How to Help the Children of the Dump through Your Business

For the last ten years, the Children of the Dump has helped in the elimination of children and families living in the municipal dump. Our mission has always been to help the poor children living in and around the city dump in Puerto Vallarta; specifically to help them GET AN EDUCATION. Our goal was to get them to school, keep them in school and help them learn so that they would have an opportunity for a better job and a better life.

Our mission has not changed in the 10 years of operations; we are dedicated to helping these children realize the promise of a better life. Today, we feed breakfast, lunch and hot meals after school, to 2,300 children each school day. We have after school classes for 250 children from grades 3 to 6. And we operate 9 day care centers, each with a capacity of 25 children ages 3 ½ months to 3 ½ years. This is why we need your help.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Generosity

1. Sponsor an event at the School of Champions such as Children’s Day, King’s Day or Mother’s Day. (cost: $1000 USD)

2. Donate materials: sporting goods, school supplies, clothing, food, games or toys. (cost: minimal to moderate)

3. Sponsor a classroom for the year. Includes all materials, small stipend for teachers, and feeding the children. (cost: $2000 USD)

4. Sponsor a fund raiser at your business or sponsor us in a community fund raiser. (cost: moderate +)

5. Sponsor a field trip so the children can see parts of Puerto Vallarta they've never seen; the zoo, snorkeling, museums and more. (cost: $200-$500 USD)

6. Give a Foundation Grant to assist with the building of the new classrooms and the updating of our equipment. (cost: moderate +)

7. Help fund the new classrooms project so that we can accommodate another 100 children. (cost: $80,000 for total project)

8. Help fund the dental trailer project (cost: $2000 USD for dental trailer, $20,000-$50,000 for dental equipment

9. Come and take a tour of the school, the dump and our child care facilities. Meet the children and learn about our program (free).

Resources

• Children of the Dump Vallarta

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on 5/10/2008 Thank you for this information. I've never heard of this organization before.