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Message from World Pilgrim, Doris Kizzina and Julio Cochoy

In 2019 the new school in Chwitziribal, Guatemala was completed and it has been used well in the last 4 years.  It is seen as a model school for the Highlands and is often used by wider school officials for meetings and trainings as everyone loves to come and enjoy the school.  The children love their new school, their bright and clean classrooms.   We who helped the school be created also have a kind of obligation to help keep it in good shape and work on updates.  Last year the school was painted and small repairs done.  This is your invitation to help this good work continue with a small project and the creation of a maintenance fund.  Some folks from Lynn Valley United Church went to Guatemala this past March and saw a need at the school.  There are two portions of the fencing around the school that need to be completed in a permanent way.  This would make the school and it’s grounds more secure and would be safer for the children.  The fencing will be made of solid concrete block wall.  There are also a few repairs needed like a faucet for one of the sinks, a new pipe for the stove in the kitchen, replacing a few broken windows and painting the front gate.   The cost for the new side perimeter walls is approximately $3000 CAD and about $500 for the additional repairs.  What ever we raise over this amount will be set aside for a maintenance fund for the school so that we can be prepared for what arises in the future.   Thank you so much for continuing to care about the little school in Chwitiziribal, for supporting the teachers, students and the community with the creation of the school and thank you for your continued prayers and your donations if you are able at this time.  Maltiox!

If you would like to donate for this project you may do so online at:https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/2589444.  Make sure you click on General and choose Guatemala 2023.

You can also send a cheque to: Lynn Valley United Church 3201 Mountain HighwayNorth Vancouver, BC V7K 2H4. (Make it out to Lynn Valley United Church and clearly mark it Guatemala 2023). Tax Receipts given for all donations. 

 

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