Mayan Families, 2009/2010 Student sponsorship

Written by Dwight Poage | 12 December 2009
Posted in Mayan Families

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Dear Friends,

Many thanks for sponsoring a child to go to school this year.

In 2009, we sponsored more than 1,100 eager students. These are children who would not have been able to go to school without your help. Unfortunately, most of these children will not go to school in 2010 without the assistance of your sponsorship.

Since school begins in January, just weeks away, we have very little time left to help.

We urgently need to know whether you will be continuing to sponsor your student for the 2010 school year.

If you are unable to re-sponsor, please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it so that we can try and seek another sponsor for that student.
If you have already confirmed your sponsorship for the coming year, thank you. Your student and their family will be very relieved and happy. For 2010 you can look forward to updates throughout the year.

If you, or a caring person you know, would like to sponsor a student, please go to our website at http://mayanfamilies.org/SponsoraStudent

to view the students available for sponsorship. Click on their bio's to learn more and then click on "Sponsor this Student." This will then give you the option to make your payment through our web site online, using PayPal or your Credit Card. You can also donate by mailing a check to:

Mayan Families
P.O. Box 52
Claremont, N.C. 28610

If you prefer to make your donation with monthly payments on-line using our web site, please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for instructions on how to set it up. As students become available, they will be added to our web site. Please check back often.

Give the gift of school sponsorship this year! If you would like to honor a special someone with this gift, we will send them an e-mail or letter notifying them of the life changing gift you have given, and they can see it in our – In Honor Of– section on our website.

Christmas Tamale Food Baskets
There is still time to donate a Tamale Basket to your sponsored student or to a family in need. Just $35 US will feed a family of ten. The most recent report by UNICEF concludes that nearly half of Guatemala’s children are chronically malnourished—the third highest rate in the world, behind Yemen and Afghanistan.

Everyday people bring malnourished children to Mayan Families; the need for food is critical. If you can, please help a family to celebrate the holiday season with much needed food. If you would like to nominate a special family or a sponsored student to receive your basket please send us their name and a student number as a note in the donation.

Like to send a gift to a child for Christmas? It’s not too late!

$100 will buy a month’s supply of food for an average family;
$160 A bed and mattress;
$15 Soccer ball;
$15 Doll;
$25 New pair of shoes;
$20 Pants;
$20 Blouse;
$15 A book;
$20 Backpack;
$95 Traditional clothing;
$5 A pair of plastic shoes

More options on the website at:
http://mayanfamilies.org/DonateOnline

Small donations can make a big difference.

It's your time to give hope, check your friends and family off of your Christmas list this season by spreading the gift of a Mayan Families "Where Most Needed" Donation.
To make a contribution please go to our website http://mayanfamilies.org/DonateOnline and go the General Donation section to send a donation.

From all of us at Mayan Families, we wish you and your family Happy Holidays and a prosperous and safe New Year!

Best wishes,

Sharon Smart-Poage
Mayan Families
Web: http://www.mayanfamilies.org/students.htm
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tel: 619-550-2608

ABOUT US:
Mayan Families is a small non-profit group working in the Highlands of
Guatemala. We are a registered 501(c)(3) Non Profit Charity of the Internal Revenue Code.
Your donation is tax deductible.

P.S. Please help spread the word by forwarding this e-mail to your
community or posting it on your personal blog, web page and your social
networks such as Facebook, You Tube, MySpace, Twitter, Hi5, Ning and any others that are appropriate.

Please follow Mayan Families on
Blog: http://mayanfamilies-sharon.blogspot.com/
If you would like to join a Yahoo support group that assists Mayan Families please go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MayanFamiliesConnection

To sign up for our E-mail Newsletters please go to:
http://www.mayanfamilies.org/EmailSignup.aspx

Thank you once again for supporting Mayan Families!

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2010-10-10 07:21:00 - | mehdi hussain - for scholarship

Hello.........i need scholarship for further studying in pakistani engineering universities i belongs to a middle class family so that is seem to be impossible without your aid thanks i hve passed fsc in second division
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