Chelsea Christmas Craft Sale - Thanks for Your Support!

To each of you who visited us at the Chelsea Christmas Craft Sale to learn more about the SaludosNiños! project and purchase Guatemalan handicrafts in support of the families in Panyebar:

THANK YOU!!

The proceeds from each sale go right back to the project and allow us to continue providing children in Panyebar with early learning, health and nutrition programs.

More Christmas Fundraisers!

The craft sale in Rupert last weekend was super successful!!  Thanks to everyone who came out to see us, shop and support the families in Panyebar.

For those of you who didn't make it, there are still lots of lovely crafts and gift items available for the upcoming Chelsea Christmas Craft Sale.  Hope to see you there on Saturday, December 1st and don't forget to ask about our fundraising calendar!

Fundraiser for Saludos Ninos Saturday December 1st

Chelsea  Christmas Sale at the  Chelsea Elementary School, Dec. 1st , 10am - 3pm.

Come out and support the Saludos Ninos Early Learning Centre while selecting some amazing hand made gifts  

2018 Wakefield area fundraisers

Bridge yoga hosted by Laura Massie from May to September 2018 on Wakefield covered bridge as a fundraiser for Saludos Ninos. Thank you to everyone who participated and especially to Laura for her dedication to the project.    

Beautiful evening on the bridge.

Thanks to Alec for one day yoga event in Chelsea

Musical fundraiser featuring five bands on five pontoon boats in front of the boardwalk wakefield bay September 2018

Paugan Dames performing live from Swans boat 

         

Fundraising raffle 

A big thank you to all musicians, boat drivers volunteers and friends who contributed to this great success

2018 February and March upgrades to centre

Poster showing those who volunteered and donated. 

Installed new kitchen serving and prep table. 

Kitchen with reorganized shelving to store bulk items.

Music Fundraiser Saturday April 28th

Music Fund Raiser for Saludos Ninos Saturday April 28th 8 Mill St Chelsea Quebec. Doors open at 6.30. Tickets $20.00
To all our friends, We have just returned from a very busy but very successful winter on  our project Saludos Ninos  Our good friends Margo and Mike who have worked with us in Guatemala have organized this special music night, and trust me this is great music, to help raise the funds needed to keep this center operating. This will be a very special night for us and the 60 plus Guatemalan children that attend our Early Learning and Nutrition Center in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.. It is now in its 13 year and continues only by the help of great friends.  Please come out and see what has been done this year, meet some friends and listen to some great music. Brian and Sheila

Join us at our musical fundraiser April 28th

Update March 25th 2018 new classroom almost completed

Construction at Saludos Niños

Cute portrait of one of the youngest students

 Boys playing on the play structure 

 Brian installing hooks for the kitchen utensils

 Cute student portrait

 Medications & vitamins for kids, teachers and their families

 The visiting medical team

Photo of the medical team - close up

 Water filter for the group of mothers

 Representatives from Ecofiltro - post presentation

New water filters delivered 

 Filters appreciated by mothers

Mothers group listening to water filter presentation

 Mothers group with their new water filters

Ecofiltro representative making presentation about water filter

Ecofiltro representative explaining to the mothers how the filters work

Sheila making introductions during water filter presentation to mothers group

 Sheila confirming attendance at water filter presentation

Typical family home with water filter now installed 

Water filter in home.

The wall in the new classroom, prepped for painting

 Portrait of girl on swing

Update March 15th 2018 life in Panyebar

The pictures on this post were supplied by Natalie who is visiting from France with her family to help out at at the daycare. 

Mayan fabrics for sale at the market

Young man with horse

Shopping at the market in Santa Clara

Sheila buying local crafts from Panyebar for fundraiser resale in Canada 

 Sheila and the teachers reviewing student medical files for upcoming Doctor visit

 Sheila and Juan (I think that's his name) - Visit to the private school in Panyebar

Kids at work - love the way the sun is shining through on this student's hair!

Panyebar Streetscape - Rosario & beautiful flowers

View of the town and Colegio Bethel private school

 The front facade of the Colegio Bethel private school in Panyebar

Kids in action on the recently repaired play structure

 Panyebar streetscape - Rosario & Brian heading home for the day

School yard at Panyebar public school

 View over the village of Panyebar, nestled in the hills

Cute kids @ play @ Saludos Ninos

 Market day in Santa Clara - view from above

Sheila & Brian deep in conversation with the teachers

 Portrait of some cute girls @ Saludos Ninos

Creative kids at Saludos Ninos with their 'goggles'

 Cute boys @ Saludos Niños

Progress on new classroom construction - it's coming along!

 Construction workers at work

Chicken bus travelling through Santa Clara

 Buddies at school @ Saludos Ninos

Beautifully decorated classroom - Saludos Niños

 Brian hard at work with the kids

Beautiful girls in the yard at the Panyebar public school - excited to have their photo taken

 Snack time at the Panyebar Public School