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Great Basin Institute & A Night Under the Star recap

Posted by La Catalina Educ. Foundation on March 25, 2010, 10:47 am
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News Flash: Educational Center Garden Goes in Today!

The kid’s who use the Educational Center behind the kinder are excited to help plant seeds in their new garden, which the Great Basin Institute volunteers from Nevada have been setting up this past week. It is a 4m x 7m garden, which will include native plants and some herbs and veggies which the kids can grow. The garden will be tended by the children who attend the afterschool programs at the Center and other volunteers, and will be used to facilitate teaching some environmental topics as part of the existing art and English programs held there. The garden bed should be ready by this afternoon and the planting time is scheduled for 3pm today. Please stop by and take a look! Special thanks to Jerry & the Great Basin Institute, Dean Klompas and the kids of La Manzanilla for making this happen!

Other News: A Night under the Stars Recap

Thank you to the numerous people who helped make the 6th annual “A Night under the Stars” auction and party held in February such a success! We especially want to give thanks to maestra Claudia from the elementary school and Lora Loka for being our M.C.’s; Richard for helping with set up; Jacqueline, Loli, & Shanna for helping with the silent auction, Nancy C. and others for working at the admissions table, Lorena (from Estetica) & Abi for doing face painting for the kids; and Lydia, Rosaura, and Mona for the fabulous job preparing and serving food; Mario and Jeanne H. for being our event photographers; the La Manzanilla scholarship students who helped with set up; musicians Pablo, Dan, Ron B. and others who provided live entertainment; along with all of the other volunteers who jumped in to help as needed on the day of the event. Also, thank you to Liz for being the auction Coordinator, and to Isaura for all of her support!

The total combined proceeds to date from the online & live auction is 71,193 pesos. These proceeds are being distributed as follows:

17,798 pesos – La Manzanilla Public Schools
17,798 pesos – LCEF’s free educational programs
35,597 pesos – LCEF’s construction of bathrooms

We also have another 15,380 pesos pending, which will also be divided between the foundation and schools, once collected.

To see a complete auction financial summary, please click on the follow link:
http://lacatalinafoundation.com/article.asp?id=1215671

Finally, to all of the businesses and individuals who donated items, we give another big THANK YOU! A complete list of 2010 auction donors will be posted on our website soon.



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