entreamigos Summer Begins 2008!  July, 2008
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Dear Friends,

Summer is here and entreamigos Summer Workshops are in full swing in San Pancho!  More than 100 kids are joining us this year for classes in English, Computers, Swim Lessons and a variety of art, sports and ecology classes.  
 
This year our Summer Workshop schedule is impressive with 42 different classes and more than 50 volunteers!  
 
This weekend is our annual community reforestation event, PLANTA SAN PANCHO 2008!  It will be bigger than ever as we have joined forces with government, private and community organizations to create a true eco-celebration in our little town.
 
As always, the success of the summer depends in part on the sponsorships that visitors and residents provide for us.  Please consider sponsoring a child or Planta San Pancho this year.... but first, read more below about our summer fun!
PLANTA SAN PANCHO 2008! Planta San Pancho 
 
This Saturday, July 19th we will join forces to plant 100's of trees and plants in San Pancho's annual community reforestation event.
This year's reforestation event will have THREE major focuses.  We will be reforesting in the lower San Pancho river area and other community spaces, we will be offering trees to people in a door to door planting campaign and we will be sending biologists to the estuary to begin a project to document and maintain a scientific and cultural archive of the estuary and it's importance to San Pancho.
 
EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN US!!  There will be t-shirts, music, food and lots of educational displays for you to enjoy.  It is this SATURDAY, JULY 19TH AT 10am.  Bring your neighbors!!
The Circus....in San Pancho clown smiling
One of our most exciting workshops this year will be a two week course offered by the Circus Troupe from Barcelona, Spain.  They will teach workshops in juggling, trapeze and clowning and will be working with the older kids to create a documentary film of the experience.   They received an international grant for the work that they are doing and we are thrilled to be hosting them!  
 
Swimming Lessons for all... swim lessons
This year more than 75 children will learn to swim or improve their skills during the Summer Workshops.   Swim Lessons are given by Alfredo C. and his team of volunteers.  We will continue our Lifeguard class for youth and this year for the first time we will offer a Learn to Swim class for Adults.  Despite our location next to the sea... very few people in San Pancho have ever learned to swim.   This year we will once again be using Skip and Nancy's pool and we will be expanding to use Jill and Linc's pool next door.  Wow....  let the fun begin! 
 
Thank you to everyone for your continued support of entreamigos.  We are looking forward to an amazing summer of fun and education!
 
...and i would love to hear what you think of this new email format!
 
Take care,
 
Nicole Swedlow
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Summer Events!
PLANTA SAN PANCHO 2008
Circus in San Pancho
Swimming for Everyone

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entreamigos programs are entirely funded by your donations.  Please consider sponsoring a child this summer!
 
For Donations:
 
Please make check payable to: entreamigos
 
and mail to:
entreamigos
c/o John Arner
P.O. Box 1373
Blue Jay, CA 92317
 
or use a credit card by clicking on the link above.
 
entreamigos is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization in the United States.
 FREE
TREES 
 
This year during PLANTA SAN PANCHO 2008 we will be offering FREE TREES to anyone who commits to plant and care for them.  The final tree list is still pending but we expect to have many native species and local hardwoods. These include:  Primavera, Amapas, Huanacaxtle (parota), Palo Dulce, Tabachin and more beautiful species.  If you would like to commit to planting trees on your property but are not here to receive them, please ask your property manager to reserve them for you.