These past couple of weeks she has been working hard to help the children of artisans and vendors whose parents work in the first block and along the waterfront of Zihuatanejo. Most of them have been here for years and are people we've greeted almost daily during that time. Some are the children of people we've watched grow up here. All of them are extremely grateful to those of you who make it possible for them to receive school supplies they need. Thank you!

The only reason this event was held in the Plaza del Artista, same as a similar one the week before, is because it is not practical to deliver so many packages to the children in her boutique at one time, so this saves a lot of time and A/C bill, especially because her boutique is sort of semi-closed until she receives a shipment of new clothing she's been waiting for. Last year was a rough one for lots of us here.

After passing out the 30 or so packages of school supplies that Lupita put together for this occasion, she distributed some lollipops that had also been donated "to the cause". From the looks on some of their faces, I believe some of the parents wanted some, too.

Looks like a tropical paradise!