Carol's Beans & Rice program

Carol's Beans & Rice program has greatly expanded to address our current crisis.

With unemployment surging well above 50% in our empty tourist destination, Carol sent an email to our Sailfest volunteers and donors explaining the need for food assistance. Within 24 hours, $250,000 pesos had been donated to Carol's Por Los Ninos Beans & Rice program. A very generous anonymous donor provided a matching grant. The $500,000 pesos will provide modest food baskets for the families of our 400+ poorest students for about 8 weeks. Alas, unemployment and hunger is likely to continue into the new tourist season in November. The need for nutrition will continue.

This unexpectedly compassionate response has deeply touched my heart.

Carol is coordinating our efforts with the mayor, school directors and the neighborhood committees that have formed to identify the families most in need. Mexican volunteers are handling distribution. As they say, "It takes a village". I'm very proud of ours - and of Carol, who has become a hero in our community.

Libby Holden, a Zihua vacationer, has been inspired to offer an additional matching grant of $5,000 dollars. Should you be inspired to help her feed our bright-eyed young scholars and their impoverished families, you may donate via www.porlosninos.com. Remember, it is a matching grant, your donation will be doubled.

Be safe. Be kind.