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MAYAN FAMILIES is a registered 501 (c) 3 non profit, based in Panajachel Guatemala serving the needs in the Highlands of the Lake Atitlan region.
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Mayan Families is a small non-profit group working in the Highlands of Guatemala. We are a registered 501(c)(3) Non Profit Charity of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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A great opportunity to help Mayan Families!
Today through November-22-2011! 
Greetings!

Free, easy and it just takes two minutes!  

Guatemalan children needing sponsorship and food! 
This has been a difficult year in Guatemala...a lot of flooding, mud slides, homes being destroyed, crops lost and work is scarce. All this creates a great need for food and help. Times are tough for everyone. 

 

Right now, we have a chance to win $25,000 or more by being in the top 100 charities that receive the most votes on Facebook.  

It will take you just two minutes to vote and it will make a huge difference to the people who receive your help! 

 

Rural child in Guatemala needing sponsorship 

This money would enable Mayan Families to continue our programs feeding over 300 malnourished children a day, help our Orphan program providing support to 44 orphaned children, continue to be able provide daily help in our Elderly Care program to neglected and malnourished seniors and provide assistance to over 2,000 sponsored students.    
The voting ends on November-22-2011 so do not delay your vote!!! Every vote counts!!!  Its free. Its easy.  Please do it now!  
First place is $250,000.
2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th all receive $100,000
6th place through 100th place all will receive $25,000 each.   
 If we could be in the top 5...we could win $100,000!  We need a 1,000 more votes to get to the top 5. Each vote counts. 
We were in 16th place yesterday. Today we slipped to 17th place. Please help keep us in the top 100 for the $25,000. This competition is not limited to U.S. facebook users, this is a worldwide competition! Tell your International friends and family to vote also!
 Please help keep us there by voting now!

 

1) Use the Chase Community Giving App on Facebook to show your support for Mayan Families.  Click here for our contest campaign page where you can vote for us.  

***You will have to "Like" the Chase Community Giving App first, then click "Vote and Share" for Mayan Families, then click  "Allow"  (NOTE: please do not confuse "Like" Mayan Families as voting for Mayan Families.  Being "Liked" is nice, but it does not count as a vote to win).

If the link does not work for you, please go to this link.

just click twice.

1. Mayan Families - http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/208433997-mayan-families?src=charity_share  

or 

From your Smart Phone, type into your browser http://bit.ly/rFKYZE & vote! 

 

You will get 10 votes ...please use one for Mayan Families and then with two of your other votes, please vote for our friends, Mission Guatemala and Amigos de Santa Cruz.  

We are all working  hard to help the children of Guatemala. 

Mission Guatemala - http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/264500667-mission-guatemala?src=charity_share
 Amigos de Santa Cruz - http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/912155843-amigos-de-santa-cruz?src=charity_share  
 

 

 

Chase Community Giving 
*If you are having trouble with the "Voting Steps", then visit our new webpage where we have listed out detailed and image-based steps for you to follow to ensure your vote was successful!  Go here: https://sites.google.com/a/mayanfamilies.org/mayanfamilies/home

Please email your friends to vote for us!
Please tweet celebrities to vote for Mayan Families asking them to re-tweet for Mayan Families.  They have tons of followers and if just one of them were to help...we would be very , very lucky.
Please help keep us there!   
We have a little less than 9 days to get these votes in. Please spread the word. 
 
You can help even if you have voted already. Those of you who liked our page have a  collective million friends on facebook.  Please keep liking our individual posts about voting so your friends see it and please post the link to your facebook wall. 
Mayan Families works here, with the rural poor! 
We are currently at 735 votes now in 17th place! You all are amazing! Thank you so much and keep spreading the word! We have almost 9 days left and it is anyone's race! 1st place gets $250,000, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place winners receive $100,000, 6th through 100th get $25,000. Help us maintain our position and even dream to be in the top 5. It is all up to you, our Great, Amazing and Inspirational Network of Friends and Family to get everyone you know to vote for Mayan Families. Tweet people, Tweet Celebs, Call your local T.V. and Radio Station, announce it at the Big Game! Go to your place of worship and get them all to Vote. It just takes 2 minutes to vote! Click here to vote!
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Thank you once again for supporting Mayan Families!
Sincerely,
Sharon Smart-Poage
Mayan Families
sharon@mayanfamilies.org
www.mayanfamilies.org
Tel: 619-550-2608
 
Please vote now at  http://bit.ly/rFKYZE !  
 
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