease in fish availability, ocean current variation... who know what the causes are, we will keep our eyes and hearts open to keep enjoying the migrating and resident Brown Pelicans of this areas and if necessary take actions to help preserve them and making sure the generations to come can enjoy  of this magnificent wave surfers.

 

Luis was unable to translate his article this week due to his busy schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience.   


 

     Luis Morales Luis Morales is a Marine Biologist, Director and Founder of the San Pancho  Birding Club, and Owner of Birding San Pancho. Luis has vast experience on leading nature tours both in land and aquatic habitats. He has lived in San Pancho for 3 years and has become not only a frequent and avid observer of the local birds and nature but also an educational resource for our community and an environmental activist to help in preserving and restoring natural habitats.

Notes from the Ranch  

Tamara is taking the week off - look for her next week!   



  TamTamara photo 12_10ara Bode has been living in San Pancho for 15 years. She is the owner of Harmonia Holistica. She is a Massage Therapist, and also specializes in nutrition counseling and lifestyle coaching.  Contact Tamara
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