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May 26, 2010 Update
Just received these photos of this 6th grade classroom full of precious children learning to sew! Ladies - you helped this to happen! What you see is the result of building their 22nd school in rural Guatemala.
Established 17 vocational workshops and libraries Thanks SEW much!!! The founder, Penny writes:  "Congratulations - the dream of having a vocational
center teaching trades
in Santa Cruz, has become a reality.
You have made my day!!!  Gotta pass them
along.
Penny
P.S. My mom was a big sewer, and she is smiling
from heaven
with our 28th school having a sewing classroom.
Too cool!"
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And this today - from the gal who did most of the work organizing all this! - Shared in case you're looking for a worthwhile cause - SEWING related - to support! Â
Good Morning, Londa, Im Pat, Director of Amigos de Santa Cruz, Penny's partner
organization in Santa Cruz. I wanted to thank you personally for
your donation for our new sewing and weaving center. The CECAP Â
center
was inaugurated on April 26th and classes have already begun. Â Students
in 5th through 9th grade are learning basic sewing skills.  This is
the first time ever that young people have had the opportunity Â
to
learn hands-0n skills as part of their school program. Adults will begin
classes in June. We plan to teach basic sewing to begin with and  develop
a few different products that the women can sell locally  including
aprons and bags. As adults complete a full course, they will  have
the option to apply for a micro loan to purchase their own sewing  machine
and start their own mini-business. We are also having two  looms
built for weaving, another skill the people have expressed a  strong
interest in learning. Your donation is helping to make this all  possible.
The impact will be long term. Our goal is to give people the  opportunity
to learn hands on skills that will lead to jobs and a stronger
economy for the villagers and the community.
Please visit our
website at amigosdesantacruz.org to read more about our visions for
CECAP and learn more about what we do in Santa Cruz. Â Be sure to
download our most currently newsletter.
Feel free to ask any
questions.
Patricia Torpie
Director, Amigos de Santa Cruz
Foundation
Santa Cruz la Laguna, Solola, Guatemala
P.O. Box
148, Lopez Island, WA 98261
www.amigosdesantacruz.org
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September 15, 2008 Update
Dear  Londa and Friends,  Thank you for your contribution from Londa's Creative Threads sales towards our humanitarian work.  I posted a comment on your Blog. Here is another way that you can help poor Guatemalan Mayan women to get vocational training to learn to sew and earn an income.       San Jorge Workshop Sewing Graduates Guatemala Helping poor families to help themselves…
Building our 22nd school in rural Guatemala. Established 17 vocational workshops and libraries. Installed 14 water systems for remote villages. Join us, and support a sustainable development project, where 100% of donation dollars go directly to the project. Many thanks, Penny Penny Rambacher, R.D. Founder/President
Miracles In Action, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
www.MiraclesInAction.org
 239-348-0815 239-348-0815
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