2007 projects

Projects in 2007 included:

Community Library and Cultural Center

School Projects

Trash Collection

Reforestation

Beach Park

North School Playground

University of Illinois School Project

My Family comes to visit

 

Community Library and Cultural Center

Project Cost: $17,000

Donations collected: $12,000

As our library project grows, so does our need to provide a larger area for activities and books.  Donations for this project will go to building a facility for the library and cultural center, furniture, repairs and improvements to building, and materials for activities.

 

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Trash collection projects for San Andres

Project cost: $100

 

In January 2007, Volunteers with the help of local students started a trash collection program in San Andres, where every Friday local students collect trash along the beach front in San Andres.

School Projects

Project cost: Varies

 

We will continue to work with all the schools in the San Andres community helping them with small projects such as simple maintenance, painting, establishing libraries, installing water systems, landscaping, and reforestation.BACK

Reforestation in Park

Project Cost: none

 

Volunteers continue to plant and manage the forest in the the Nueva Juventud Ecological Park.

Beach Park

Project Cost: Eagle Rock School Project

 

Eagle Rock and volunteers construct a new park for the beach front in San Andres.

North School Playground

Project Cost: Eagle Rock School

 

Eagle Rock and Volunteers construct a new playground for the north school.

University of Illinois International Impact

Working on School Projects

UofI painting basico

Fixing chairs

New Years boat trip

 good looking group

Group at Yaxha

Juan cutting wood for desks

jess and hasey

jeremy working on columns for school

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painting desk tops

painting desks

cool mayan glyphs

Awesome sign for school

Maura and her fam

plastering the walls of school room

before

My Family Visits

Mom at library

Mateo and Family

Madre y Padre

Cuñado en biblioteca

Ashleigh planting

Ash y Derek with trees

Mateo an d fam

Princess Rubidia

 

       

 

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