News from Project Amigo

While folks in the eastern US were experiencing record snowfalls, we here in Colima have been experiencing unusual cold fronts, and lots of rainy days. Sometimes, the days were so overcast for so long that there was no "solar" for our solar panels and we had a few rather chilly showers.  We gave thanks for having water at all - how many on our planet don't?

Comisario Noé (see the January E-news)  has been hard at work his first two months of leadership.  Just last weekend he rounded up a bunch of young people from the village and set them to work planting trees as part of a state-wide reforestation effort.  (Ted begged the kids to reforest his head while they were at it.)

The annual Interact Youth Work Week in February brought 17 young people, mostly from Nevada City, CA, and a few from Terra Linda, CA.  Good, steady, fun and responsible young people who give us hope for our future.  They worked hard, teaching hundreds of children to brush properly and giving them new toothbrushes; bringing books to be shared; and delivering clothing they had brought, and soccer uniforms donated by Rotarian Greg Kuhl of Foster City. They also got to work with the scholarship students from Cerro de Ortega, helping 210 children enjoy the annual visit to Colima's Tortugario.  A highlight of this outing was a turtle release!