OTHERS DOING GOOD THINGS
Everywhere we look there are many people
helping others in ways similar to what we have been doing
for Our Kids in Mexico ... here are some of their stories
....
May
25, 2011
Today
received an E-mail from Jerry Hankins.
He
is raising money for a Casa Hogar in Acapulco, Mexico by
riding his bike for 1150 miles from Pennsylvania to Florida
from June 2-12, 2011
In
his honour, here is his website...please visit.
Welcome to Ride For Casa Hogar!
Children, Charity, Chafing
The ‘Ride for Casa Hogar’ is about giving.
Giving to help meet the needs of disadvantaged
children in Mexico. If you have children, you
give them unconditional love, security, food and
shelter. Imagine a child without love,
without security, possibly without food or shelter.
As I’ve gotten older I realize how true the
saying ‘life
is more than who we are’ really is. Sir
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living
by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
I believe giving, whether it be of your time or
money, begins in the heart. Our lives will be
measured by what we’ve given of our hearts.
“A hundred years from now
it will not matter what my bank account was,
the sort of house I lived in,
or the kind of car I drove: however,
the world will be different because
I was important in the life of a child.”
— Forest Witcraft
The mission of helping
to make a difference in the lives of the children of
Casa Hogar del Niño de Acapulco may involve chafing
during the thousand plus miles on our bicycle seats,
but in the end and with your help, it will be well
worth it.
Every child deserves
love, security, food and shelter. Please
navigate our website and learn how your charity can
impact the lives of many children. We welcome
your comments and feedback.
Jerry Hankins
Go
to www.rideforcasahogar.org
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April
13th, 2011
Today
received an E-mail from a retired gentleman living in Chiapas
who found our website and is interested in helping out the
kids. Here is his E-mail (with name deleted for privacy). We
have given him Gui's and Raffa's E-mail addresses so that
perhaps he can set something up locally:
Greetings, Barry:
I saw your nice website at www.ckhomes.net
about the boys and girls homes in Comitan. I am a retired
American living in San Cristobal de las Casas, but seriously
thinking of moving on down the road to Comitan. It has fewer
tourists,(read: hippies and backpackers!) cleaner
streets, smaller population, and better all round yearly
climate.
I have been donating online to a similar type orphanage in
Honduras, but since I plan to probably remain here in
Chiapas for the foreseeable future (perhaps permanently) I
have been scouting around for an alternative option closer
to home. Perhaps the orphanages in Comitan would be a good
fit for me as I would also be able to occasionally visit,
which would be nice.
Until I actually make the move, which will probably not be
until the end of August, I would prefer to donate online if
possible. Do you know of a site where I
could do that? I live on a small pension so the amount would
be limited, at least for awhile; probably not more than
$25.00 per month. Chiapas is beautiful as you correctly note
on your website, but also is unfortunately very poor
(having more in common with neighboring extremely poor
Guatemala than other regions of Mexico) and thus anything we
can do to help, especially for the children, should be done
by all of us.
Thanks you for your attention to this letter and hope to
hear from you soon. Take care.
Sincerely,
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November
14th, 2009
We
received an E-mail from our buddy Gui who had great news for
us:
HI Amigo:
Do You know What, Barry? I just made a Fundation called
"Amigos de Comitán AC " with some friends,
everybody from Comitán.
We are making some RIFAS (RAFFLES) to have some
money to help the children, the same you do to
help them.
We help to old people as well, because they need PAÑALES.
It´s very congratuladed to make this.
The last weekend, we gave to the children 6 beds, and 12
Colchones (Mattresses). Because they did not have place to
sleep. 2 kids for one individual bed, and the old beds are
very bad. We took some pictures, which I will send them to
you.
They are now 38 children boys in San Martin.
So. The sister from San Martin said to me that they want to
make a little room more, because there are not place enough
for all the boys, so we are going to see how much
is going to cost this.
And I will go to talk to sister from Casa Hogar Don Bosco to
see what they need.
LOVE
GUI
Again,
others getting together to help others
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May 31st, 2007
My
wife, Judy, is retiring. She received a farewell E-mail from a
co-worker yesterday who is also leaving the area. Her husband
is a Minister and is taking a position at a church in Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Here,
in part, is her E-mail:
However, far more important and of eternal value, is the
wonderful work you and Barry began with the Mexican
orphanage. Thanks for sharing your passion with your
co-workers so we too could be blessed by giving into these
precious kids lives.
> And as I read the email about others around the
continent who are wanting to get involved I was touched. One
person can make a huge difference ! Your story could very
well make it into a sermon illustration way out in Moose
Jaw.
> May God bless you with rest and peace and good health
as you retire. Take your passion for life into all that you
do - you will be missed .
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May 31st, 2007
We
recently received 2 E-mails in 2 days from people who have
chanced upon our website and who expressed an interest in
helping the kids.
The
first is from a teacher at a high school in Mesquite, Nevada.
The
second is from a gentleman in Houston, Texas.
It
amazes us that people from all over the continent are touched
by our small endeavor.
Here
are the E-mails (edited to ensure the persons privacy)
I found this web site when I was searching for Mexican
recipes. I teach
high school in a small town in Nevada and have a group of
students that
does community service projects. I would like to
know more about the boys
and girls homes. I take it they are orphanages? Many
of my students (in
fact 45% of our school is of Mexican descent) so this sounds
like a
project we might be interested in. How can I get
in touch with this neat
Canadian group?
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Dear Barry.
I have spent the past few hours reading about the orphanages
that house and treat pediatric cancer patients during all
phases of their illness. I am very grateful for the work
your group is doing.
I a retired Oncology social worker that retired from a large
cancer hospital in Houston, Texas a few years ago.
I am full of mixed emotions regarding the limited help the
kids in Mexico get vs. what is offered to children in the
USA--it is so ironic. For example, please tell me more of
the child named Rosie and her status.
Barry, I would like to visit Comitan and spend sometime in
doing volunteer work at both orphanages: however, I am very
limited due to my retired fixed income.
Could you tell me or do you know where I could stay. for
example, a hostel or inexpensive hotel when I go to Comitan,
God Willing. I am a simple person and do not need or want 5
star accommodations--just
a save, clean and inexpensive place.
You mention Chatam in an e-mail and also saw the word in a
picture. Could this be Chatam in New England, maybe Cape Cod
or one of the New England states.
I know that the major thing these orphanages need is MONEY,
but perhaps, I can be of some help with that and "just
be of help, be there for support.". I am Hispanic and
speak Spanish very well
By the way, how do you and your wife and friends get to
Comitan?
Please let me know or refer me to someone that can help me
in my quest to stay in Comitan and be of service to these 2
orphanages.
Thank you,
willie
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When
we visited the Albergues in Comitan last October, we met the
handyman, Juan Carlos, who was at that time working at Casa
Hogar Don Bosco. Since that time he has moved to San Miguel de
Allende, GTO and is working at Casa Hogar Don Bosco, Sollano
14.
He
showed our website to one of the ladies who is a benefactor
for that Albergue. Her name is Sally Reid and is originally
from Toronto. She is now living in San Miguel de Allende and
is a tireless supporter of the nuns and the girls.
Sally
and the children will soon have their own website and we will
be posting a link here so that anyone interested may visit the
site and find out how they are doing.
In
the meantime, here is a picture of the girls from Casa Hogar
Don Bosco, Sollano 14:
Also,
here, for your information is the brochure that Sally and her
friends have produced to help the girls. Enjoy!
Barry
& Judy Puskas and , May 21, 2006
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August 19th, 2006
Update from Sally Reid
The
website is now up and running for Casa Hogar Don Bosco Sollano
14.
Please
visit the website and see how Sally, Roz and everyone are
doing to help these kids
www.casahogarsanmiguel.org
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