With only two weeks to go until we open the doors of the new Puerta Abierta, we have been busy packing up our old center and preparing to make our big move. Now that we have a permanent home for La Puerta Abierta, the teachers and I want our new building to be perfect in every way...kid friendly, good natural lighting, fun paint colors, etc.
We are very grateful for the recent support that we have received from two local scholarship groups, The International Humanitarian Foundation and Starfish One by One. Both organizations provide academic and mentoring scholarships for rural Mayan teenagers. In addition to obtaining academic aid, scholars are also encouraged to participate in community service work.
La Puerta Abierta sends out a huge MUCHAS GRACIAS to the combined 18 teens from both groups who helped us paint our new building over the weekend. We hope that they will feel at home in our new center in the coming months, knowing that they played a role in preparing it for their community.
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