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Children
Helping
Children
in the Americas
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CHC
IN THE
UNITED STATES
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FRIAR'S
POINT, MISSISSIPPI
During her service sabbatical in
2000-2001, Jody spent the first school term at Friars Point
Elementary School, helping a Teach for America teacher. She
brought boxes of donated books as well as her teaching skills
and commitment to literacy.
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LEBANON,
NEW HAMPSHIRE
David's
House provides a place to stay for the families of very
sick children while they are in or being treated at Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center.
David Cyr of Hartland died of leukemia in 1984 at age 5 and
had spent lots of time at the hospital. He told his parents
he wished he could bring other kids home with them to share
their safe place. David collected coins and said he was saving
for something special.
After
he died, David's father searched through the house and found stashes
of David's coins: $300.78! His parents took this and began a massive
fund raising to build the first David's House, which opened in
1986. CHC was proud to participate in the 20th Anniversary Fund
Drive - matching and then doubling David's initial gift!
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APALACHICOLA
BAY CHARTER SCHOOL IN APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA |
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conducted a book drive to collect books for the Apalachicola Bay
Charter School, supported for several years by RMS learning specialist
Patti Dodds and her family during their April vacations. We were
able to send down over one thousand books to be placed in a new
library and the individual classrooms. |
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| LOUISIANA:
CHC HELPS CHILDREN AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA
CHC collected clothing, backpacks, and funds to
support displaced families from New Orleans after the Katrina
Hurricane. Our contact was a member of Hanover's Boyle family
living in Baton Rouge who was working with others to help children
integrate into the Baton Rouge schools.
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CHC
IN CENTRAL
AND SOUTH
AMERICA
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CHC
IN
GUATEMALA |
ANTIGUA: CHC
LIBRARY PROJECTS THROUGH PROBIGUA |
| PROBIGUA: Rigoberto
Zamora Charúc and his brother, Antonio, grew up in a small
Mayan village and went to an elementary school without books.
Both were lucky enough to continue their education and learned
the power of education and reading. Rigoberto created an excellent,
not-for-profit Spanish language school, Probigua, so that he could
use the profits to build libraries in small villages like their
own. CHC got involved and Rigoberto selected a school for us to
support. During her sabbatical, Jody traveled to Antigua and hand
delivered CHC funds for the library. She also helped organize
the books in the Probigua mobile library, the largest in Central
America, which travels to schools each day and parks in the square
for afterschool access each afternoon. |
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CHC SUPPORTS
MULTIPLE PROJECTS THROUGH ANTONIO ZAMORA |
| SAN RICARDO: Rigoberto's brother
Antonio works at Probigua, but he has also made a commitment to
projects of his own. He discovered the small village of San Ricardo
and asked for CHC support to help villagers build a new kitchen
and clean water supply at the school. |
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Richmond Principal Susan Finer and Jody received a generous grant
from the Byrne Foundation to support Antonio's projects. In addition
to the new kitchen, the funds were used to pay for materials to
build a new kindergarten classroom and new latrines for the school. |
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SEÑORA MADORY
& JODY HORAN TRAVEL TO GUATEMALA AS CHC EMISSARIES
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GIFTS
CHC raised funds for Jody and RMS Spanish
teacher, Erin Madory, to take down and purchase supplies
and books for the children: Each child received a notebook,
pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener, and ruler. Erin and
Jody also delivered the building funds from the Byrne
Foundation Grant. What an honor! |
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CHIMALTENGA
PEDIATRIA
Ricardo was also involved in supporting
a new program at the National Hospital in Climaltenango.
An inspiring woman, Emma de Mata, had set up a pediatric
program, supporting very poor mothers as well as caring
for their children in the hospital. The Byrne Foundation
grant supported Emma's work along with the building projects
in San Ricardo. |
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CHC
IN
HONDURAS
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Rosario, Honduras: CHC Supports ACTS: Americans
Caring Teaching & Sharing |
| ACTS is a local medical
group that has worked in El Rosario for many years. They built
a clinic, trained a nurse for year-round care, and send a team
to El Rosario four times a year. Dean Seibert, in the blue shirt,
has been one of the strongest leaders. |
CHC sent funds with ACTS medical
volunteers to purchase supplies for the school children and soccer
equipment. Stateline Sports of West Lebanon donated soccer shirts.
Jody went down during her sabbatical and brought over a hundred
school books purchased in Guatemala for the El Rosario school
and the schools in surrounding villages. |
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Shirts Donated by Stateline Sports.
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CHC
IN
BOLIVIA
CONTACT:
EMILY ULRICH
Emily Ulrich (RMS '02, Hanover High '06, and Dartmouth
'11), volunteered at Mis Huellitas day care and nursery in a very
poor section of Cochabamba. She asked CHC if we could help them
build a fence around their yard. She asked CHC to help this group
build a fence around the yard: we would pay for materials and
the families and staff would build it. The fence now allows the
children to play outside safely, and there is room for a vegetable
garden as well.
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COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA
Mis
Huellitas
Nursery & Day Care
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CHC Helps
Staff &
Families Build a Fence
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