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Our Christmas service was a success! My T Print donated $1 per t-shirt sold (Between November 15th and December 25th 2004) to the effort to provide shoes, socks, food, jackets, gloves, hats, and other items for the needy in or around Colonial Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. There was much need for these items there. We also visited an orphanage/disabled/senior home in Zaragosa on Christmas, this was a 2 1/2 hour drive through the mountains. They have a great need there. We left about 12 dispenses, many jackets, blankets, and other needed items. (A dispense or "una dispensa" includes rice, lard, oil, many pounds of beans, oranges, pasta, cornmeal, a 25 pound bag of flour and potatoes. A dispense costs $20)
We would like to thank all those who have supported us in any way. Not only were our lives touched by distributing these goods to those of need, but you have touched the lives of many in Mexico who need your help. 2005's efforts will be for the needy people of Panama. We will be donating a portion of 2005's profits to provide food, shoes, socks, toys, school supplies, hygiene products and other needed items. If you would like to support us you can do that in one of several ways. Purchasing products from My T Print will in turn provide items for the needy. Or if you would like to donate money to be used for purchasing food or other items, please Contact Us and we will use the money donated for helping the needy.
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Our efforts were only a small part of the much service given this past Christmas break. Not only did we donate money for items for the needy, but many families and people donated money, shoes, toys, clothing and other items that we took with us. We piggy backed with a number of families that visit Mexico annually to distribute goods to the needy. The picture only includes a small portion of the goods we took. |
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Several boxes of toys were sent to Mexico where we distributed them to needy children. We hoped to make the Christmas season a little easier or better for the families we visited. |
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This was the first family we visited. There were six children of a single mother (although five are in the picture). Four or five children share the bed they are photographed on. Even though we were in Mexico, it was very cold. It snowed the second day we were there and it stayed on the ground for three days. Many children still ran around without shoes or socks. Many of these children received toys, hats, shoes, gloves, jackets, blankets, pillows, food and other items. |
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This child is one of eleven children in the family. Two of the boys followed our van by foot for maybe a 1/2 mile to tell us that their family needed a dispense. We let the boys in the van and they showed us the way back to their home. We distributed a dispense and toys. |
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At times we drove in a caravan around neighborhoods looking for needy homes. When we would stop children from all directions would gather around. We tried to give to all we could. It was difficult to pass by some homes that are poor and definitely needy by our standards, but we were looking for the most needy people. |
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This is Paz. We encountered him on Christmas day about a 1/2 drive from Zaragosa. He lives in a humble adobe house. We gave him a dispense (food) and a jacket, blanket, and pillow. He told us he was going to sleep better than the governor that night. (That isn't his truck in the background, it belongs to one of the families that we were with) |
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This is the inside of Paz's house. It was one of the simplest homes I think you could come across. On the other side (not in the picture) he had a stove where he burned corn cobs to keep warm. The picture is from his front door; this is his entire house. He was one of the happiest and charismatic people we met in Mexico. |
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This girl is a student at APNMI (association for parents of mentally retarded children). We gave her and her family a dispense, pillows, toys, clothing, and other items. A volunteer from APNMI helped us a few days find the homes of the needy. We were able to find many homes of disabled children who attend APNMI. |
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On our last day we drove around with the last of our toys. When we would see children we would stop and hand out toys. Of course large groups of children gathered so we were able to give out many at each stop. |
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As you can see from the snow on the ground, it was very cold. Many of the children around did not have warm clothing on. And many of the houses could not possibly keep the families very warm. |
Many of the shoes assisted an organization called the Association de Padres de Ninos Mentalmente Inhabilitados (APNMI) which offers assistance and support between families and to improve the children's quality of life. The principle goals of APNMI are:
1. To help any child with brain damage reach his maximum potential and enrich his life in any way possible.
2. Provide specialized medical services such as orthopedics, neurology, ophthalmology, audiology, dental, etc. This service is available to any child regardless of brain damage.
3. Acquire medical equipment
4. To improve educational opportunities
5. To improve the social position of the children
6. To provide emotional support for the families
7. To provide employment and training opportunities as the children mature so that they can find honorable work.
If you would like additional information on how to give or donate to APNMI, please let us know and we will connect you with the people in charge. Email Us about service
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