Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Fundraising Initiative 2013

On March 8th, our group of 15 will travel to Oaxaca.  We will spend our first week volunteering at Casa Hogar, a foster home, maintaining the buildings as well as caring for the over 50 children living there. We plan on purchasing equipment for the children’s outdoor play area. We will also chaperone the children on a field trip to Hierve el Aqua, a natural spring with a petrified waterfall.  Without the addition of 15 Watkinson volunteers, this unique opportunity to visit this attraction would be impossible. Learn more about Casa Hogar here and here.


CLICK on this post to read more, watch an inspiring video and find out how you can help.


Note: Since this video was made, Casa Hogar has built the second story bedroom!!


During our second week, the Watkinson students become the teachers giving over 200 Mexican students an opportunity to learn and practice speaking English.  We also will hold a reading event for the school to promote a love of books.  Our mission at the school in San Antonino is to promote literacy extends to our partnership with the organization, Libros Para Pueblos.  Over the past few years, Watkinson has established and supported one library at a school in the town of Ocotlan, and this year we hope to establish a second library by purchasing books in Mexico where our American dollars go further.

We are seeking support for the service work we will do, including purchasing books in Mexico for the libraries and play equipment for Casa Hogar and funding our field trip.  No donation is too small- even $1. To give you a frame of reference, $600 funds a full library in a school. We would be able to renovate the outdoor play area for $1200. All donations are tax deductible.  If you want to make a donation, please make checks payable to Watkinson School and reference Oaxaca Service Trip on the memo line. Cash is also welcome. Feel free to mail** your donation to Watkinson or hand it to one of the 2013 Oaxaca Travelers.


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