By Michael J Quinn | Co-founder
WE DID IT!! With one full day left in our Valentines Match Week we went over our Goal and released the $6,000 Private Match Pledges!!
Amazing, Amazing, Amazing!
I would like to thank also our 2 newest Monthly Sustaining Sponsors who joined us this week as well as the 186 individuals who turned out in BIG support of this match drive.
As you know, The Integral Heart Family School is completely crowdfunded so it is so inspiring to see this tremendous swell of support over the past days!!
This funding will allow to continue our work and nutrition programs for our 76 students and to support their families also.
With blessings from all of us here in Guatemala.
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 210 individuals whose monthly and annual donations support our work. The 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 over a food basket to each of our 45 sponsored families.
Photo updates of our work:
We update our photo albums twice per month here:
https://www.facebook.com/integralheartfamily/photos_albums
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 :-)
https://www.integralheartfoundation.org/DreamPlan.pdf
With love and appreciation,
Mick Quinn & Debora Prieto
Co-founder, Integral Heart School, Antigua Guatemala.
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