2010 School Sponsorships

We are now beginning to look for sponsors for the 2010 school year. Help the children of the El Hato School and sponsor a child in the elementary school. There will be roughly 225 kids starting school in January and they all need help!
Sponsors pay $45 for the entire year and this pays for all of the child's school supplies plus pays for them to go on a field trip to the movies. Sponsors receive an emailed photo of their child, plus updates on school happenings throughout the year.
In 2009 we were able to get all the kids sponsored and take them on a field trip to the Guatemala City Zoo and this trip was a HUGE success and it was an amazing experience for the village kids. We hope to be able to sponsor all the children in 2010.

There are many ways to make your donation:
1) You can send a paypal donation to elhatoschool@yahoo.com
2) You can deposit or wire money into either our US (Citbank) or Canadian (TD Canada) bank accounts (please email first for account numbers and information)
3) You can deposit or wire money directly in the school account at Banco Internacional in Antigua (please email for more information)
3) For those in the US, you can send a check to the NGO Las Manos de Christine. This NGO is partnering with the Earth Lodge in helping the El Hato School and you can donate and receive a tax deductible receipt!! 100% of your donation goes directly to the El Hato School, there are no overhead costs.
If you wish to donate this way, please make out your check or money order to Las Manos de Christine at 824 Cantebury Arch, Las Cruces N.M. 88005. Please include a note saying that the donation is for the El Hato School sponsorship program and if you can also send an email to elhatoschool@yahoo.com to let us know that a check was sent so we can follow up. We also need to receive this email so we can have your email address on file in order to send the child's photo.

Thanks to all for their continued support over the past 3 years. The El Hato School is growing and improving every year, and more kids are now attending school than ever before. This is largely due to the efforts and donations of the sponsors!

If you have any questions, please email Briana at elhatoschool@yahoo.com.