December 2008
6 posts
We`ve been very busy in the last few days and am starting the travel home today so a full update will be done on Wednesday when we get back to Victoria.
Mocolicxot Alto
We visited the small village of Mocolicxot Alto today to see the results of the leveling of a playing field on the local school grounds and to bring some uniforms and balls for the school.
A 40 minute walk/hike down and up a gorge takes you to the village of Moxocliot Alto from the main town of Patzun. We passed an old lady with no shoes making it look easy.
A large group of local kids...
Cojobal
We have completed 2 of 3 development projects in the Patzun area in the past few days. I will just let you know about the first one today.
The third project will be completed Sunday just before we take off back to Canada.
On Saturday we payed for and helped install the new goal posts at the field in Cojobal.
After paying the local metal worker, we jumped on the back of a flat bed truck,with the...
Moving Along
Our first real update from Guatemala-
It has taken a little while, as expected, for things to develop here but our last 2 weeks in Guatemala are now packed with things to do.
Firstly-
We have identified one community where our funds will be used to completely change the landscape of a schools uneven playing area into a soccer field for children.
The aldea of Moxoclicot Alto near Patzun,...
Update
So far we have raised $800.00 on-line through www.givemeaning.com/project/katoki and $2400 off-line through soccer camps and fundraising bringing a total to date of $3200.00 for the Kato’ki project. Thank you for all who have donated your time and funds!!! It is not too late to donate - See below for how you can help us reach our $5000 goal before Christmas. Even a $10.00 on-line donation makes...
Home to Home
We have arrived in Guatemala!
We left Vancouver on Sunday morning at 8am and arrived to family at the Guatemalan airport that night, bags laddened with soccer equipment.
After a night spent in Guatemala city, we made the winding, ever climbing journey the next day up into the highland area of Guatemala to Patzun, where our Project efforts will take place.
We are just settling in and will be...