Los
Altos Rotary Club
Los
Altos Rotary Club
TO: Members of Los Altos Rotary Club
FROM: PP Jane Reed
RE: [Rotary] Proyecto Itzaes Trip Wish List:
Fellow Rotarians,
It will not be long until a few of us from Los Altos and several folks from
Palo Alto will be mixing cement for cement block raised garden beds,
demonstrating solar cooking and water purification, painting walls, putting up
shelves, installing light fixtures and working in the libraries for the
Proyecto Itzaes program in the Yucatan under the guidance of Cindy Wilber.
Even though you may
not be joining us, we will be representing the Los Altos Club and the generosity
of individual members. We will attend a night meeting of the Merida Rotary
Club, who is joining with us on this work project. We will report back to you in
February of our achievements.
I missed Rotary yesterday (1/18/07)- as I was installing the new exhibition at
the Los Altos History Museum. What I would have announced yesterday, is that
Palo Alto Rotary has challenged Los Altos Rotary to come up with a matching
$2,000 for supplies for the three villages, in order to purchase cement, cement
blocks, paint, wiring, light fixtures, shelving, etc. Our WCS has given $3,000
to the purchase of the house and may have a little more to give, but I am hoping
that many of you will send a check to Proyecto Itzaes (501 (c) 3 non-profit
organization) c/o me (Jane) for $50 or whatever you care to give to help us
meet the $2,000 goal. In addition to checks , here is a wish list of items that
we will be taking as luggage. I can also collect next week at Rotary.
Wish list items that would make great donations for the Rotary Hands-On Trip
to the Yucatan villages of Chixculub Puerto, Ixil, and Mococa:
o
Educational toys , especially things like Duplo blocks, puzzles and
manipulatives. Supplies that would be helpful for our special education
programs include floor mats ( either the interlocking foam pieces that are
specifically for children, or exercise mats, large inflatable exercise balls,
exercise bands ( those stretchy rubbery bands that are used in physical
therapy, etc.)
o
We need laptops if they are relatively new and have wireless capability.
o
Battery charging units with batteries. Flash drives and portable drives
CD's and DVD's
Other computer related supplies.
o
If anyone has copies of children's movies on DVD that include the Spanish
language translation they would be much appreciated for parties.
o
Also, good quality warm weather clothing, sports equipment, and stuffed animals,
etc.
• Cash contributions - $50 will buy a lot of supplies both for the schools
as well as for our "hands-on" projects.
Many thanks for your generous support.
Jane Reed
586 Orange Avenue
Los Altos, 94022
650-941-5934