By Mick Quinn | Co-Founder
Greetings from Guatemala,
The rainy season has been milder than normal with no major storms to report on… yet; the season does not end until the end of October.
And, speaking of October! This is a special month for us because it is the birthdays of each of our Founders, Mick and Debora. To celebrate this, we are having a party at the school on Wednesday, October 2.
We will be coordinating our Fall Fundraiser event around the birthday week, so stay tuned for more news and details on that!!
For those who have been following our Deficit Funder, well, WE DID IT!
Thanks to the concerted efforts of our team and the vast generosity of our most committed supports we reduced a projected $13k deficit to zero over the past five months.
So, thank you, thank you, and thank you again.
With love from Guatemala,
The Students and Staff
of The Integral Heart Family School
Antigua Guatemala
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Photo updates of our work:
We update our photo albums twice per month here:
https://www.facebook.com/integralheartfamily/photos_albums
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About us:
Integral Heart was founded in 2011 by Mick Quinn and Debora Prieto.
They had vacationed in Guatemala in 2009 and were drawn to its beauty but also felt compelled to respond directly to the potential they saw in the younger generations.
They have lived year-round in Guatemala ever since.
The Integral Heart Family School is 100% crowdfunded. We currently have 220 individuals whose monthly and annual donations support our work.
This core team of Sustaining Sponsors raises about one half of the total funds needed to operate our school and programs.
The rest of the funding is raised in special events and in participation with our funding partner, GlobalGiving based in Washington D.C.
Education is the heart of our work. Our school is home to 70 children receiving classes in Spanish, English, Psychology, Human Rights, Homework Help, Art and serves 1,500 meals monthly.
Since 2011, our programs have delivered classes and support to over 1,200 students and their families in Guatemala. We also provide a food basket to each of our 45 sponsored families.
See our Full History in photos:
IHF School History Since 2010
5-year Dream Plan: We are saving to buy/build a school which incorporates our existing educational programs and an animal rescue center. Imagine, One Child - One Animal :-)
If you would like to see our plans for this, click here :-)
See our 5-Year Dream Plan
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