By Wayne Kiger-Rice | Project Leader
Dîa de los Niños is an annual event recognized on April 30th celebrating the children in Mexico. Every year we sponsor a large festival in Tijuana, where the children are invited and given gifts. We also have lots of food, sweets, and games to play. This year, we have a team of clowns who will sing and dance with balloons, and include the children in their skits. It is a wonderful time of celebration, and a nice relief for the families in the colonia we sponsor, from the hardships of their daily lives. These families are very poor, and appreciate the festival for their children. See the photos from last year's festivities.
We just received a very large donation of sports equipment, from a local organization that serves the needy, in this way. We were given soccer balls, baseballs, bats, gloves, shinguards, jerseys, hats, and so many other sports related donations! These items will be used by the community we serve in Colonia Nido de águilas, as well as Lily of the Valley orphanage, in Playas de Tijuana. What a pleasure to be able to give such items to kids who could not be happier just to have a ball to kick around in the street with friends. It makes for a very happy child, and lots of smiling faces, in a very poor place. We will receive another truck load of soccer uniforms and soccer balls in time for our Dîa de los Niños event next month.
We love being involved in the lives of children who may not otherwise have much opportunity afforded to them. In addition to festivals, and of course the weekly food provided, we also sponsor children with school supplies, and even school tuition for those who were forced into private schools due to the overcrowding of public schools. The public schools have a lottery set in place at the end of each school year. If a child does not make the lottery they are not allowed back to public school. This is very challenging for a family who wishes for their child stay in school, but is unable to afford tuition costs of a private school. This is why many children do not finish school and why many adults only have an 8th grade education.
We appreciate your partnership in helping us ensure that these children are not overlooked! We are happy to represent each of you, as we reach out to each of them!
By J. Wayne Kiger-Rice | Project Leader
By J. Wayne Kiger-Rice | Project Leader
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