Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary is joining forces with the FAMA Foundation (Friends Assisting our Mexican Amigos), a Bay Area Non-Profit, to help with the building of a new school for underprivileged children in the village of
Rancho Graciano Sanchez, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico.
Most children in the village either walk two hours to the nearest school one day a week, or don’t go at all. FAMA Foundation,
www.famafoundation.org, has been working with the people of the village to bring economic self-sustainability.
Projects to date include bringing fresh water and electricity to the village. The next dream is to build a school. Better Together/ Mejores Juntos is the joint project between Rainbow Rotary Club and FAMA to build a two-room classroom, for preschool and middle school. The building would be done in phases as funds are raised. Building the school is a collaborative effort. Funds that Rotary and FAMA raise will be used to purchase building materials. The regional Mexican government will provide a teacher, uniforms and some educational materials. And most importantly, the residents of the village will provide the labor to build the school.
You can help us kick-start this project by donating to our Better Together Campaign. We hope to break ground with the concrete foundation for the school this Spring and open for the Fall 2021 school year.
Donations from individuals and companies are tax-deductible. Checks should be made payable to Rotary District 5170 Foundation and reference to SVRainbow-FAMA. Please be sure to include your mailing address and we will mail you a record of receipt.
Mailing Address:
Renee Johnson, Club President
Silicon Valley Rainbow Rotary
580 Waite Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
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San Jose, CA 95126
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