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Cancun Forum: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!

Cancun
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 School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT! 

For everyone that's coming down, if you could help out the poorer kids here by bringing school supplies and especially lunch coolers and backpacks. We start school in August. It is very difficult for many families to supply their children with the necessary school supplies ESPECIALLY at this time of year. This is our DOWN SEASON...locally, it is known as SeptiHAMBRE...hungry September. The Hotel Zone is quiet and everyone dips into the money they had put away all year. This little extra help is needed and appreciated by me and all the kids that you guys support with the things you bring! I will be donating these backpacks and school supplies to the Government school children. I am working with the Mayor's wife, Señora Rubi Alor to get the names of the schools most in need of help....where toilet facilities don't even exist. The basics aren't there, yet the people realize how important a basic education is!!!! The few pencils and pens and notebooks, memopads that you all bring down add up to be able to supply hundreds of needy kids.

If you are interested in helping us out, please make your drop-offs to the club MY PLACE in the Center of the Hotel Zone next to TGIFriday's. Janet and Joe are happy to receive any and all your supplies.

And thanks again to all my friends that have supported me and to all you new guys bringing stuff down. Please include your name and Trip Advisor name so I can add you to my website: www.GiveAToyGetASmile.org

I couldn't have done this without you all. We have put alot of smiles on alot of kids and families faces! THANKS!

Nancy

Riverside...
3,678 forum posts
81. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!

Back up to the top you go.

We dropped off a few supplies earlier this evening at My Place. I know there are a bunch of you going in the next few weeks. Throw a few school supplies together and take them to My Place for your Monday Night meet up or Poker nights.

Cancun...
535 forum posts
82. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!

Answering Likes_da_sun's question,

The toys and school supplies collected are distributed among the less fortunate children in and around Cancun. This includes children of poor families, children attending local government schools who might not be able to afford the supplies they need, children in the local government hospitals who are sick or injured , and quite possibly children in some of the local orphanages (though, this is sometimes difficult due to some of the orphanage's rules about direct donations).

You can view our website to get a better idea where the toys and supplies are going.

*****www.GiveaToyGetaSmile.org*****

and our Photobucket page

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In a Little...
9,017 forum posts
83. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!
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This one's a bump for the school kids in Cancun... ;-)

Los Angeles...
2,751 forum posts
84. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!
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Another bump to the front....Keep up the great work, Nancy!

In a Little...
9,017 forum posts
85. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!
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The Cancun Kids Sunday Morning bump...for backpacks and school supplies.

Redondo...
505 forum posts
86. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!

Bump

Have my school supplies all ready to go for my trip

Los Angeles...
2,751 forum posts
87. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!
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I'll be traveling to Cancun in September...already collecting some toys to take with me!

If you're traveling before September, please take some school supplies with you for the Cancun children.

Cancun
744 forum posts
88. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!

HEY EVERYBODY! Sorry I haven't been around to check on what's been happening here on Trip Advisor. As it happens, this year I am the President of the International Women's Club here in Cancun. We are women from all over the world that speak English and we do fund-raising and charity work for those in need. This year we are supporting the City of Joy's Elderly. These people don't have families...most have been found wandering the streets of Cancun. The Church suports the people and we work to support them. We do this by having a big Fashion Show (May 19th) and have 400 local people in attendance. I'm organizing the Fashion Show so I have been out of touch with TA for awhile...and let me say THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU to Life_In_Cancun for covering for me and for keeping this post alive wth what we are doing. None of this would have been possible without you...you deserve many, many KUDOS!

Also want to THANK YOU, Penny Penguin. You have a heart of gold. Got your stuff...but I haven't gone through it yet to catagorize it. Will be doing that once I have a free minute! Thanks for all your support!

Thanks also Nurse in LA...you are one sweetie! I look forward to meeting you this time...I promise to be in Cancun ! If you want to, this time we can take a ride and I can introduce you to some of the kids I work with....

Again, THANKS to everyone! I am a little pressed for time until the Fashion Show is over...we hope to raise about $8,00 to be donated to the Elderly. Wish me luck!

Cancun
744 forum posts
89. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!

DANGERS..you get a big THANK YOU too! You have been there supporting me from the beginning. When I buy my deserted island for all those SPECIAL people in the world, you're invited! THANKS AGAIN!

Los Angeles...
2,751 forum posts
90. Re: School supplies and Backpacks.... Can you Help Us OUT!
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Nancy...I'll take you up on that offer...I'd be forever grateful! Here's to lots of smiles on those Cancun children's faces! Marta