Vallarta Abuelos School Bag Project 2021
Tax deductible
Our Vallarta Abuelos School Bag Project will benefit nearly a thousand little neighbors who dream of continuing their studies in Kinder, Primaria, Secundaria, and Prepa. For only $20 US, you can provide a low-income child with a new back pack and supplies for the first day of school.
WHO: Most of the 800 children on our list are being raised by single moms or grandmothers who earn the minimum wage (about $6 US a day) by selling tacos or cleaning hotel rooms. As all students must buy uniforms, and youth in junior and senior high must also pay fees, transportation, and lunches, school costs are a real challenge for Vallarta moms!
WHAT: Here in Mexico, a back pack alone can cost from 400 pesos ($22 USD) to more than 1500 pesos ($75 USD). By purchasing wholesale & direct, we are able to make this project possible at a greatly reduced cost!
This project supports children like 12-year-old Carlitos, who is in 6th grade, and who lives in a very crowded room with a hot plate and outdoor hose for bathing. along with his 15-year old sister Fatima, 11-year old cousin Jonathan, and elderly grandparents. Each afternoon when she goes to her job, Grandmother Elena leaves a pot of beans on the electric burner, and the children serve themselves for lunch and dinner. Grandmother is proud that her work keeps food on the table. But it's not enough to buy uniforms and shoes.
The Vallarta School Bag Project is produced under the auspices of DFW International, a Dallas-based 501c3, and as such can issue receipts for use with US taxes. You may also mail a tax-deductible donation via check to:
DFW International
2717 Hackberry Lane
Garland TX 75042
About your DONATION: 100% of funds collected will be used for this project. We are all volunteers and there are no costs for overhead or staff.
THANK YOU! Muchisimas gracias!
WHO: Most of the 800 children on our list are being raised by single moms or grandmothers who earn the minimum wage (about $6 US a day) by selling tacos or cleaning hotel rooms. As all students must buy uniforms, and youth in junior and senior high must also pay fees, transportation, and lunches, school costs are a real challenge for Vallarta moms!
WHAT: Here in Mexico, a back pack alone can cost from 400 pesos ($22 USD) to more than 1500 pesos ($75 USD). By purchasing wholesale & direct, we are able to make this project possible at a greatly reduced cost!
This project supports children like 12-year-old Carlitos, who is in 6th grade, and who lives in a very crowded room with a hot plate and outdoor hose for bathing. along with his 15-year old sister Fatima, 11-year old cousin Jonathan, and elderly grandparents. Each afternoon when she goes to her job, Grandmother Elena leaves a pot of beans on the electric burner, and the children serve themselves for lunch and dinner. Grandmother is proud that her work keeps food on the table. But it's not enough to buy uniforms and shoes.
The Vallarta School Bag Project is produced under the auspices of DFW International, a Dallas-based 501c3, and as such can issue receipts for use with US taxes. You may also mail a tax-deductible donation via check to:
DFW International
2717 Hackberry Lane
Garland TX 75042
About your DONATION: 100% of funds collected will be used for this project. We are all volunteers and there are no costs for overhead or staff.
THANK YOU! Muchisimas gracias!
Organizer
Anne Marie Weiss-Armush
Organizer
Garland, TX
DFW International / Vallarta Abuelos
Beneficiary