Posted by Gord Lewis on Jun 24, 2019
  We just received the following THANK YOU letter from Nancy Nystrom, Founder and Director of Casa Hogar Los Angelitos ( CHLA) in Manzanillo, Mexico.  They received our donation of $5000.00 through The Rotary Club of Winnipeg West's charitable foundation forwarded to The Rotary Club of Manzanillo.  CHLA is an ongoing international project for our club promoting youth and education.

Dear Gord and Nisku/Leduc Rotary, 
I am thinking of you and remembering the fantastic tour and ballet performance in your beautiful area! We must plan to do that again!
 
Thank you so very much for your gift for CHLA.
It could not come at a more needed time!
Nancy with one of the recent graduates.
 
 
We have had fewer contributions since our January benefit dinner although our expenses have increased with so many of our kids now attending college or university. For me it is the mark of success and a goal for every child that enters the casa hogar... to get the education that will give them opportunity and choices in life.
We have students studying to be an Architect, nutritionist, Business administrator, chef, dental technician, Medical Doctor,  logistic and export, and elementary teacher. Three college graduates (one as a Dr) and another student entering this August to also study nutrition. 
 
The only way we can do this is to have people who see the value of providing education for  those who would other wise be stuck in the mire of hopeless poverty and at great risk.
 
Every day I am more determined to help all these children! Our youngest child is three, she was brought to us by the social agency DIF after police found her wandering the streets. She was the only survivor of a family where her mother and baby brother were murdered in front of her. How she survived I don't know, but, she did.  Her story is not the only tragic story at the casa hogar. Each one of our children have a heart breaking story. 
 
Please keep us in your prayers and hearts!
Again, Thank you!
 
Nancy Nystrom
We are all faced with brilliant opportunity disguised as impossible situations!