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Building for Generations Newsletter Events, Adventures and Opportunities
June 2010
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Dear Friends, We are excited to be initiating a newsletter this summer with events and updates on our projects. It is also our hope to advertise for all of you businesses who have been such faithful advocates for our work. There are always many ways in which you can help and there is a big opportunity on the horizon. BE A PART OF A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GIVEAWAY!!
If you are on Facebook, Chase Bank is giving away 5 million dollars to 197 charities that get the most votes. You simply go to Facebook.com, Type Chase Community Giving into the search, clic on Applications on the left, scroll down to getting started to vote. There is also a feature to invite your friends. The potential to complete an entire project is here!! 195charities will receive 20,000. each. Thirteen days left to vote, and at the very least we can start a buzz about Building for Generations on facebook.
Also our upcoming Annual Salsa Event is scheduled for October 30th!! Stay in touch with our newsletter and SAVE THE DATE for Salsaween! If you would like to donate something to our silent auction or are interested in sponsoring we would love to talk with you. Please contact me at 831-477-7882. Enjoy the following updates on our activities and projects!! You make it happen!! Cory
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| Special People/Our Volunteers
She has sung at all our parties, hung out at rummage sales, and showed up with her daughters in a wheelchair
at the Human Race! Juana is an inspiration to us all.
Juana Delia Avalos de Cayo |
Juana is 86 years old, a Peruvian American born in Arequipa, Peru and and living in the U.S. 17 years. I met Juana three years ago when her daughter, Elena Cayo became one of our team and now our Board. Juana is the mother of 10 children, 14 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. She was the wife of Luis Cayo Munoz, who passed on one year ago. Her spirit, humor and commitment to others has served as an inspiration to us all. Juana will be returning to Peru this summer and we will miss her dearly. A party just is not a party without her!! Abrazos y besos Juana, from all the team!
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| Team Peru y los Gringos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  The weather was great and the spirit was greater for the May Human Race. A big thank you to those who supported the team through donations and the team for showing up. We want to especially thank all of you pictured to the left who came from Hayward and San Jose to participate. Total raised was $706. Not bad, for a first year. Also a special thanks to Lee Oberg, and Teri Smith and Paula Antaki who are not in this picture. I hear there were some Brazilians that showed up for us too! Go team Brazil! This is an event that we will build on in the future. Thank you donors, runners and walkers!
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| News from Chincha Center, Peru
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Our speech therapist in Chincha, Jenny, is a mother of 8 children and physically challenged herself from birth. She is also a miracle worker. Jenny is pictured to the right, working with two children and their mother. Her recent e-mail informed us that she is now holding classes for parents on speech disorders at our Center and they are being well attended. Thank you to all the therapists that work so hard there, the mayor, Senor Emilio del Solar Salazar, for his collaboration in financing these professionals salaries, and our angel Rosa, the social worker who never stops working. |
| What your generosity has done
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In addition, to the money coming in from the Human Race, we would like to acknowlege our donors over the past two months. We now have enough to write the curriculum for our planned music program and buy the basic instruments while we pursue grants and additional funds for the teachers salaries and other necessities.
Thank you to Reverand Angela Geary of the Center for Spiritual Living, Scott Crossen, Pam Endsley, Angela Navarette, Cindy Quatro, Renu Joy, Emerson Periott, Rotary of Santa Cruz, and to Annabelle Smith and Gary Green for their support of our African students lunch program. You made it happen!!
Please support the businesses that support us:
Artisan Fine Rug Care specializes in Area Rug cleaning and offers pick up and delivery. 10% goes to us if you tell them we refferred you. Ph. 761.1393
Carmen Clark, Massage Therapist, Massages in your own home at a reasonable price and donates a portion of all referrals. (I recommend) Ph. 588-2391 |
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| Cory Ybarra, and the BFG Team
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