By H Wayne Renz | Treasurer HHWT
Have Hammer Will Travel A.C April 2021
As we embark on our 13th anniversary, HHWT faces unprecedented challenges. During parts of 2020, COVID-19 restrictions forced us to close our doors, suspending our classes, and shutting down the school. These restrictions meant a 40 percent decrease in revenue from donations, work orders, and student crafts. We also suspended all in-person fundraising activities, which kept us from raising much-needed funds for our programs. During 2020, our revenue from donations and fundraising events was down 33 percent from that of 2019. HHWT leadership pivoted its operations to respond to the pressing needs to keep the organization afloat as we met these challenges. We cut our expenses by 30%,
A new Light has shined in 2021. Two orphaned boys from Mama Cleo’s boys home, helped build the 3 level bunkbed. They now have a bed to sleep in. They were sleeping on the floor before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ4bYx5B4QM
They just completed the basic woodworking safety training and finished their first project. A step stool April 2021.
In January and Feb 2021, the Mexico government shut down all schools. The board of directors of HHWT met, we went off campus and taught CAD (computer aided design) Tinkercad. to 9 orphaned boys on the premises of Mama Cleo’s boy’s home in Chapala, Mexico. The classes were every Tuesday and Thursday. The boys were happy and it was their first lessons in CAD. HHWT was thinking outside the box.
Have Hammer Will travel A.C. woodworking and CAD school reached one of our objectives in 2021 stated I our 2020 annual report. Page 7
2. To bring in new students from low income neighborhoods of the Lake Chapala area and increase their participation in our programs.
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