Help 40 Guatemalan children unlock their potential

Greetings from our team here at Sharing Our Blessings in Guatemala! We hope this message finds you and your family well. We are writing this quick message to show you how we have been putting your donations to work. This month we have used donations to buy a preloved children's easel, paints, brushes and a giant coloring book. When possible we try to buy good quality, used items in great condition to help your donations make an even greater impact. The easel has been especially popular with the students in our weekly educational enrichment program and is a favorite activity each session. Below are some photos of the students enjoying and taking pride in making their paintings. Thanks for being a continued part of this great project.

Best wishes,

Colleen

Greetings from all of us here at Compartiendo Nuestras Bendiciones. We hope this message finds you blessed. Here in Guatemala we have been busy putting your donations to work helping local children gain skills while they have fun. For now we are working every Saturday afternoon from 2-6 pm with a group of 20 children in our community of San Andres Itzapa. This month we should be starting biweekly with a new group of students in the rural community of Chicojon, San Martin Jilotepeque. As an example of the types of activities that we are doing, during recess of our meeting this week the children made homemade play dough from common items they can find in their kitchens at home (flour, salt and oil). This activity in addition to working on concepts of measurement such as cups and tablespoons and providing a fine motor workout, helps children whose families don't have the financial resources to buy costly commercially produced play dough. It is activities like these that your donations are supporting that provide children with opportunities to have fun while they learn and to enrich their creative and imaginative play. We thank you for your support.

Best,

Colleen