Help 51 Elderly, Homeless Women Have a Home

Hello Friends of the Hogar Santa Ana:

We are very happy that the New Normal (without Covid but still extra care) has been ok. 

We have had several problems in the building (understandable when you have a building that is over 150 years old), but it creates many difficulties when our budget is so tight. We are grateful we managed to repair some pipes in 3 out of 5 bathrooms that we had to close permanently, thus affecting the quality of life of our 52 ladies. It was a temporary fix, but for the time being we are ok.

Argentina won the Soccer World Championship, and although our ladies did not join the 5 million argentines that went out on the streets, we celebrated with a Pizza Party!!

And the end of the year came with our usual Christmas and New Years celebrations. 

More to follow in the next report! Thank you for your ongoing support.

Hello Friends of the Hogar Santa Ana:

We are back to the new normal!

These last four months were very active. Our ladies choir went to sing to our local church festivities, and they were invited to the Theatre by Fundacion Arte Vivo.

We got back to celebrating the birthdays of the month at the home, and this makes our ladies feel very special (most of them do not have family, so having someone celebrate their birthday is very important.

We had to undergo many repairs (some electrical and some natural gas) as well as changing the lighting on the Homes access. 

We desperately needed a food processor so we did a Locro Solidario (Charity Locro Sale, which is a typical argentine food sale) and were able to pay most of it.

I would say our biggest joy was to have Edith receive a Cornea Transplant which allowed her to recuperate vision in one eye. This was done thanks to Zambrano Foundation!

More news will follow in the next report. Thank you for your ongoing support!

Hello Friends of the Hogar Santa Ana:

When we think that Covid is almost over, it comes back! Luckily, vaccines are available now (as opposed to the beginning of the pandemia), so our ladies are into their 4th shot. We are still wearing face masks most of the time in the common areas, but we have started relaxing a bit and have started socializing in our usual activities within the home.

Art therapy is one of the favorite workshops, in the pictures you will see some of the art produced by our ladies. These workshops help develop friendships, and many times our ladies donate their production to other needy people. 

We have a new benefactor, who owns a meat processing plant. He has been bringing his produce so that we can cook something special for birthday celebrations. Thank you Gustavo from Cardenas!

In an elderly ladies home, routine is very important. We are happily starting to go back to our pre Covid routine, socializing at midday with a shared lunch.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Hello Friends of the Hogar Santa Ana:

Happy New Year!! We thought that by now, we would be rid of COVID, but no such luck. Omnicron and Delta are going very strong in Argentina. Some of our ladies received their third shot, and the rest are waiting for it, so we are starting to get used to it. We did have a complicated week, though, because one of our cooks got COVID, and the whole team had to stay home. Luckily, Karina, our 2nd in command was on holiday, and she was able to come back and take charge. Thank you Karina!

We had the Zambrano foundation that came to the home and checked the eyesight of our ladies, and provided glasses to all those that needed them. It made a big difference for them (and for us!), because we have not got the funds to purchase glasses for the 52 ladies. Thank you Zambrano foundation!!

And we finished the year with our traditional gathering. Everybody had a great time, and we even had a folklore music recital to cap the celebration luncheon.

More news to follow in a couple of months. Thank you to all of you that support us on an ongoing basis. 

Regards, 

María

Hello Friends of the Hogar Santa Ana:

COVID is still going strong, but most of our ladies have received their two vaccines, so we are starting to socialize again. And what better celebration than birthdays!

Here are Rosita and some other ladies enjoying their birthday celebrations. We have a group of volunteers that have started taking the birthday cake to celebrate all birthdays. Thank you Ines, María and Adriana!!

We also had a Bingo day (kind of lottery), where we played and enjoyed ourselves, always wearing our face masks. 

An architect volunteered to go through our home and point out where we need repairs, and the list was quite substantial. So all help is more than welcome.

Hopefully, by next report COVID will be gone! Thank you for your ongoing support.

Regards,

María