Cosas para el gente
Hola Rob, every time I return to Zihua I like to bring reading glasses for el gente viejo. Lupita used to take these items at the boutique. Is that still the case or is there someone/somewhere else that will distribute them to those that may need them? Gracias
Cosas para el gente
by frostbite 
, Hamilton MT, Sunday, December 03, 2023, 13:24 (1072 days ago) @ Miguelito
The last time I brought down a large box of donated, used glasses, Customs wanted me to pay US$350.00 duty. I declined, so they seized them and tossed them in the trash.
Cosas para el gente
by Casa Juan , Sunday, December 03, 2023, 13:43 (1072 days ago) @ frostbite
I went thru a similar situation about 7 or 8 yrs ago I brought down I beleive a 100 pairs of eyeglasses that had been refurbished by the Alaska Lions Club I belong to. I had a letter in Spanish that explained they were all going to be given to the Red Cross in Zihua.
After much back and forth with aduana with all other passengers having passed thru customs, I told them to just throw them in the trash if they did not value the needs of their fellow citizens. As I was about to give up a younger aduana agent told me I could take the glasses with me. A week or so later I went to an event at the Casa Cultura and gave them to a Red Cross representative. I do not know whether the got distributed or not.
Cosas para el gente
by jakewills , Sunday, December 03, 2023, 17:16 (1072 days ago) @ Miguelito
The Zihua Food Bank accepts reading glasses and distributes them along with food and clothes to communities in and around Zihuatanejo. They take donations at the Saturday morning Eco-tianguis market next to the mercadito zankas. Or email me and I can put you in touch with the person who runs it.
Cosas para la gente
by ZihuaRob 
, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, December 03, 2023, 18:13 (1072 days ago) @ Miguelito
Hola Rob, every time I return to Zihua I like to bring reading glasses for el gente viejo. Lupita used to take these items at the boutique. Is that still the case or is there someone/somewhere else that will distribute them to those that may need them? Gracias
Hola amigo. Lupita no longer distributes glasses, but as Jake mentioned, the Zihua Food Bank at the Eco-Tianguis "Sanka" on Saturday mornings across the street from the museum will receive and distribute them.
